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InPhocus, episode 20 - Looking to Russia for a different perspective
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August 7, 2020
Russia is never far away from the headlines - whether it's politics, science or culture. The country's travel sector is no less interesting, too - so add a global pandemic into the mix of 2020 and some interesting results emerge....
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Booking Holdings feels "full impact" of coronavirus as gross bookings plunge 91% in Q2 2020
By Jill Menze
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August 6, 2020
CEO Glenn Fogel believes it will be years and not quarters before the travel market returns to pre-COVID dollars....
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Tripadvisor revenue down 86% in Q2 to $59M, still better than expected, says CEO
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 6, 2020
Tripadvisor says it is seeing steady improvement in users and revenue since lows in April....
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Uber continues buying spree as delivery business supports COVID-slammed mobility unit
By Linda Fox
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August 6, 2020
Uber saw a 35% decline to $10 billion in gross bookings while mobility gross bookings were down 73% for the quarter....
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WEBINAR REPLAY! The digital customer journey is broken. Let’s fix it.
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August 6, 2020
There has never been a more urgent time for travel sellers to reimagine their digital customer journeys. And the way they achieve that is as Complete Retailers....
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Hilton lost $432M in Q2 2020 but says occupancy now recovering in most markets
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 6, 2020
Hilton's occupancy levels were up about 20 percentage points in the United States and 15 percentage points in Asia between April and June. ...
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Will “trips to nowhere” become a short-term solution for travel-hungry consumers?
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 6, 2020
Several airlines in Asia and cruise lines in Europe are offering trips that start and end from the same point, with no stops in between....
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Accor sees super-short booking window emerge, €200M cost-savings put into place
By Linda Fox
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August 5, 2020
Outlining plans for a further €200 million in recurring savings, Accor's CEO described the current situation as “global, sudden, violent and unprecedented.”...
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Breezeway raises $8M to expand property operations platform
By Jill Menze
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August 5, 2020
Breezeway will use the funds to help property managers deliver a higher standard of service as they navigate COVID-19....
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Flight Centre buys business travel management platform WhereTo
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 5, 2020
WhereTo uses artificial intelligence to recommend trip options that are within the company’s travel policy, meet the traveler's preferences and minimize costs....
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Expedia expands wholesale rate management program to all medium- and large-size lodging partners
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 5, 2020
Participating lodging partners can load B2B rates directly into Expedia Group, which will flow through to third-party providers....
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Touchless tech: Airports and airlines take steady steps to restore confidence in flying
By Linda Fox
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August 4, 2020
Continuing our series on the new normal in the travel experience, PhocusWire looks at touchless tech initiatives in aviation....
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Booking.com cuts workforce by a quarter as pandemic bites
By Kevin May
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August 4, 2020
Almost 4,500 employees working for Booking.com are being laid off. Details about who and where will be figured out in the coming weeks....
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CWT admits data security incident but stays quiet on alleged ransom payment
By Linda Fox
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August 4, 2020
The company acknowledges it had been prey to a cyber incident but will not provide further details, including whether it had reportedly paid off the ransomware hackers....
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Business travel CEOs urge U.S. government to take action on COVID testing, tracing and data sharing
By Mitra Sorrells
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August 4, 2020
The CEOs of TripActions, TravelBank and Upside Business Travel have written to Congress to ask for nationwide funding of efforts to test and trace COVID-19 infections. ...
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