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Interview / Online

Sounding Off: The travel industry must not be a turn-off for those with ideas

By PhocusWire | May 21, 2021

Nurturing new ideas and attracting bright people to the sector, in spite of the issues that will be in place for some time, should be a challenge that those with the means to help must grasp.... Read More

News / Technology

How the COVID-19 crisis is accelerating transformation of travel payments

By Mitra Sorrells | May 21, 2021

A new study from Amadeus finds trends that were emerging pre-pandemic – especially related to the adoption of alternative payment methods – are quickening across all sectors of travel.... Read More

News / Distribution

Buoyed by vaccine passports, travel managers are “optimistic” about return of business travel

By Jill Menze | May 21, 2021

According to report from GBTA, three in four travel buyers feel their employees are willing to travel thanks in part to digital health passports.... Read More

News / Online

New chat-based corporate travel service launches in Japan

By Mitra Sorrells | May 21, 2021

Known as Travel jp for Business, the service uses chatbots and human travel concierges to help business travelers book and manage trips for domestic and international travel.... Read More

News / Distribution

Airlines are finding new ways to boost traveler confidence

By Linda Fox | May 20, 2021

COVID insurance policies and providing consistent information are among measures carriers are taking to entice travelers.... Read More

Interview / Distribution

How I Got Here, episode 65 - Alex Cruz of British Airways

By PhocusWire | May 20, 2021

Alex Cruz admits that his career has been centered around people "betting on me" as a leader of businesses, as he tells Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire.... Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Washbnb offers a tech-enabled linen solution for short-term rental hosts

By Jill Menze | May 20, 2021

Founded in 2020, Washbnb’s tech-enabled linen solution simplifies rental, logistics and laundry through an environmentally sustainable service.... Read More

News / Startups

European on-demand car service Virtuo raises $96M

By Mitra Sorrells | May 20, 2021

Paris-based Virtuo, a startup positioning itself as an alternative to car ownership, has raised $96 million in a combination of Series C financing and pan-European asset-based financing.... Read More

News / Online

Brazil drags Despegar earnings down as COVID spike hits

By Linda Fox | May 19, 2021

Despegar, the Latin American online travel agency, reported a $20 million loss in EBITDA for Q1 2021 as the second COVID-19 wave hit.... Read More

News / Online

Expedia, Booking.com and Airbnb differ on marketing tactics as recovery begins

By Kevin May | May 19, 2021

Three giant brands in online travel are attempting to capture the pent-up demand for trips as lockdowns ease in some markets around the world.... Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Will bureaucracy over vaccinations kill the travel industry?

By Dan Richards - Global Rescue | May 19, 2021

Governments need to achieve a level of coordination to ensure the smooth reopening of borders.... Read More

News / Online

Trip.com Group points to "full recovery" in domestic travel

By Kevin May | May 19, 2021

The company, operator of the Ctrip, Skyscanner and Trip.com brands, says the group's overall revenues were mainly due to a "strong recovery" in March 2021.... Read More

News / Technology

PhocusWire Pulse: Decoding Travel Security

By PhocusWire | May 19, 2021

Our fourth PhocusWire Pulse looks at the current state and future of security in travel, examining issues ranging from biometrics, system breaches, listing fraud and blockchain.... Read More

News / Online

Black hospitality employees disproportionately lost jobs during COVID, remain under-represented in leadership

By Jill Menze | May 19, 2021

According to a study from the Castell Project, Black employees lost share of hospitality industry employment and remained under-represented in leadership over the past year.... Read More