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Airbnb claims Amsterdam rental ban "violates" rights of residents
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Airbnb claims Amsterdam rental ban "violates" rights of residents
By Kevin May | June 29, 2020
The three districts in question have around 1,500 private accommodation rental properties for tourists... Read More
RedAwning sells Blizzard marketing and web services unit to Beyond Pricing
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RedAwning sells Blizzard marketing and web services unit to Beyond Pricing
By Kevin May | June 29, 2020
Blizzard is a specialist in web hosting, website design, paid search and email marketing for... Read More
How travel brands can communicate, establish trust and build loyalty in a crisis
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How travel brands can communicate, establish trust and build loyalty in a crisis
By Kevin May | June 29, 2020
PhocusWire spoke to Salesforce about how the company helped many of its customers through the COVID-19... Read More
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Paving the road ahead for activities in the new normal of travel
By Eric Gnock Fah - Klook | June 29, 2020
In order to capture growth in this current climate, businesses need to be opportunistic, agile and... Read More
Restoring confidence to travel: 5 tech solutions to help customers feel safe again
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Restoring confidence to travel: 5 tech solutions to help customers feel safe again
By Jennifer Phillips April - Smartvel | June 29, 2020
With frequent changes and no single source of information, the travel industry is in a quandary. How... Read More
Tripadvisor quietly tests consumer-to-travel agent service Reco
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Tripadvisor quietly tests consumer-to-travel agent service Reco
By Kevin May | June 26, 2020
The service works on both desktop and via a smartphone app for Apple devices, giving travelers... Read More
InPhocus, episode 15 - Racial diversity should be the challenge we accept and win
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InPhocus, episode 15 - Racial diversity should be the challenge we accept and win
By PhocusWire | June 26, 2020
We speak to Jamie-Lee Abtar, executive director of U.K.-based BAME Women In Travel, to learn more... Read More
How I Got Here, episode 30 - Adam Goldstein of Hipmunk
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How I Got Here, episode 30 - Adam Goldstein of Hipmunk
By PhocusWire | June 25, 2020
The co-founder and CEO of travel search platform Hipmunk, Adam Goldstein, joins Mozio's David Litwak... Read More
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Sonder raises $170M at $1.3B valuation, calls it “validation” of recent pivot
By Mitra Sorrells | June 24, 2020
Sonder has raised $170 million in a Series E round, which it expects to grow to $200 million in the... Read More
Airbnb won't take IPO off the table for 2020 despite business collapse
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Airbnb won't take IPO off the table for 2020 despite business collapse
By Kevin May | June 24, 2020
"We spent 12 years building Airbnb's business and lost almost all of it in the matter of four to six... Read More
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