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WATCH: Visualization of the early hit on digital travel revenues from coronavirus
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WATCH: Visualization of the early hit on digital travel revenues from coronavirus
By PhocusWire | July 8, 2020
The first signs of how much impact the crisis has hit the revenues of publicly traded companies became... Read More
Expedia signals private accommodation could be the recovery leader
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Expedia signals private accommodation could be the recovery leader
By Kevin May | July 7, 2020
In an unscheduled financial filing yesterday, Expedia Group says its Vrbo brand is the largest... Read More
Black voices in travel - why it's uncomfortable, but important, for professionals to speak out
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Black voices in travel - why it's uncomfortable, but important, for professionals to speak out
By Travel Weekly | July 7, 2020
From our sister brand Travel Weekly's podcast, the Folo: A tough and powerful discussion with two... Read More
uber acquires postmates
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Uber buys Postmates in $2.65B all-stock deal
By Jill Menze | July 6, 2020
Postmates, a competitor of the Uber Eats platform, will continue to operate as its own app following... Read More
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Sounding Off: The first six months of PhocusWire's weekly editorials in 2020
By PhocusWire | July 3, 2020
The first few weeks of 2020 gave us little indication as to how the rest of the first half of the year... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 31 - Randy Petersen of FlyerTalk
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How I Got Here, episode 31 - Randy Petersen of FlyerTalk
By PhocusWire | July 2, 2020
The creator of FlyerTalk, BoardingArea and the Freddie Awards speaks to PhocusWire's Kevin May and... Read More
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Travel spending in the U.S. ticks up, led by alternative lodging
By Mitra Sorrells | July 2, 2020
Cardlytics, a platform that says it has insight into half of all U.S. card swipes, says travel... Read More
Booking.com wins brand name trademark case
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Booking.com wins brand name trademark case
By Kevin May | July 1, 2020
The travel giant had been refused a trademark of its flagship brand by the U.S. Patent and Trademark... Read More
Amid COVID-19, travel brands must ask: How will people get there?
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Amid COVID-19, travel brands must ask: How will people get there?
By Rod Bishop - Jayride Group | July 1, 2020
Jayride Group co-founder Rod Bishop says travel companies should not overlook the importance of... Read More
Huge ground for hospitality industry to make up in Black representation
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Huge ground for hospitality industry to make up in Black representation
By Linda Fox | June 30, 2020
Almost one in five people (19%) working in the hospitality industry are Black, but a review of 630... Read More
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