Marketing

Opinion / Technology

By Tedd Evers - TripTuner | May 14, 2020

Virtual tours are no longer a nice to have - traffic and interest are on the rise now as a way of providing location interactivity. Read More

Opinion / Online

What hotels need to consider before ramping up marketing efforts

By Bill Chase - Koddi | May 14, 2020

Hotel marketers should consider timing, goals, regions and channels as they plan for post-COVID-19 recovery Read More

Opinion / Online

5 ways travel marketers should prepare for recovery

By Ashish Arya - Pinterest | May 13, 2020

Pinterest's head of travel strategy and marketing has tips on how to inspire travel once restrictions ease. Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - Using the new normal to limit visitors and manage overtourism

By PhocusWire | May 5, 2020

Aside from reduced pollution and car accidents, the crisis brought on by COVID-19 may offer an opportunity to make some much needed (and politically difficult) changes to tourism policies. Read More

News / Online

Without travel, is there room for influencer marketing?

By Jill Menze | May 1, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has not only brought the physical act of traveling to a halt – but it’s also stopped travel brands from distributing marketing dollars in the same ways they did prior to... Read More

News / Online

Google takes initial hit from scaling back of travel search ads

By Kevin May | April 29, 2020

The search giant's parent Alphabet recorded its first quarter results of 2020 with a revenue increase of 13% year-over-year to $41.2 billion. Read More

News / Online

Amid travel slowdown, consumers remain frustrated on social media

By Jill Menze | April 29, 2020

According to a report from Sparkloft Media, COVID-19-related conversations on social media have fallen, though consumers are still anxious about the crisis. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: New Reality With... Clayton Reid of MMGY Global

By PhocusWire | April 28, 2020

The first guest on the New Reality With... series is Clayton Reid, CEO of MMGY Global, one of the leading marketing agencies devoted to the travel and entertainment industries. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Should hotels consider resuming Google Ads and other search campaigns?

By Pau Siquier - Mirai | April 21, 2020

After the brutal shock to the travel industry due to the coronavirus crisis, the vast majority of hotels stopped or questioned all their investments in online marketing, mainly Google Ads and... Read More

News / Distribution

InPhocus, episode 6 - Being smart is all we have at the moment

By PhocusWire | April 16, 2020

Forecasting with smart data, a future role for hotels and intermediaries, loyalty programs and what lies next for Airbnb - hefty subjects during any time period but especially so during the coronavirus... Read More

News / Online

COVID-19 exposes opportunities to improve travel products and customer services

By Marissa Trew - WiT | April 14, 2020

As travel companies deal with the impact of the coronavirus, they are finding it has shed light on weaknesses in the value chain and highlighted the need for collaboration. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Google won't change - it'll need its biggest customers post-coronavirus

By PhocusWire | April 10, 2020

It takes a very upbeat type of industry figure to think that Google will be remotely interested in helping out those that do not have the ability to quickly flood its coffers with marketing dollars... Read More