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REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Phuket
News / Distribution
REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Phuket
By PhocusWire | August 18, 2020
Despite Thailand and Phuket having every economic incentive to restart tourism as quickly as possible, the government has set public health as the top priority and has acted prudently regarding reopening decisions.... Read More
VIDEO: New Reality With... Rohit Talwar of Fast Future
News / Technology
VIDEO: New Reality With... Rohit Talwar of Fast Future
By PhocusWire | August 17, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Rohit Talwar, CEO at Fast Future, one of the world's leading organizations looking at the fields of futures and foresight.... Read More
Boosting customer experience comes ahead of providing pandemic information to travelers
News / Technology
Boosting customer experience comes ahead of providing pandemic information to travelers
By Kevin May | August 17, 2020
Big data and analytics also scored the highest among the 11 technology-related options for brands, both in terms of previous impact and most likely to affect the business between now and 2025.... Read More
Travizory lands $2M investment for its traveler identity tech platform
News / Technology
Travizory lands $2M investment for its traveler identity tech platform
By Kevin May | August 17, 2020
The platform allows countries to obtain passenger details, biographic, biometric, itineraries and health information, so that airports and border officials can validate entry requirements.... Read More
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News / Technology
Q&A: How border control technology could ease the spread of COVID-19
By Mitra Sorrells | August 17, 2020
SITA border management director Peter Sutcliffe explains how technology traditionally used to find criminals is being developed to stop the spread of COVID-19.... Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Monika Wiederhold
Interview / Online
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Monika Wiederhold
By PhocusWire | August 17, 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: Amadeus' Monika Wiederhold.... Read More
Sounding Off: State-industry alliances could be the best pandemic recovery route to take
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: State-industry alliances could be the best pandemic recovery route to take
By PhocusWire | August 14, 2020
The idea of governments, regional authorities and other public bodies getting involved in strategic decisions and running the infrastructure that could underpin a reemerging sector is one that should be considered.... Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Guido Becher
Interview / Online
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Guido Becher
By PhocusWire | August 14, 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: Rappi Travel's Guido Becher.... Read More
VIDEO: New Reality With... Richard Harris of Intent
News / Online
VIDEO: New Reality With... Richard Harris of Intent
By PhocusWire | August 14, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Richard Harris, CEO of Intent, a customer intelligence platform serving the travel industry.... Read More
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News / Online
Lyft sees revenue, ridership drop 60% in Q2 as closures wipe out demand
By Mitra Sorrells | August 13, 2020
Lyft says monthly rideshare rides in July were up 78% compared to April.  ... Read More
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News / Online
Google adds hotel and flight availability data and ‘free cancellation’ filter
By Mitra Sorrells | August 13, 2020
Google's travel search results will now show the percentage of available hotels and flights and also enable users to filter properties that offer free cancellation.... Read More
Hostelworld plots strategy beyond core product as bookings fall by two-thirds
News / Online
Hostelworld plots strategy beyond core product as bookings fall by two-thirds
By Kevin May | August 13, 2020
The "sharp drop" in its trading performance led the company to pursue a debt facility and subsequent equity raise of £13.8 million in June.... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 37 - Rajesh Magow of MakeMyTrip
Interview / Online
How I Got Here, episode 37 - Rajesh Magow of MakeMyTrip
By PhocusWire | August 13, 2020
Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire talk with Rajesh Magow about the meteoric rise of India-based MakeMyTrip, one of the country's first online travel agencies to emerge in the 2000s.... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
How cashless payments can help hotels on the road to recovery
By Meka White Morris - Tappit | August 13, 2020
Digital payment systems provide better hygiene than cash and can provide hotels with valuable data.... Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Caroline Strachan
Interview / Online
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Caroline Strachan
By PhocusWire | August 13, 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: Festive Road's Caroline Strachan.... Read More