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Five ways airlines can boost traveler confidence as travel resumes
By Tim Underwood - xCheck
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April 12, 2021
Navigating our businesses in this environment continues to be a balancing act. With these five tactics, you’ll be prepared to thrive in the year ahead.
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Is Google's zero-click search a threat or opportunity for hoteliers?
By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist
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April 9, 2021
Google's "zero-click" reality means hoteliers need to focus on optimizing their properties' websites and using effective content marketing strategies.
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How COVID-19 is impacting hotel benchmarking
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 26, 2021
STR's vice president of analytics advices hoteliers to uses indexes and incorporate a broad range of data to get the most effective view of trends.
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One year on from COVID, Italian hoteliers recognize Booking.com is not the enemy
By Mitra Sorrells
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March 12, 2021
Florence hotelier Giancarlo Carniani checks in to explain what has changed - and what remains the same - since last March.
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RocketRez raises $6.6M for tours and attractions tech platform
By Kevin May
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February 19, 2021
The Series A investment of $6.6 million is made up of $5 million from Blueprint and the rest in revenue-based financing from TIMIA.
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Is hospitality ready to service the digitally savvy travel consumer?
By Max Starkov - hospitality consultant and strategist
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February 16, 2021
There is a clear deficit of proper hospitality industry education in digital technology and the latest technology innovations, trends and best practices.
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Why it’s a “buyer’s market” for corporate hotel rates
By Mitra Sorrells
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February 10, 2021
According to Tripbam, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused shifts related to rates, star rates, locations and booking trends.
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Fully refundable vacation rentals get 4.2X more bookings, higher revenue
By Mitra Sorrells
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February 5, 2021
Data from Your.rentals shows January bookings were 92% of pre-COVID levels for properties with fully refundable cancellation policies, but only 23% of the norm for those with partial or non-refundable...
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WEBINAR REPLAY! How travel can leverage payment technology for a smart COVID-19 recovery
By PhocusWire
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February 2, 2021
As airlines and travel agencies plan their comeback, it is essential they have access to the most recent and relevant research enabling them to make smart decisions on how to mitigate the economic...
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ATPCO buys SITA’s Airfare Insight fare management system
By Mitra Sorrells
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January 19, 2021
In the coming months, ATPCO and SITA will work together to integrate the Airfare Insight system into ATPCO's new Architect pricing tool.
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Airbnb occupancy rates not expected to recover until September 2021
By Jill Menze
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January 5, 2021
Even with the COVID-19 vaccine, Airbnb occupancy rates aren't expected to recover until later this year; however, national daily rates are expected to grow throughout 2021.
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Tech challenges (and coronavirus) were the focus for rental managers in 2020
By Linda Fox
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December 22, 2020
Short-term rental managers wouldn't wave away the pandemic with a magic wand, according to a Hostfully report.
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Is Asia the example for travel technology's recovery?
By Linda Fox
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November 12, 2020
Predictions for travel and mobility tech recovery in Asia from Lufthansa Innovation Hub, including a return for business travel and VC-backed funding to startups in the region.
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How AI‐powered revenue management is helping airlines recover
By Justin Jander - PROS
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November 11, 2020
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 the situation has become uncertain for revenue management because many predictions – based on what was seen, planned and forecasted before the pandemic – no longer apply.
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Tripadvisor, OTA Insight partner to boost hotel data intelligence
By Mitra Sorrells
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October 27, 2020
The partnership creates Tripadvisor's new Spotlight data solution, a subscription product launching along with a second subscription tool, Reputation Pro.
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