The global travel industry under serious strain The travel industry has already taken a huge hit due to travel restrictions and canceled trips tied to the coronavirus outbreak.
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The travel industry is becoming 'less structured' and more diverseRoche said the changing profile of the typical luxury safari traveler mirrors what's been happening in the travel industry in general.
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The travel industry is also feeling the effects of Brexit.
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They've already taken over, at least in the travel industry.
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Zika fears are biting into Florida's $90 billion travel industry.
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I live in Denver and work in the travel industry.
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What makes women an important force in the travel industry?
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Fittingly, he is planning a career in the travel industry.
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This is having its own impact on the travel industry.
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American businesses know this – particularly those in the travel industry.
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Such are the social networks' powers in the travel industry.
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Still, any bailout of the travel industry may be controversial.
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Such measures have thrown the global travel industry into disarray.
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I think that is what the travel industry has become.
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"US Travel Industry Fears a 'Lost Decade' Under Trump," Bloomberg warned.
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Startup veteran Jochem Wijnands is now taking on the travel industry.
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The travel industry is trying to reassure customers following the attacks.
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That's "the part of the travel industry that's broken," Simi said.
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Mezi is presenting at the PhocusWright travel industry conference this afternoon.
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In China, the travel industry is also suffering from government policies.
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Losing the stronghold that they have on the American travel industry?
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The travel industry is usually hit the hardest by pandemic threats.
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The next several months also show promise for Florida's travel industry.
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The disease has had a dramatic impact on the travel industry.
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What aspect of the travel industry won't wellness touch in 2018?
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That offering has worked well for retailers and also travel industry clients.
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So Mediakix decided to keep going, this time with the travel industry.
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But workers in the travel industry might be more receptive to gratuities.
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That's an issue the travel industry in Mississippi is facing after Gov.
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Treating the disabled badly is a false economy for the travel industry.
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Free travel is a major incentive to work in the travel industry.
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Like North Carolina, the state is highly dependent on its travel industry.
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Everyone knows the travel industry has inflated prices, especially around holiday weekends.
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Airlines understand logistics better than any other segment of the travel industry.
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The travel industry seems to always have its hand out — sometimes literally.
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That could mean an $18 billion hit to the American travel industry.
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Climate change is forcing expensive changes to the global air travel industry.
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The epidemic is wreaking havoc on the travel industry well beyond Airbnb.
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That was the third blow since October to hit Egypt's travel industry.
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In the past decade, social media has taken over the travel industry.
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The crash is again focusing attention on Pakistan's troubled air travel industry.
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If Airbnb's is to restore some human connection to the travel industry.
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When Zika and Ebola plagued the travel industry, Priceline didn't skip a beat.
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There is cautious optimism within the travel industry that the arrangement can work.
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In the meantime, the travel industry is trying to crack down on fraud.
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If you're in the travel industry then you should definitely check out Bucketlistly.
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Spotting trafficking is important throughout the entire travel industry, not just on flights.
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Concerns about Zika virus have had a quick impact on the travel industry.
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The travel industry in Britain relies, to a fair extent, on foreign labour.
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The travel industry is doing well, advocates assert, and employers can afford raises.
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And the travel industry is readily capitalizing on our addiction to glowing screens.
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Reports suggest the domestic travel industry is also being hurt by the coronavirus.
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The travel industry is on a mission to turn those likes into sales.
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I think the travel industry has a very rainbow-colored view of traveling.
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Lower tariffs mean greater exports for American manufacturers, farmers and the travel industry.
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We're currently working with AsiaYo to further develop technological capabilities in the travel industry.
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The number one source of complaints that Services sees are in the travel industry.
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Now the travel industry has ramped things up and Pokémon tourism is the fad.
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Diller is involved in the travel industry through his position as chairman of Expedia.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to the travel industry as a whole.
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The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the travel industry, from cruises to airlines to hotels.
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"It's part of the larger wellness movement happening in the travel industry," she said.
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Here are five ways the luxury travel industry is responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
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It's partly why they're the generation driving the most growth in the travel industry.
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Corporate travel startup TripActions also laid off 350 employees as the travel industry suffers.
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On Friday, Keynote panelists discussed challenges to the travel industry, included overtourism and sustainability.
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The travel industry is more reliant on Chinese travellers now than it was then.
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Travel industry sounds alarm Another developing nightmare for the White House is growing fears that the travel industry -- an important driver of the economy -- could face a catastrophic blow as conferences are canceled and families mull whether to hold off on vacation plans.
