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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Zonder creates a shareable, gamified digital journal of a user’s travels
By Mitra Sorrells | August 21, 2020
Zonder is an app that automatically logs places users visit and things that they do, with a gamification aspect that creates incentives for users to do more exploration. ... Read More
Four ways the online travel and tourism sector in Southeast Asia will change for good
Opinion / Online
Four ways the online travel and tourism sector in Southeast Asia will change for good
By Amit Anand - Jungle Ventures | August 21, 2020
While the COVID-19 crisis continues to play out, online travel and tourism will evolve and change significantly before there is a full recovery.... Read More
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Interview / Online
How I Got Here, episode 38 - Travis Katz of Trip.com
By PhocusWire | August 20, 2020
Travis Katz brought Gogobot through a crowded field of social trip planning sites to an eventual sale to one of the biggest names in online travel. He tells the story to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire.... Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with... Sean Seton-Rogers
Interview / Startups
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with... Sean Seton-Rogers
By PhocusWire | August 20, 2020
In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the Covid-19 crisis. Next up: PROfounders Capital' Sean Seton-Rogers.... Read More
Does your hotel need a commercial strategist?
Opinion / Online
Does your hotel need a commercial strategist?
By Sharad Kapur | August 20, 2020
Here's why hotels should consider a "commercial strategist" role as the lead-in position for all commercial operations.... Read More
Airbnb files for IPO despite crisis year for the travel industry
News / Online
Airbnb files for IPO despite crisis year for the travel industry
By Kevin May | August 19, 2020
The question of when Airbnb would move towards its long-awaited IPO has followed the company long before the coronavirus pandemic hit the industry in early-2020.... Read More
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News / Online
Google plays hardball with pandemic-affected travel site, freezes its ad account
By Mitra Sorrells | August 19, 2020
According to a travel executive, Google froze his company's advertising accounts when it was unable to pay its Q1 invoices on time.... Read More
Facebook lets activity providers take bookings for virtual events
News / Online
Facebook lets activity providers take bookings for virtual events
By Kevin May | August 19, 2020
The social network added an event booking, promotion and payment service to the functionality of business pages, effectively allowing any provider to operate within the social network's ecosystem.... Read More
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Interview / Online
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with... Henrik Kjellberg
By PhocusWire | August 19, 2020
In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the COVID-19 crisis.... Read More
This travel startup is pledging antiracism, diversity and inclusion – and wants founders to do the same
News / Startups
This travel startup is pledging antiracism, diversity and inclusion – and wants founders to do the same
By Jill Menze | August 19, 2020
London-based travel tech startup Pluto has outlined an extensive 10-point plan to become an antiracist, diverse and inclusive business and is calling for fellow startups to follow suit.... Read More
Omio secures $100M in funding, eyes customer experience developments and "opportunistic acquisitions"
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Omio secures $100M in funding, eyes customer experience developments and "opportunistic acquisitions"
By Linda Fox | August 19, 2020
Existing and new investors have participated in this latest round, including Kinnevik, Temasek, Goldman Sachs, NEA and Kleiner Perkins.... Read More
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News / Online
Carnival is latest travel brand hit with ransomware attack
By Mitra Sorrells | August 18, 2020
The world's largest cruise operator is investigating an attack that accessed both guest and employee data.  ... Read More
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Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Koala offers timeshare owners a marketplace to rent their properties
By Linda Fox | August 18, 2020
Brooklyn-based Koala is looking to disrupt the timeshare industry by creating a vacation rental platform for owners and travelers.... Read More
Enough is enough - global travel brands make desperate plea for state help with pandemic recovery
News / Technology
Enough is enough - global travel brands make desperate plea for state help with pandemic recovery
By Kevin May | August 18, 2020
A joint letter, sent on their behalf by the WTTC today to the G7 countries and Australia, South Korea and Spain, asks governments to convene a COVID-19 global summit in a bid to "rescue the world from this unprecedented crisis."... Read More
Why hotel marketing strategies should include LGBTQIA travelers
Opinion / Online
Why hotel marketing strategies should include LGBTQIA travelers
By Expedia Group | August 18, 2020
As destinations reopen, industry experts expect to see the LGBTQIA community be among the first to hit the road. Here’s how to market to this key demographic.... Read More