Opinion

Sounding Off: Rules are there to be broken
Interview / Distribution
Sounding Off: Rules are there to be broken
By PhocusWire | March 20, 2020
It wouldn't be at all surprising if there is a movement that eventually emerges which proposes tearing up the industry's old rule books and demands that business is carried out in a more caring way.... Read More
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Opinion / Technology
Trip.com Group's James Liang: Mobile apps could help to contain epidemics
By James Liang - Trip.com Group | March 20, 2020
Trip.com Group chairman James Liang explains how a mobile app could be used to address issues related to travel during crises such as the current one caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus.... Read More
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Opinion / Distribution
Why long-term vision is critical to emergency measures and contingency planning
By Tedd Evers - TripTuner | March 19, 2020
What if by cutting staff across the board, we might impede future growth? Is there another way?... Read More
How to survive the coronavirus as a travel startup
Opinion / Startups
How to survive the coronavirus as a travel startup
By Voyager HQ | March 19, 2020
Voyager HQ compiled tips from entrepreneurs in its network on how startups can withstand the coronavirus crisis.... Read More
The coronavirus effect: How travel brands should adjust ad spend
Opinion / Online
The coronavirus effect: How travel brands should adjust ad spend
By Koddi | March 18, 2020
Here are insights and recommendations as to how travel brands should be thinking about their spending patterns in light of the ever-evolving coronavirus situation.... Read More
Travel’s last big trauma offers few clues for the future
Opinion / Distribution
Travel’s last big trauma offers few clues for the future
By Maggie Rauch | March 17, 2020
Both 9/11 and the coronavirus pandemic hit travel hard and fast - but the fallout from coronavirus could be much more severe.... Read More
We haven't been here before
News / Online
We haven't been here before
By Kevin May | March 16, 2020
The industry needs smart thinking, collective responsibility and action from brands, an ability to be realistic about how to dig itself out the various holes it will inevitably find itself in and, most importantly, realizing that we can understand and learn from others that perhaps we have ignored before.... Read More
Coronavirus and economic uncertainty: Technology strategies hoteliers should evaluate to weather the storm
Opinion / Technology
Coronavirus and economic uncertainty: Technology strategies hoteliers should evaluate to weather the storm
By Matt Melymuka and Andrew Bartusiak - PeakSpan Capital | March 16, 2020
As operational budgets come under increasing scrutiny and hoteliers are forced to cut spending in various areas, forward-thinking organizations should consider increasing investment in strategic technology platforms.... Read More
Sounding Off: All that talk about being brilliant communicators should be real
Interview / Online
Sounding Off: All that talk about being brilliant communicators should be real
March 13, 2020
Now that marketing is all over the place for a few months, communications has to be the channel that travel brands focus their efforts on.... Read More
Will the coronavirus outbreak force hotels to adapt to new technologies quicker?
Opinion / Technology
Will the coronavirus outbreak force hotels to adapt to new technologies quicker?
By Gregor Amon - Hotel Data Cloud | March 13, 2020
When it comes to hotels, you can bet that hotel owners and managers are reeling, trying to come up with a plan to address coronavirus, but more importantly, to have strategies to recoup their losses once we are past the current crisis.... Read More
Protecting the business traveler at home and abroad during coronavirus
Opinion / Online
Protecting the business traveler at home and abroad during coronavirus
By Leslie Kurkjian Crowe - TripActions | March 10, 2020
What can businesses do to provide sufficient health, safety and security for those employees that are traveling?... Read More
The key to innovation in APAC's travel startup scene? Empowering female founders
Opinion / Startups
The key to innovation in APAC's travel startup scene? Empowering female founders
By Stephanie Strunk - Amadeus Ventures | March 5, 2020
For all the achievements of startups in Asia, female leaders remain underrepresented in the region.... Read More
COVID-19 and the global hotel industry: A roadmap to recovery, part 2
Opinion / Distribution
COVID-19 and the global hotel industry: A roadmap to recovery, part 2
By Yuki Hu, Eva Liu & George Yu - IDeaS | March 4, 2020
Although hotels can’t press the “restart” button on 2020, they can launch into “repair” mode now, despite being forced to a standstill by the big pause button that is COVID-19.... Read More
As travel giants circle, understanding the economics in tours and activities is vital
Opinion / Distribution
As travel giants circle, understanding the economics in tours and activities is vital
By Olan O'Sullivan - TrekkSoft | March 3, 2020
In the past 24 months, the tours and activities sector has moved from, to borrow a Cinderella analogy, the cinders to the palace, where its untapped potential has moved into the sights of major travel retailers and investors.... Read More
COVID-19 and the global hotel industry: A roadmap to recovery, part 1
Opinion / Distribution
COVID-19 and the global hotel industry: A roadmap to recovery, part 1
By Yuki Hu, Eva Liu & George Yu - IDeaS | March 2, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, here are actionable steps for hotels to take now to proactively begin the road to recovery:... Read More