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I hope these pieces made readers question how much they even need the travel industry.
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The travel industry is worried about how severe, and long lasting, that decline could be.
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North America may be losing its lucrative appeal in the multi-trillion dollar travel industry.
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British Airways has a history of supporting innovative startups and entrepreneurs in the travel industry.
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It feels like the travel industry is BOOMING and more and more people are traveling.
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Elsewhere in the travel industry, however, the general direction of travel is towards greater automation.
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Airbnb is trying to disrupt not just the hotel industry, but the entire travel industry.
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But Soderbery said Uplift is the only lending company focused entirely on the travel industry.
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Meanwhile, a booming travel industry had made the country one of Asia's largest tourism markets.
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And that's when an idea struck: highlighting real women who work in the travel industry.
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The air travel industry gets its worst marks for treatment of travelers with intellectual disabilities.
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Ali is happier now, running Skift, a small online trade publication for the travel industry.
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As I previously reported, the travel industry is usually hit the hardest by pandemic threats.
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The housekeeping robots are just one way the travel industry is innovating during the pandemic.
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But it both cases, the travel industry startup's business thrived as things recovered, Chesky said.
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"The travel industry is catering to this growing interest in a fun way," she said.
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A blow to the travel sector China's travel industry in particular is bracing for disruption.
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The Krechevskys' approach embodies the latest trend promoted by the travel industry: family vacation planning.
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His mother was a secretary at the University of Hawaii School of Travel Industry Management.
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Its analysts said that could mean a $18 billion hit to the American travel industry.
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Tech companies have penetrated both the revenue streams and the design sensibilities of the travel industry.
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The travel industry predicts that by 2030, the number of annual tourists will reach 2 billion.
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That amounts to an estimated $185 million loss for the business-travel industry, the report says.
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The travel industry is using VR in order to advertise tourist locations and experiences to consumers.
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Existing seed investor Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg, along with a number of travel industry-related angels, also participated.
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Combining business and leisure travel, or "bleisure" travel, is being closely watched by the travel industry.
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This is a potential public health concern, and one that could affect the domestic travel industry.
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App streaming could basically cut down on the waste and repetition built into the travel industry.
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Indeed, the jet's elephantine proportions were both a gift and a challenge to the travel industry.
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Airlines have canceled thousands of flights as the coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the travel industry.
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Trade war: The U.S.-China conflict has a new battlefront: the $1.6 trillion U.S. travel industry.
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Halal tourism: Muslims now make up one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry.
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But the luxury travel industry doesn't necessarily play by the same rules as travel in general.
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The airlines, of course, aren't the only aspect of the travel industry hurt by the pandemic.
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The travel industry has been especially affected as outbreaks continue to be reported in additional locations.
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New Zealand built a lucrative travel industry based solely on the "Lord of the Rings" franchise.
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Investors are already worried about what the Wuhan virus could mean for China's growing travel industry.
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Some in Texas's travel industry have extended a helping hand to those evacuating closer to home.
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But proper airplane etiquette is more complicated than that, Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst, said.
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The travel industry has expressed concern about Mr. Trump's focus on travelers from the Middle East.
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Ahmed Bhuiyan, a Seattle-based travel industry consultant, switches between his banks when on the road.
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Update Muslims now make up one of the fastest-growing segments of the global travel industry.
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Solo travel by women has grown in popularity year after year, according to travel industry studies.
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THREE months into his presidency, Donald Trump has engendered little but despair among among travel-industry types.
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International travel to the U.S. creates and supports a large number of jobs in the travel industry.
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The travel industry has been ramping up offerings to Cuba, even before Congress acts on the embargo.
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"Amadeus is assessing the findings of SR Labs on travel industry security," a company spokeswoman told Reuters.
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Now, the country is in dire need of help — and the travel industry is heeding their call.
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And the travel industry — including hotels, car rental services and destination marketing organizations — supports a cap increase.
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The hotels asked for $150 billion in grants, along another $100 billion for the broader travel industry.
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But buy with caution, said the travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt, the founder of Atmosphere Research Group.
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Harnessing it has become a quest in the travel industry, where pretty pictures are staple sales tools.
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The travel industry has flash sales throughout the year where you can score discounted hotel rooms. Expedia.
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His father, Robert, was a publicist in the travel industry; his mother was the former Dorothy Rogers.
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Travel industry executives worry about the lost U.S. market share as travelers opt to visit other destinations.
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CBP said the reversal was the result of conversations with "privacy experts," lawmakers, and travel-industry stakeholders.
