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REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Phuket
News / Distribution
REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Phuket
By PhocusWire | August 18, 2020
Despite Thailand and Phuket having every economic incentive to restart tourism as quickly as possible, the government has set public health as the top priority and has acted prudently regarding... Read More
VIDEO: New Reality With... Rohit Talwar of Fast Future
News / Technology
VIDEO: New Reality With... Rohit Talwar of Fast Future
By PhocusWire | August 17, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Rohit Talwar, CEO at Fast Future, one of the world's leading organizations looking at the fields of futures and foresight. Read More
Boosting customer experience comes ahead of providing pandemic information to travelers
News / Technology
Boosting customer experience comes ahead of providing pandemic information to travelers
By Kevin May | August 17, 2020
Big data and analytics also scored the highest among the 11 technology-related options for brands, both in terms of previous impact and most likely to affect the business between now and 2025. Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Guido Becher
Interview / Online
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Guido Becher
By PhocusWire | August 14, 2020
In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the COVID-19 crisis. Next up: Rappi Travel's Guido Becher. Read More
Hostelworld plots strategy beyond core product as bookings fall by two-thirds
News / Online
Hostelworld plots strategy beyond core product as bookings fall by two-thirds
By Kevin May | August 13, 2020
The "sharp drop" in its trading performance led the company to pursue a debt facility and subsequent equity raise of £13.8 million in June. Read More
How I Got Here, episode 37 - Rajesh Magow of MakeMyTrip
Interview / Online
How I Got Here, episode 37 - Rajesh Magow of MakeMyTrip
By PhocusWire | August 13, 2020
Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of PhocusWire talk with Rajesh Magow about the meteoric rise of India-based MakeMyTrip, one of the country's first online travel agencies to emerge in the 2000s. Read More
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News / Online
Manifest travel club launched by ex-CEO of Frontier Airlines
By Kevin May | August 12, 2020
Manifest connects its members to getaways and activities in exclusive destinations around the U.S. via private planes. Read More
Coronavirus claims ground transport victim as GroundLink shuts
News / Online
Coronavirus claims ground transport victim as GroundLink shuts
By Kevin May | August 12, 2020
The U.S.-based platform for booking chauffeured vehicles says services will end on August 31, citing the "catastrophic effects COVID-19 has had on the global economy." Read More
Technology and governments (sorry) have vital roles to play in tourism's recovery
News / Technology
Technology and governments (sorry) have vital roles to play in tourism's recovery
By Kevin May | August 11, 2020
The role of digital services, governments and regional organizations will be forced to come to the fore if the globe is to get back to the $9 trillion tourism economy it had pre-pandemic. Read More
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News / Startups
Hotel booking platform Splitty acquires assets of Cancelon
By Mitra Sorrells | August 11, 2020
Splitty says the deal will create a "distinctive OTA" with low expenses and high value for consumers. Read More
AirAsia and Trip.com Group unite in digital travel services pact
News / Online
AirAsia and Trip.com Group unite in digital travel services pact
By Kevin May | August 10, 2020
Flights, hotels, airport transfers and activities are included in the sharing of inventory across both platforms, with Trip.com Group's premium members getting "upgraded privileges" when they book... Read More
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Interview / Online
Phocuswright Europe 2020 preview: Out of Office with… Timothy Hughes
By PhocusWire | August 10, 2020
In a series of interviews with executives participating in the online event in September, PhocusWire finds out what they have learned from the COVID-19 crisis. Next up: Timothy Hughes of Agoda. Read More
Sabre revenue slumps to less than a tenth from the same period in 2019
News / Distribution
Sabre revenue slumps to less than a tenth from the same period in 2019
By Kevin May | August 7, 2020
Distribution and technology giant Sabre is using the pandemic to "right-size" the business in the wake of the huge disruption to passenger and service volumes. Read More
InPhocus, episode 20 - Looking to Russia for a different perspective
News / Online
InPhocus, episode 20 - Looking to Russia for a different perspective
By PhocusWire | 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... Read More
Booking Holdings feels "full impact" of coronavirus as gross bookings plunge 91% in Q2 2020
News / Online
Booking Holdings feels "full impact" of coronavirus as gross bookings plunge 91% in Q2 2020
By Jill Menze | August 6, 2020
CEO Glenn Fogel believes it will be years and not quarters before the travel market returns to pre-COVID dollars. Read More
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