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Data - the old answer to new questions in travel
By David Thompson - Amex GBT
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October 7, 2020
We know things will be different from now on. For each trip, questions about health risks are multiplying and restrictions come and go quickly. But how will the industry adapt?...
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What are the forces shaping airline distribution in a pandemic world?
By Mario Gavira
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October 1, 2020
Airline distribution was already going through a seismic shift before the crisis broke, yet the pandemic has turned all the underlying market dynamics upside down. Here's how the market unravels....
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How travel marketers can reboot and find their audiences
By Mike Skladony - Semcasting
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September 25, 2020
In order to figure out who’s in the market to travel at this moment and where they’re likely to go, marketers will have to shift focus to the top of the funnel, where audience development capabilities are key....
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The risks and rewards of gamification in business travel
By Allison Ponchak - American Express GBT
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September 23, 2020
For many travel managers, gamification has been a successful tool; however, in these uncertain times, they should reevaluate existing gamification programs for potential risk and to ensure they align with new objectives....
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Reevaluating travel risk through the lens of equality, diversity and inclusion
By Rhiannon Parker - Intertek Cristal
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September 22, 2020
Notably missing from the dialogue around diversity and inclusion in the travel industry is critically evaluating the way we manage travel-related risk and the lens through which it has traditionally been viewed....
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Corporate travel reset: 5 tips to improve productivity
By Craig Fichtelberg, AmTrav
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September 21, 2020
Companies should look at the outcome of previous business trips to decide which journeys should now be face-to-face in the future....
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From travel manager to travel enabler: How policies, standards and roles must change as travel resumes
By Mike Koetting - SAP Concur
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September 18, 2020
As organizations revisit travel policies and safety standards, travel managers will find themselves playing a new role, shifting from a traditional gatekeeper to an enabler....
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Airbnb will get to its long-awaited IPO with a spring in its step
By Steven Jankowski - AllTheRooms
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September 17, 2020
Higher volumes of short-term rental bookings have allowed Airbnb to get its IPO plans back on track....
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NDC in 2020: so close but too far?
By Pedro Anderson - Winding Tree
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September 16, 2020
There are a few hurdles that remain along our journey towards a more innovative, flexible and extensible distribution capability....
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How new approaches to interlining can help airlines rebuild capacity post-COVID
By Patrick Edmond - Air Black Box
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September 15, 2020
With new interlining strategies based on better collaboration and partnerships, airlines can position themselves to generate more revenue as traffic resumes. ...
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10 tips for hoteliers to capture direct international sales as travel resumes
By Pablo Delgado - Mirai
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September 14, 2020
Hoteliers should adopt these tips to ensure OTAs aren’t getting more of their international business....
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Using the coronavirus pandemic to bring some innovation to business travel
By Susan Lichtenstein - DigiTravel Consulting
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September 11, 2020
Now is a good time to address the many pain points in corporate travel purposes....
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Breaking out of the silo: How hotels can redefine commercial success
By Mike Chuma - IDeaS Revenue Solutions
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September 11, 2020
In the era of COVID, revenue management is being remade again by an unprecedented level of uncertainty and the redefinition of guest value....
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How hotels can work alongside Google in the post-pandemic era, part two
By Max Starkov
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September 10, 2020
In the second part of this analysis, we look at how hotels can implement a post-crisis Google strategy....
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Change fees are gone, now can we fix the rest of what’s wrong with airline pricing?
By Jeff Klee - AmTrav
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September 9, 2020
Delta, United and American airlines have announced they are eliminating change fees, but AmTrav CEO Jeff Klee says there is still much work to be done to fix airline pricing....
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