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It also comes as companies within the travel industry make a concerted push to toward sustainability initiatives.
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"The recent political events in Turkey will be catastrophic for its travel industry," Euromonitor's Nadejda Popova said.
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A fellow Gulliver has posted about the potential long-term implications of the ban for the travel industry.
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Among other factors, the Gulf's economic slowdown because of low oil prices has dented the region's travel industry.
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"Cruise ships are now outfitted with some of the most advanced amenities in the travel industry," she added.
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However, key to these consumer experiences are partnerships the company has with major players in the travel industry.
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The result of that is jeopardizing the jobs and economic growth that comes from the U.S. travel industry.
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"Dara is a very focused, disciplined adult," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst with Atmosphere Research Group.
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According to research from Forrester Research, the online travel industry will be a $1 trillion market by 2023.
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It's the latest development in an American travel industry that is slowly expanding tourism to the Communist nation.
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No part of the travel industry has been hit harder by the coronavirus outbreak than the cruise industry.
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If nothing else, we're an untapped market — the travel industry can, too, benefit from more inclusively designed experience.
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Travel industry suffering There has already been a plunge in the number of trips made during the holiday.
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He told the crowd he plans to end his career at United, according to travel industry site Skift.
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Trivago – Mizuho also rates Trivago a "buy" in new coverage, based on strong fundamentals for travel industry search.
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The stocks of companies with exposure to China, particularly the travel industry, made gains during the trading day.
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Trending The impact virtual and augmented reality software has had on the travel industry is small but growing.
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"The travel industry is always having disruptions," said David Scowsill, president and CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council.
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"I had been working in the travel industry since I was 18, and I was just tired," she said.
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It has also, more quietly, taken aim at another target: the travel industry and the hidden fees it charges.
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With the 360c, Volvo wants compete with the air travel industry, especially when it comes to short-haul flights.
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"Both Altimeter and PAR (have tended) to invest more in travel technology companies," said travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt.
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That amounts to an estimated $185 million loss for the business-travel industry, the report says: http://bit.ly/2lwgDmV.
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Interest in personal growth is something the travel industry has also picked up on and sells as Transformative Travel.
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US Travel, a national organization that represents the travel industry, also disagrees with the three airlines leading the charge.
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Because Delany worked in the travel industry, he had the connection to find investors for Stride's first institutional round.
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The MS Roald Amundsen is just one example of the luxury travel industry becoming more eco-friendly in 2019.
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Tim Winship, an American who worked in the travel industry before chronicling it, which he now does for smartertravel.
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There were discussions in Washington once again on Tuesday about a federal bailout for the travel industry, including airlines.
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The mounting impacts on the travel industry prompted Delta Air Lines to announce its biggest flight capacity cuts ever.
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"The travel industry is really set up to sell you flights, flights, car hires and more flights," he said.
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Related: The trade war between the U.S. and China has a new battlefront: the $2000 trillion U.S. travel industry.
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The nascent phenomenon comes as bike-sharing systems expand and the travel industry looks to reduce its environmental impact.
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Investors may also consider American companies with huge exposure to China's travel industry, such as Marriott International and Hyatt.
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The losses will not be isolated to the travel industry and the most precarious sectors of the service economy.
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In a press conference earlier Tuesday he noted that the challenges facing the travel industry are not its fault.
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Experts don't believe that the hit to the travel industry is enough to spark a global recession by itself.
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NS, which was acquired in 2010 and specializes in providing software solutions to the airline and travel industry globally.
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But the ban sparked confusion, chaos and protests at airports over the weekend, creating uncertainty throughout the travel industry.
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It's an unusual hire — bringing into the robotics projects someone who has primarily worked in the online travel industry.
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Yeah, so now they've got a great foothold in the enormous travel industry and this is a horizontal expansion.
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When we get back we're going to check where not just the hotel, but the travel industry is going.
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The well-being of the country's $458bn travel industry, this much is clear by now, is not one of them.
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The warning is expected to affect the travel industry and could affect the Summer Olympics, set for Brazil in August.
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Are you a flight attendant, pilot, or other airline employee with thoughts on the outbreak or the air-travel industry?
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And yet what will matter most to America's travel industry will be something far broader: the state of the economy.
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Clearly when it comes to looking after all its customers equally, the travel industry has some distance left to go.
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After "disrupting" the travel industry with its home sharing network, Airbnb is continuing on a path to becoming more mainstream.
