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Booking.com gets product from TUI's Musement to bolster activities strategy
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Booking.com gets product from TUI's Musement to bolster activities strategy
By Kevin May | June 8, 2020
The agreement with Musement-owner TUI is the first third-party agreement by Booking.com to secure... Read More
Sounding Off: COVID-19 protocols aren't forever - but should they be?
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Sounding Off: COVID-19 protocols aren't forever - but should they be?
By PhocusWire | June 5, 2020
It would be a fool that bets against hygiene being the most important consideration for guests across... Read More
Rebuilding demand requires every part of the travel industry to play a role
Opinion / Online
Rebuilding demand requires every part of the travel industry to play a role
By Tom O'Toole - Kellogg School of Management | June 5, 2020
The travel industry as a whole and individual companies are now turning attention to the marketing... Read More
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Marriott’s Sorenson: Open hotels pass 20% occupancy, new construction projects will continue
By Mitra Sorrells | June 2, 2020
Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson gave business updates during Goldman Sachs' Travel and... Read More
Bryan Dove steps down as Skyscanner CEO
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Bryan Dove steps down as Skyscanner CEO
By Kevin May | June 1, 2020
Moshe Rafiah is to take on the CEO role at Skyscanner following a decision made by Bryan Dove to leave... Read More
How tourism marketers can boost content visibility
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How tourism marketers can boost content visibility
By Rachel-Jean Firchau - Nativo | June 1, 2020
Here's how DMOs can implement holistic content strategies that go beyond their owned websites to... Read More
Google expands pay-per-stay hotel ad product to quell risk aversion
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Google expands pay-per-stay hotel ad product to quell risk aversion
By Mitra Sorrells | June 1, 2020
Hotel partners using the commission-per-stay option only pay for a Google ad after a guest has... Read More
Sounding Off: What role does the industry play in right vs. wrong?
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Sounding Off: What role does the industry play in right vs. wrong?
By PhocusWire | May 29, 2020
If this incredibly turbulent period in the history of the travel industry ends without a collective... Read More
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 4
Opinion / Online
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 4
By Mario Gavira | May 29, 2020
Post-crisis tourism will have certain similarities to society 200 years before: a two-tier world where... Read More
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Trip.com Group revenue drops over 40% in Q1, expects steeper decline in Q2
By Mitra Sorrells | May 28, 2020
The company is bracing for continued losses but says it is seeing signs of recovery in domestic... Read More
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