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Google adds filter to match healthcare workers with hotel rooms
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Google adds filter to match healthcare workers with hotel rooms
By Linda Fox | May 21, 2020
Google is making it easier for key workers to find hotel accommodation via a COVID-19 responder rooms... Read More
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 2
Opinion / Online
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 2
By Mario Gavira | May 21, 2020
In this scenario the emotional and social impact the coronavirus crisis has on humanity is too deep... Read More
Expedia Group sees "great things ahead" and vows less reliance on Google
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Expedia Group sees "great things ahead" and vows less reliance on Google
By Jill Menze | May 20, 2020
Despite the coronavirus' impact on business, Expedia Group believes it's well-positioned to bounce... Read More
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Hilton’s Nassetta: 3 to 4 years for recovery, but “no less optimistic” about travel
By Mitra Sorrells | May 20, 2020
Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta says the company is seeing occupancy grow in some regions, but the economic... Read More
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Opinion / Online
Skeptical travel brands will be better prepared for the day after COVID-19
By Eran Shust - Splitty | May 20, 2020
In the face of an unknown future for the travel industry, it means to doubt certain “certainties”... Read More
People are staying longer in Airbnbs - for now
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People are staying longer in Airbnbs - for now
By Jill Menze | May 20, 2020
According to data from AllTheRooms Analytics, longer-term stays in Airbnbs are on the rise, but the... Read More
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 1
Opinion / Online
Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 1
By Mario Gavira | May 19, 2020
Nobody has a playbook, but there are four possible scenarios for how the travel industry will... Read More
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Trivago outlines steps to preserve cash as revenue drops 33%, income down €222M
By Mitra Sorrells | May 18, 2020
Trivago says it's cutting advertising spending and preparing for "significant headcount reductions" to... Read More
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Middle East will be first region to recover after China, provided “we don’t make it miserable to fly”
By Melissa Trew - WebInTravel | May 18, 2020
A panel discussion moderated by Travelstart's Stephan Ekbergh considered the opportunities and... Read More
Sounding Off: The unspoken reality is that demand may collapse
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Sounding Off: The unspoken reality is that demand may collapse
By PhocusWire | May 15, 2020
What the industry should be bracing itself for is to be hugely disappointed that demand isn't there... Read More
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