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Traveling festival fans hopeful of swift return but only if free web cancelations available
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Traveling festival fans hopeful of swift return but only if free web cancelations available
By Kevin May | May 28, 2020
A survey of 110,000 festival-goers from countries such as the U.K., France and Germany found that over... Read More
Expedia Group pledges $275M to coronavirus recovery, gives lodging partners “free” marketing
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Expedia Group pledges $275M to coronavirus recovery, gives lodging partners “free” marketing
By Jill Menze | May 28, 2020
Expedia Group is dedicating more than a quarter of a billion dollars to help its lodging partners,... Read More
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Global vacation rental bookings surge to more than 2M, up 127% from early April
By Mitra Sorrells | May 28, 2020
After a low of just 916,000 bookings in early April, AirDNA finds there has been a fairly steady... Read More
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Holiday weekend road trip activity up to “spring break levels” in some parts of U.S.
By Mitra Sorrells | May 27, 2020
Arrivalist found a sharp increase in long road trip activity at the start of the Memorial Day weekend... Read More
VIDEO: New Reality With... Axel Hefer of Trivago
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VIDEO: New Reality With... Axel Hefer of Trivago
By PhocusWire | May 27, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Axel Hefer, CEO of Trivago, the... Read More
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 3
Opinion / Online
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 3
By Mario Gavira | May 26, 2020
This scenario sketches a fundamentally different outcome to the previous scenarios: the virus proves... Read More
McKinsey: Consumers to travel less in short- and long-term, vaccine vital to flying again
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McKinsey: Consumers to travel less in short- and long-term, vaccine vital to flying again
By Mitra Sorrells | May 26, 2020
McKinsey's latest weekly survey of U.S. consumers finds travel behind other categories as far as... Read More
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TripActions aggregates sources of COVID-19 data to assist companies, travelers
By Mitra Sorrells | May 25, 2020
The company is launching a series of new products that surface COVID-19 data for companies and... Read More
Sounding Off: Be careful where you place your marketing bets
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Sounding Off: Be careful where you place your marketing bets
By PhocusWire | May 22, 2020
It's too easy to knock one particular type of intermediary, without considering what might be lurking... Read More
What to know about travel marketing across generations post-COVID-19
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What to know about travel marketing across generations post-COVID-19
By Ann Fishman - Generational Targeted Marketing | May 22, 2020
Here's how travel providers can make adjustments to accommodate the future needs and proclivities of... Read More
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