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News / Distribution

Hospitality and travel companies sign workplace diversity pledge

By Linda Fox | July 7, 2020

Fifteen travel and hospitality companies have signed up so far, including Bourne Leisure, Hilton and InterContinental Hotels Group. Read More

News / Technology

Travel payment standard sees early traction, aims to rebuild trust

By Linda Fox | June 22, 2020

The Open Payment Alliance removes friction from B2B payments but still allows for payment flexibility via a standard. Read More

Interview / Technology

Sounding Off: State-backed or multi-brand travel projects rarely work

By PhocusWire | June 12, 2020

There are countless ways to offer support from the state but creating, operating and maintaining a brand new service that seeks to challenge the status quo may not be the best use of a government's... Read More

Opinion / Online

Destination marketing is not just about the recovery - it's now a long game

By Bruce Lahood - ICF Next | June 10, 2020

The traveler of the future will be more cautious and more mindful of the adventure they are about to embark upon. But this has huge implications for marketing a destination. Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - How to stop tourists behaving badly

June 9, 2020

Another issue that tourism managers are able to tackle, as destinations approach the end of their shut-down periods, is the difficult area of guest behavior. Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - The toolkit needed for a new form of tourism

By PhocusWire | June 2, 2020

Let's put Hyperloop, self-driving cars and drone-like helicopters aside for a moment and inspect other technologies that can help destination managers. Read More

News / Technology

Innovation, automation and collaboration - three ways to get aviation moving safely again

By Linda Fox | May 26, 2020

Airlines are desperate to build confidence among passengers and put them in the planes that are slowly returning to the skies. But it'll take more than that to get aviation moving again. Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - Reopening for tourism after coronavirus

By PhocusWire | May 19, 2020

How to reopen for tourism after the coronavirus outbreak is tricky, with concerns around social distancing - to name just one element - added to an existing visitor strategy. Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - How coronavirus will force destinations to stop overtourism

By PhocusWire | April 28, 2020

The destruction caused by the coronavirus provides destinations an opportunity to make long-overdue smart and sustainable tourism decisions. Read More

News / Distribution

Adventure travel suppliers expect business to be down 40% in 2020

By Linda Fox | April 20, 2020

The coronavirus has hit the adventure travel industry just as hard as other segments with suppliers saying they have seen a 63% drop in demand in Q2 of 2020. Read More

News / Online

Destination X - Rebounding from the fear of coronavirus on tourism

By PhocusWire | April 14, 2020

Imagine how difficult it must be for travelers, many of whom will have an even bigger sense of unease about returning to the skies or hotels or places to visit, once the world and the industry try to... Read More

News / Technology

InPhocus, episode 3 - Living with the virus, thinking about a reset for tourism

By PhocusWire | March 27, 2020

Destination specialist Doug Lansky to gives his account of contracting coronavirus and shares his perspective on the current climate for destinations and what could (or should) happen next. Read More

News / Online

Corporate travel on the front line of global incidents

By Linda Fox | March 18, 2020

The corporate travel industry has to deal with an increasing volume of incidents related to weather, terrorism - and now health - that impact travel. Read More

News / Distribution

Youth travel businesses anticipate an €87B impact from coronavirus

By Linda Fox | March 17, 2020

Economic, political uncertainty, employment and travel restrictions top the list of concerns for businesses during this challenging period for both the immediate and long term, WYSE says. Read More