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News / Technology
New app automates hotel hygiene assessment and marketing
By Mitra Sorrells | July 14, 2020
Hotel technology company GIATA is offering its clients an app-based hygiene assessment based on global standards.... Read More
Mystifly lands $3.3M to further develop airline retailing platform
News / Distribution
Mystifly lands $3.3M to further develop airline retailing platform
By Linda Fox | July 13, 2020
Mystifly gets further investment for its airline retailing technology from Recruit Co.... Read More
Butler Hospitality takes in $15M to expand "ghost kitchen" service
News / Online
Butler Hospitality takes in $15M to expand "ghost kitchen" service
By Kevin May | July 13, 2020
The "ghost kitchen" service, effectively taking over room service delivery for hotels, currently runs in New York City and plans to launch in Chicago, Miami and Washington D.C., by January 2021.... Read More
culture of safety
Opinion / Online
"Hope everyone is safe": How 2020 is fostering a culture of safety
By Michael Becker - Geosure | July 13, 2020
Three key elements are necessary to bring every individual their inalienable right of safety, including while traveling. These can not only be described, but quantified.... Read More
Koala adds €1.6M in seed funding to boost expansion and develop new products
News / Startups
Koala adds €1.6M in seed funding to boost expansion and develop new products
By Linda Fox | July 10, 2020
Travel insurance specialist Koala is bringing its first airlines and travel agencies on board following seed investment.... Read More
Sounding Off: Collaboration has to be more than a political buzzword
Interview / Technology
Sounding Off: Collaboration has to be more than a political buzzword
By PhocusWire | July 10, 2020
"Playing politics" with the recovery is not something that is likely to ensure that it runs smoothly, let alone collaboratively.... Read More
InPhocus, episode 17 - Destinations, it's over to you now
News / Technology
InPhocus, episode 17 - Destinations, it's over to you now
By PhocusWire | July 10, 2020
With the Destination X series now paused as the industry attempts to get back on its feet (AKA "recovery mode"), we wanted to reflect with its producer Doug Lansky on how the series had been received and his hopes, three months on, for the future.... Read More
The next business model for the short-term rental market
Opinion / Distribution
The next business model for the short-term rental market
By Vanessa de Souza Lage - Rentals United | July 10, 2020
Diversification and risk management will be the keys for survival in the new world.... Read More
TravelPerk acquires Albatross to boost risk-management capability
News / Distribution
TravelPerk acquires Albatross to boost risk-management capability
By Linda Fox | July 9, 2020
TravelPerk is rounding out its duty of care functionality through its acquisition of Albatross, although the startup will continue to operate as a standalone unit and sell its services to other TMCs.... Read More
eDreams positioned to "thrive" post-coronavirus, continues growth in revenue diversification
News / Online
eDreams positioned to "thrive" post-coronavirus, continues growth in revenue diversification
By Linda Fox | July 9, 2020
eDreams Odigeo bookings are down 4% for the full-year 2020 reporting period, despite the onset of the coronavirus.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 32 - Ben Baldanza of Spirit Airlines
Interview / Distribution
How I Got Here, episode 32 - Ben Baldanza of Spirit Airlines
By PhocusWire | July 9, 2020
Ben Baldanza is credited with transforming Spirit Airlines into an ultra-low-cost carrier and creating many of the strategies that its rivals have since copied. He talks to PhocusWire's Kevin May and David Litwak of Mozio for the latest episode.... Read More
Bike-sharing on the rise as COVID-19 hits demand for public transit, ride-sharing
News / Distribution
Bike-sharing on the rise as COVID-19 hits demand for public transit, ride-sharing
By Jill Menze | July 9, 2020
According to a new report from Foursquare and Apptopia, consumers are looking for isolated forms of transportation amid the coronavirus pandemic.... Read More
Corporate travelers eye possibility of trips but need a green light from companies
News / Technology
Corporate travelers eye possibility of trips but need a green light from companies
By Linda Fox | July 8, 2020
Travel management companies are developing travel assistant-style services to aggregate the latest COVID-19 travel information.... Read More
WATCH: Visualization of the early hit on digital travel revenues from coronavirus
News / Online
WATCH: Visualization of the early hit on digital travel revenues from coronavirus
By PhocusWire | July 8, 2020
The first signs of how much impact the crisis has hit the revenues of publicly traded companies became apparent when they released their first quarter earnings reports.... Read More
travel bubbles coronavirus
Opinion / Technology
How technology can help protect "travel bubbles" from popping
By Jeremy Springall - SITA | July 8, 2020
While "travel bubbles," which are formal agreements between governments allowing travelers to bypass quarantine measures, sound promising, they're also fraught with challenges.... Read More