Opinion

Be optimistic - never complacent - about climate change
Opinion / Technology
Be optimistic - never complacent - about climate change
By Nora Lovell Marchant - Amex GBT | June 10, 2022
Technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions exist today. Travel needs to invest.... Read More
A tactical approach to a cookieless travel campaign
Opinion / Online
A tactical approach to a cookieless travel campaign
By Kurt Weinsheimer - Sojern | June 7, 2022
By collecting the right first-party data and using it alongside the right tools and tactics, hotel marketers can deliver relevant, third-party cookie-free ads that boost direct bookings.... Read More
A DMO's guide to NFTs
Opinion / Technology
A DMO's guide to NFTs
By Martin Stoll - Sparkloft Media | June 3, 2022
Travel marketers should pay close attention, understand the technology and start experimenting for themselves.... Read More
Tighter capital markets will test travel startups
Opinion / Startups
Tighter capital markets will test travel startups
By Bryan Auchterlonie - Destination Capital | May 31, 2022
In an uncertain capital market cycle, thinly capitalized growth companies will be more exposed and need to respond faster.... Read More
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Opinion / Distribution
The far and wide implications of Uber’s new charter service
By Christian Watts - Magpie Travel | May 26, 2022
With the right plan, Uber Charter could dominate the bus charter industry – and that’s a good thing.... Read More
How to increase bookings in a cookieless world
Opinion / Online
How to increase bookings in a cookieless world
By Kurt Weinsheimer - Sojern | May 24, 2022
Marketers must not only capture first-party data in a cookieless world but also activate it.... Read More
A hotelier's guide to Google Analytics 4
Opinion / Technology
A hotelier's guide to Google Analytics 4
By Sam Weston - 80 Days | May 23, 2022
It's an end of an era: Google is sunsetting Universal Analytics. Here's what hotels need to know the successor, Google Analytics 4.... Read More
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Opinion / Online
Why do travel providers miss the mark on personalization?
By Cara Whitehill - Unlock Advisors | May 19, 2022
Travel providers have the data and the tools to truly personalize offers - and yet, they don't.... Read More
Improving corporate travel via digital payments
Opinion / Technology
Improving corporate travel via digital payments
By Brandon Spear - TreviPay | May 16, 2022
Hotels can make corporate travel more flexible - for both business travelers and hotels themselves - through consolidated, direct billing.... Read More
The third-party cookie is crumbling - now what?
Opinion / Online
The third-party cookie is crumbling - now what?
By Kurt Weinsheimer - Sojern | May 12, 2022
When third-party cookies go away, marketers must rely more than ever on first-party cookies - and that’s a good thing... Read More
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Opinion / Online
Why the world needs “Meaningful Tourism”
By Wolfgang Georg Arlt - China Outbound Tourism Research Institute | May 10, 2022
“Meaningful Tourism” is based on a return to benefits for all stakeholders - guests, host communities, tourism employees, the government and the environment.... Read More
Listening to travel brands, a deafening silence on sustainability
Interview / Online
Listening to travel brands, a deafening silence on sustainability
By Kevin May | May 6, 2022
Much needs to change in the minds of executives in this industry and in the banking community, alongside the decisions being made by consumers. Simply providing information to influence consumer choice is no longer enough.... Read More
Remember Bing? A different option for hotels to Google
Opinion / Distribution
Remember Bing? A different option for hotels to Google
By Paola Romero - Mirai | May 2, 2022
Bing offers another shopping window where a hotel can be seen by many users who are not on Google and who now end up with the OTAs, because they are the only ones bidding on a hotel.... Read More
Sounding Off: It’s not on guests to make short-term rentals safer
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: It’s not on guests to make short-term rentals safer
By PhocusWire | April 29, 2022
The short-term rental industry must do a better job of vetting travelers – but not at the expense of well-meaning guests.... Read More
Short-term rental industry must do a better job vetting travelers
Opinion / Online
Short-term rental industry must do a better job vetting travelers
By Carl Shepherd | April 25, 2022
The co-founder of HomeAway says, with property owners becoming farther removed from those renting their properties, a new, stronger system is needed to minimize the chance of tragedy.... Read More