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Five ways airlines can boost traveler confidence as travel resumes
Opinion / Technology
Five ways airlines can boost traveler confidence as travel resumes
By Tim Underwood - xCheck | April 12, 2021
Navigating our businesses in this environment continues to be a balancing act. With these five tactics, you’ll be prepared to thrive in the year ahead. Read More
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News / Distribution
Travelport unifies services in new Travelport+ platform, replacing three legacy brands
By Mitra Sorrells | April 7, 2021
CEO Greg Webb says the new Travelport+ platform better positions the company to serve "the blossoming retail structure of travel." Read More
How I Got Here, episode 56 - Steve Domin of Duffel
Interview / Distribution
How I Got Here, episode 56 - Steve Domin of Duffel
By PhocusWire | March 18, 2021
Duffel eventually emerged into the public eye with a sizeable investment round and a number of important partners, including American Airlines and British Airways, as Steve Domin tells Mozio's David... Read More
VIDEO: Behind the scenes of safe travel in the post-pandemic corporate world
News / Distribution
VIDEO: Behind the scenes of safe travel in the post-pandemic corporate world
By PhocusWire | March 9, 2021
PhocusWire spoke to CWT's senior director Brandon Balcom on the digital and analogue complexities of corporate travel post pandemic. Read More
Amadeus ends 2020 with large losses and 61% drop in revenue
News / Distribution
Amadeus ends 2020 with large losses and 61% drop in revenue
By Linda Fox | February 26, 2021
The distribution giant says that while there was a slight improvement in air traffic in the final quarter of the year, the pandemic continued to severely impact travel. Read More
Travelport rebrands to align with company's “monumental culture shift”
News / Distribution
Travelport rebrands to align with company's “monumental culture shift”
By Mitra Sorrells | February 23, 2021
Travelport is launching a new visual identity ahead of the rollout of its next generation platform, which will replace the legacy three-core distribution system. Read More
Sabre revenues fall by 66% during COVID-hit 2020
News / Distribution
Sabre revenues fall by 66% during COVID-hit 2020
By Kevin May | February 16, 2021
The company says its metrics were negatively impacted by the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic but a number of cost-cutting measures put in place during the year partially offset the impact. Read More
How payments technology will fuel travel rebound
From Our Partners / Technology
How payments technology will fuel travel rebound
By Yuval Ziv – Nuvei | February 8, 2021
Here are six best practices from a recent white paper that travel operators can - and are – implementing to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic. Read More
The challenges of digital health passports in getting corporate travelers back on the road
News / Technology
The challenges of digital health passports in getting corporate travelers back on the road
By Linda Fox | February 3, 2021
In a Q&A with PhocusWire, Brandon Balcom, director of innovation, business development, for CWT, discusses barriers to digital health passports. Read More
Expedia opens up discount rates to COVID-hit travel agency partners
News / Distribution
Expedia opens up discount rates to COVID-hit travel agency partners
By Kevin May | February 3, 2021
The company's affiliate program, which has around 10,000 agency partners, will be opened up so that exclusive rates for hotel and air ticket packages are available for all. Read More
What's next for airline distribution as IATA pushes its retailing vision?
News / Distribution
What's next for airline distribution as IATA pushes its retailing vision?
By Linda Fox | January 26, 2021
IATA lays out our three areas of focus in 2021 to get closer to airline retailing. Read More
Domestic air tickets igniting travel rebound in some markets
News / Distribution
Domestic air tickets igniting travel rebound in some markets
By Kevin May | January 25, 2021
A six-month outlook for the top ten domestic air travel markets is showing a confidence in consumers to return to the skies - at least in terms of heading to destinations in their own countries. Read More
WEBINAR REPLAY! How to shape your 2021 revenue strategy with forward-looking data
News / Distribution
WEBINAR REPLAY! How to shape your 2021 revenue strategy with forward-looking data
By PhocusWire | January 19, 2021
We'll show you how you can leverage forward-looking data to get ahead of the competition, align your commercial teams and better anticipate changing consumer behavior. Read More
Travel trends in 2021 - prepare for a year of new opportunities
Opinion / Technology
Travel trends in 2021 - prepare for a year of new opportunities
By Amadeus | December 22, 2020
Predicting the future is impossible but imagining a way forward is critical. Here are six trends we see shaping travel in 2021. Read More
VIDEO: Mystifly - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2020
Interview / Distribution
VIDEO: Mystifly - Launch pitch at Phocuswright Conference 2020
By PhocusWire | December 22, 2020
Mystifly offers a tech stack for traditional and low-cost airline shopping, aggregation, retailing, consolidation and payments – all through a single platform. Read More
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