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How to create a loyalty club in a hotel (without upsetting online travel agencies)
By Cesar Lopez - Mirai
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July 6, 2020
You have probably seen it in all the big hotel chains: loyalty clubs mean a new standard in direct sales and customers are starting to get used to them.
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Airline merchandizing - Finding growth in a time of survival
By Datalex
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July 6, 2020
Traditional industry benchmarks, KPIs and insights are now obsolete. However, while uncertainty rules the day, it is still possible to find new growth, as the industry continues to restart its...
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REPORT: COVID-19 Hotel Forecast - Chicago
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July 1, 2020
The state should be commended for creating a plan, clearly defining the metrics required to be met in order to advance to the next phase and continually communicating progress by publishing a robust...
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Hotel distribution post-pandemic - How not to throw caution to the wind
By Nir Dupler - Fornova
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June 29, 2020
With travel now opening up at a tethering pace after months of no demand, the hospitality industry is in survival mode. Shaving costs swiftly and effectively is the need of the hour.
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Paving the road ahead for activities in the new normal of travel
By Eric Gnock Fah - Klook
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June 29, 2020
In order to capture growth in this current climate, businesses need to be opportunistic, agile and innovative, and partner-centric.
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Using data to inform your hotel's rebound and recovery
By Cori Uddenberg - Screen Pilot
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June 29, 2020
The age of coronavirus is high on questions and low on answers. Many of the challenges COVID-19 brought with it have no precedent, leaving brands scrambling for solutions.
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WEBINAR REPLAY! Steering the comeback: Hotel revenue management recovery planning
By PhocusWire
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June 25, 2020
The hotel sector is gradually transitioning into a new phase of the coronavirus crisis that will see many properties consider how they can reopen and welcome guests.
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Sabre indicates "modest" recovery signs but air bookings still slammed
By Kevin May
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June 25, 2020
"The environment remains uncertain, with reductions in airline capacity and a volatile macro environment," Sabre says in an unscheduled update to investors this week.
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Travel payment standard sees early traction, aims to rebuild trust
By Linda Fox
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June 22, 2020
The Open Payment Alliance removes friction from B2B payments but still allows for payment flexibility via a standard.
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Road trips become a big option for travel sellers
By Kevin May
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June 22, 2020
Travel Compositor's "Routing" platform was created in two months and allows users to add and book services along a particular road trip, all with a single payment point.
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VIDEO: New Reality With... Beth Taylor of ATPCO
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June 18, 2020
The next guest on the New Reality With... series is Beth Taylor, global head of marketing and communications at ATPCO.
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STARTUP STAGE: TripAdmit wants to help activities suppliers sell online
By Linda Fox
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June 15, 2020
The Ireland-based company gives tour and activity providers the technology to sell via their websites as well as distribution partners such as hotels and airlines.
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Sabre realigns business units amid 800 layoffs
By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly
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June 5, 2020
Further details about the organization and its leadership team will be announced in July, when a new structure goes into place.
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InPhocus, episode 11 - An opportunity for NDC post-coronavirus
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May 21, 2020
Norm Rose, a Phocuswright analyst and veteran travel technology consultant, thinks the reset phase that airlines currently find themselves in will accelerate NDC as a standard (and more) in aviation.
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InPhocus, episode 10 - Farelogix tells all on the failed Sabre deal
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May 14, 2020
PhocusWire's Kevin May talks to Jim Davidson, CEO of Farelogix, to get his take on the entire story, including the background to the deal, the court case, the decision to nix the acquisition two weeks...
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