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Should national tourism portals be part of travel's recovery plan?
By Linda Fox
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June 8, 2020
Many attempts to provide national tourism portals have fallen short in the past, some still believe they can succeed....
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Booking.com gets product from TUI's Musement to bolster activities strategy
By Kevin May
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June 8, 2020
The agreement with Musement-owner TUI is the first third-party agreement by Booking.com to secure inventory and also a signal of the tour operating giant's intentions to expand its B2B operations in selling activities and attraction tickets....
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Travelport secures $500M financing round, with further funds available
June 8, 2020
The "affiliates" of Siris Capital Group and Evergreen Coast Capital have committed to support the company and also made available a further $500 million....
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Travel group joins calls for Google and Facebook to help brands through crisis
By Linda Fox
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June 5, 2020
Companies say Facebook and Google have participated in the returns but have so far not been prepared to share the pain brought about by the coronavirus pandemic....
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Sounding Off: COVID-19 protocols aren't forever - but should they be?
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June 5, 2020
It would be a fool that bets against hygiene being the most important consideration for guests across the hospitality spectrum for decades to come....
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Sabre realigns business units amid 800 layoffs
By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly
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June 5, 2020
Further details about the organization and its leadership team will be announced in July, when a new structure goes into place....
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Hotels count the cost of updating hygiene protocols
By Linda Fox
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June 4, 2020
Hotel operations platform Optii Solutions estimates that hotels need to set aside $130,000 each year per hotel, based on a 250-room U.S. leisure property running at 60% occupancy, for the new cleaning protocols....
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Trivago, Booking.com, KLM and others unite to create COVID-19 information service
By Kevin May
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June 4, 2020
A group of major travel brands have created a service to provide a single data source with current global news as it relates to the coronavirus outbreak and recovery....
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Experts say buyer beware when it comes to Expedia partner recovery program
By Mitra Sorrells
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June 4, 2020
Hospitality revenue experts weigh in on pros and cons of Expedia Group's new partner recovery program....
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Startups join forces to create digital services platform for rental accommodation and hotels
By Linda Fox
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June 3, 2020
SmartDigitalPlug was created by six startups to help small hotels and rental properties to digitize their services and address some of the current safety and hygiene challenges....
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Lower levels of anxiety around travel emerging, but search volumes remain low
By Linda Fox
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June 3, 2020
Levels of unease from travelers have reached their lowest point since the coronavirus lockdown began, according to research from Skyscanner....
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VIDEO: New Reality With... Maud Bailly of Accor
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June 2, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Maud Bailly, chief digital officer at Accor, one of the most high-profile hospitality brands in the world....
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Vacasa raises $108M led by Silver Lake to bolster professionally managed rentals
By Jill Menze
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June 2, 2020
Following investments in Airbnb and Expedia Group, Silver Lake is leading a $108 million financing round into vacation rental management company Vacasa....
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REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Key West
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June 2, 2020
The inverse relationship between COVID-19 cases and RevPAR is not nearly as predictive as the ramifications of local political lockdown decisions....
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Destination X - The toolkit needed for a new form of tourism
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June 2, 2020
Let's put Hyperloop, self-driving cars and drone-like helicopters aside for a moment and inspect other technologies that can help destination managers....
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