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Why hotel marketing strategies should include LGBTQIA travelers
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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.
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VIDEO: New Reality With... Richard Harris of Intent
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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.
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Virtual connections: Building relationships with travelers to generate future demand
By Chris Blaine - Sojern
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August 6, 2020
In a COVID-19 world, social media is not only an inexpensive way to reach large numbers of people, but a powerful opportunity to engage with potential customers and influence them to choose your...
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REPORT: Global air trends - July 2020
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August 3, 2020
Data and analysis in this report from Phocuswright and 3Victors covers airline seat capacity and search traffic trends for key markets globally.
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STARTUP STAGE: GettinLocal offers mobile marketing for businesses targeting tourists
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 3, 2020
GettinLocal is an app to help consumers discover places to stay and eat and things to do in a specific location.
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Abysmal April pulls Expedia Group down to record lows in second quarter
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 30, 2020
Expedia Group saw an uptick in business in May and June and now a leveling off in July.
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Trivago revenues wiped out as pandemic shut down travel in second quarter
By Kevin May
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July 29, 2020
Revenue coming into hotel search service Trivago was almost obliterated between April and June, with the brand bracing for a 93% collapse from the same period 12 months prior.
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India’s SpiceJet airline takes over team and technology of Ixigo’s Travenues subsidiary
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 22, 2020
Ixigo launched Travenues in early 2019 to develop e-commerce solutions for airlines.
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Booking.com creates rebooking incentive with money back for travelers, waived commission for suppliers
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 20, 2020
Booking.com’s new travel incentive gives customers a 15% reward if they rebook stays they had canceled.
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VIDEO: New Reality With... Peter Kern of Expedia Group
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July 17, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Peter Kern, CEO and vice chairman at Expedia Group, one of the world's largest online travel companies.
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Tripadvisor sells SmarterTravel Media portfolio to Hopjump
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 17, 2020
Tripadvisor will retain ownership of the Jetsetter brand while the remaining brands in the SmarterTravel Media portfolio now belong to Hopjump.
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Beyond “vanity metrics”: Why travel marketers need to diversify influencer campaigns
By Jill Menze
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July 16, 2020
Diversity in travel influencer marketing has been a problem since the beginning. Here's how brands can fix it.
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Looking to Las Vegas: Why hotels should think like tech companies to survive
By Carlisle Connally - Koddi
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July 14, 2020
Like many others in the hospitality industry, Las Vegas hotel properties will need to operate more like tech companies and less like real estate holding companies if they’re going to weather the storm...
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New app automates hotel hygiene assessment and marketing
By Mitra Sorrells
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July 14, 2020
Hotel technology company GIATA is offering its clients an app-based hygiene assessment based on global standards.
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Booking.com wins brand name trademark case
By Kevin May
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July 1, 2020
The travel giant had been refused a trademark of its flagship brand by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which claimed the term was "generic for the services at issue and is therefore...
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