According to the latest Global Barometer of Tourism of the UNWTO the collapse of international travel represents an estimated loss of $1.3 trillion.
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Flight Bookings to Greece, Portugal & Spain Increase
Recent ForwardKeys analysis reveals a big jump in international flight bookings to Greece, Portugal, and Spain as the tourist destinations announce the easing of travel restrictions.
Voxel and Juniper Partner to Ease Electronic Payments Pain for Travel
baVel, Voxel’s leading electronic transaction platform in the travel sector, has now been integrated with travel tech provider Juniper.
AEGEAN Extends Bookings Waiver Over COVID-19
AEGEAN is extending its waiver of rebooking fees for customers that wish to reschedule their travel plans due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Booking.com Announces Free Cancellations Due to COVID-19
Booking.com has issued a notice regarding the Coronavirus announcing free cancellations and refunds for travelers affected.
Agoda Reveals Travel Trend Expectations for 2020s
Agoda says single apps for all travel needs, passport free travel, and app check-in are the top three ‘new travel norms’ of the next decade.
easyJet Launches New Flexible Holiday Business with Handpicked Hotels
easyJet has announced a new holiday business which offers great-value holidays to handpicked hotels across Europe.
Greek Hoteliers Get Ready for 2020 Season Balancing Act
Greece’s 2019 tourism season warns of a disastrous 2020. Unless stakeholders think outside the box, Crete and other markets will suffer.
EyeWide to Manage the Online Presence of Kahlua Hotel & Suites
Kahlua Hotel & Suites and EyeWide entered a partnership aimed at enhancing the digital presence of the chic boutique hotel at the harbor of Hersonissos.
D-EDGE and PayPal for Secured Payment at Booking Time
ospitality technology provider, D-EDGE has announced a partnership with PayPal to make prepayment the norm in hotel bookings.
RateGain Launches Smart Distribution
RateGain unveiled the Smart Distribution solution during HEDNA, Madrid. This game-changing product will revolutionize hotels distribution.
Lighting the Dark Alley of Social Media ROI for Hotels
The most frequent criticism of social media as a marketing tool is the fact return on investment (ROI) is challenging to measure.
Booking.com Goes Local With An Unforgettable Foodie Adventure
More than six in ten travelers (61%) say they pick a destination for its great food or drink; Over half of global travelers (51%) are likely to seek out local street food markets; Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Brazil are among the top places to discover local food across the globe.
The Reality of Hotel Website Conversion from FASTBOOKING
A new report out from FASTBOOKING reveals that the average hotel website conversion rate is only 2.2 %. The same report also tells us that the top 20 % of hotels convert at a rate of 5.6 %, while the bottom fifth only convert at a pitiful 0.3%. Clearly, the spread in between leaves a gulf of disparity. For hoteliers wanting to get a grip on how to bring their properties into optimization, this FASTBOOKING paper offers help.
FastBooking Report Reveals Recipe for Direct Distribution
A new report and a revealing graphic from FastBooking reminds us that hotelier uptake for using more and more advanced tools and strategies needs to be incremental. The report entitled “A guide for independent hotels: budget hotels, small luxury hotels, and hotel groups” shows how CRM and other energies need to work hand-in-hand with websites, social, SEO and SEM, email marketing, metasearch and other facets to spur direct bookings.