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Destination X - Getting business in order first for cruise
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April 21, 2020
If there is one segment of the travel, tourism and hospitality sector that will need help more than others in the months to come, it's probably the cruise industry....
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REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - San Francisco
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April 21, 2020
Despite being criticized at the time for overreacting, San Francisco's strategy appears to have successfully flattened the curve for San Francisco – a densely populated city with a sizable homeless population....
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Booking.com, Properly pilot cleaning program for short-term rentals
By Jill Menze
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April 21, 2020
The pilot is designed to help improve the cleaning scores of properties that do not meet Booking.com’s minimum cleanliness threshold....
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Business travel startup Itilite raises $13M to accelerate international expansion
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 21, 2020
Greenoaks Capital and Vy Capital led the Series B round, with participation from Matrix Partners India and other existing investors....
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Adventure travel suppliers expect business to be down 40% in 2020
By Linda Fox
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April 20, 2020
The coronavirus has hit the adventure travel industry just as hard as other segments with suppliers saying they have seen a 63% drop in demand in Q2 of 2020....
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Tiqets CEO moves to president role, Laurens Leurink steps in
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April 20, 2020
Leurink was most recently CEO of medical technology brand Docly, based in Scandinavia, but he has an extensive background in travel technology stretching back to 2008....
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How a travel startup is balancing a fine line between surviving and carrying on
By Linda Fox
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April 20, 2020
The U.K. government has pledged £250 million to help startups impacted by coronavirus. But it takes more than cash to ensure a brand can emerge from the other side of the crisis intact....
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Luxury rental brand Stay Alfred suspends operations, closes social channels
By Kevin May
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April 17, 2020
The U.S.-based high-end property platform initially suspended operations at the beginning of April, as the coronavirus outbreak took a firm grip on cities across the country and travelers were urged to stay at home....
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RV owners see opportunities in post-COVID travel industry
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 17, 2020
RV industry panelists are optimistic the sector will be one of the first to rebound as the coronavirus threat abates....
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What experiences providers can do now to maximize their downtime
By Chris Atkin - Rezdy
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April 17, 2020
Tours and activities brands that use their time as an opportunity to innovate will be in a better position post-COVID-19....
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InPhocus, episode 6 - Being smart is all we have at the moment
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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 outbreak....
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Hotel Data Cloud raises $350,000 to aid hotels in post-COVID-19 recovery
April 16, 2020
With the funding, the Dubai-based software company will use its technology to help hotels address pain points and reach customers once travel starts back up....
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Google and airlines predicted to find new strategies in a post-coronavirus travel world
By Linda Fox
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April 15, 2020
IdeaWorks sets out how travel will look different by the end of 2020, as sectors unravel how they and their partners will be forced to evolve....
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Airbnb takes further COVID-19 protection measures with $1B loan
By Kevin May
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April 15, 2020
The support comes just a week after it announced a funding round - a combination or debt and equity securities - from Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners, also to the tune of $1 billion....
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More than 530,000 travel and tourism industry workers laid off or furloughed
By Mitra Sorrells
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April 15, 2020
A new online tool is tracking layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts across the global travel and tourism industry....
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