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Business travel recovery delayed until 2026 as travel spend slows

By Mitra Sorrells | August 15, 2022

GBTA says inflation, high energy prices, supply chain challenges and labor shortages mean spending won't reach 2019 levels until mid-2026. Read More

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Google on the motivations, expectations of leisure travelers

By PhocusWire | July 29, 2022

Google shares a preview of findings from its upcoming "Expectations of the Evolving Traveler" report. Read More

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Fires on all fronts as airlines fight to recover

By PhocusWire | July 5, 2022

Tamur Goudarzi Pour, CCO Swiss Air Lines and SVP channel management Lufthansa Group, discusses the challenges faced by airlines at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

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Q&A: The growth potential of Central and Eastern Europe’s tourism sector

By Szallas Group | May 23, 2022

Szallas Group, a leading domestic online travel agency in Central and Eastern Europe, recently published its comprehensive report about the region's tourism. Read More

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Phocuswright Europe 2022: Hot topics for hospitality

By PhocusWire | May 20, 2022

Executives from three of Europe's top hotel groups gather on Center Stage at Phocuswright Europe to discuss the industry's challenges, opportunities and outlook. Read More

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Trivago reports Q1 profit of €21M but excludes recent €30M fine

By Mitra Sorrells | May 2, 2022

On April 22, the Australian Federal Court ordered Trivago to pay a €30.2 million penalty for making misleading claims about hotel room rates online and in television advertising. Read More

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Online activity shows growing recovery for travel

By Mitra Sorrells | April 12, 2022

An analysis by Similarweb shows visits to airline and hospitality websites are up as consumers act on their desire to travel. Read More

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Q&A: Travelport on IPO, Russia, growth plans

By Mitra Sorrells | March 29, 2022

Travelport CEO Greg Webb and COO John Elieson answer questions about the company and the industry. Read More

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Sounding Off: Business travel needs a lot of stars to align right now

By PhocusWire | March 11, 2022

A swift resolution to the Ukraine crisis will be extremely welcome from a humanitarian perspective, most importantly, but a prolonged conflict will not be what a recovering industry -... Read More

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VIDEO: PhocusWire Flash - Crisis In Ukraine

By PhocusWire | March 11, 2022

Executives from the World Travel & Tourism Council, Tripadvisor and Road.travel join PhocusWire for a discussion of the war in Ukraine and its implications from both a humanitarian and economic... Read More

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Google pauses “vast majority” of commercial activity in Russia, adds tools for hotels

By Jill Menze | March 10, 2022

In addition to pausing commercial activity in Russia, Google will allow hotels in countries neighboring Ukraine to indicate if they’re offering free or discounted accommodations. Read More

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Expedia Group, Booking Holdings halt Russia travel sales

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | March 9, 2022

Bookings to Eastern Europe that include Russia represent a high single-digit percentage of Booking Holdings' gross sales. Read More

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Airbnb "closely evaluating" new host applications in Ukraine

By Mitra Sorrells | March 9, 2022

With at least $2 million already paid to hosts of properties in Ukraine via Airbnb, the company says it is evaluating inquiries from new hosts more closely than it normally would. Read More

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Travel stocks fall as Ukraine crisis enters third week

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | March 8, 2022

U.S. travel industry stocks plunged over investor worries about surging oil prices and concerns about how Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine could impact European travel plans. Read More

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Sabre, Amadeus and Travelport pull fares from Russian carrier Aeroflot following Ukraine invasion

By Kevin May | March 4, 2022

Sabre was the first of the main GDSs to issue a statement that it has axed its distribution with the Russian goverment majority-owned airline, with Amadeus following shortly after. Read More

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