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The U.S. tourism and travel industry and the Americans who worked in those jobs paid a high price for that.
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It comes as part of wider Mastercard research into the global travel industry, set to be released later this year.
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It sounds like a good idea and could be a valuable tool that benefits the travel industry and consumers alike.
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Despite the hype, the travel industry will continue its expansion into Cuba, though the journey may be tougher for some.
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The lowered cost of air travel over time, for example, drove greater total spending and employment in the travel industry.
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JPMorgan's Kelly pointed to the sharp pain in the travel industry and the "social distancing" effect of the health crisis.
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Earlier in premarket trading the stock dropped more than 15% as the coronavirus outbreak continues to hit the travel industry.
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"There is not a lot of love out there among the public for airlines," said travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt.
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Layoffs are expected to more largely hit the tech travel industry due to the global pandemic and people staying inside.
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And now, the travel industry is more reliant on Chinese travellers, and China's share of the global economy has quadrupled.
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As the age group willing to spend the most on travel, they are trendsetters for the travel industry at large.
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Phocuswright, the travel industry research firm, says that nearly 212 percent of all cruise sales are done by travel agents.
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Airline stocks United and American fell 3.51% and 4.03%, respectively, amid fears the coronavirus spread would hurt the travel industry.
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The U.S. travel industry is no stranger to downturns, but this one is occurring at a time of economic growth.
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"There are two weeks in the travel industry every year that are known as 'dead weeks,'" explained travel journalist Peter Greenberg.
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IN JULY each year, it is not just children who look forward to the summer holidays, but the travel industry too.
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After intense lobbying by the travel industry, on July 9th the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced plans to close this loophole.
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To some holidaymakers, this will seem like yet another attempt by the travel industry to get money from every source possible.
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The decade following the 9/11 terrorist attacks is commonly referred to as the "lost decade" for the U.S. travel industry.
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ONE of the big questions facing the business-travel industry is the extent to which it will embrace the sharing economy.
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The warning — which will likely have a significant impact upon the travel industry — appears to be the first of its kind.
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"The demand outpaces the supply," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst with the Atmosphere Research Group, of the applicants' zeal.
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Similarly, if an enterprise from the travel industry were to look for a loan, Indifi checks the volatility of the market.
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It has left hoteliers and others in the travel industry nervous that the warning will dampen Florida's $2404 billion tourism industry.
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According to Kelly, software that airlines use today, like Pros and Sabre, was built before the online travel industry took off.
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He had, after all, spent his career making private information public, first in the travel industry and then in real estate.
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"For U.S. airlines this will be completely incremental business," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst with the Atmosphere Research Group.
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Airbnb's policy change "is absolutely a step in the right direction," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst with Atmosphere Research.
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Chinese carriers are expanding rapidly to meet rising demand, so tariffs on Boeing could slow development of the domestic travel industry.
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As the travel industry is currently in a tailspin, that source of revenue is quickly dwindling for this class of startups.
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Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean — Shares of cruise lines continued to suffer as the coronavirus shuts down the travel industry.
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The photos reveal collections of planes large and small that sit idle as the travel industry waits to return to normal.
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"Instagram is figuratively and literally reshaping travel," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and the president of Atmosphere Research Group.
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Travel industry insiders expect the company to go public in 2018, according to PhocusWright's senior vice president of research, Douglas Quinby.
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The term "dead week" is used by travel industry professionals, referring to the absolute cheapest time to travel through the year.
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In the travel industry, major hotel groups, including Marriott International and Hilton, have pledged to rid their properties of plastic straws.
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The spreading coronavirus has led to a sell-off in stocks with heavy exposure to China and in the travel industry.
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For one of the fastest-growing sectors of the global travel industry, there is no pork on the hotel dinner menus.
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A new battlefront has opened in the trade war between the United States and China: the $23 trillion American travel industry.
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With this in mind, "it's important for HomeAway to elevate consumer awareness that they exist," Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst, said.
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Gnock Fah was then a 26-year-old Hong Kong-based investment analyst with big plans to shake-up the travel industry.
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Personally, I think this is a great opportunity for the travel industry and the accompanying startup ecosystem to work together to help.
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The CEO of Dedrone, Joerg Lamprecht, said all players in the air travel industry are still grappling with the question of authority.
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Skift, a travel-industry website, has reported that Airbnb and New York are already trying to thrash out a deal, for example.
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Junomedical's passionate team of digital experts and geeks is led by Dr. Sophie Chung — tackling a $50 billion medical travel industry. Heycater!
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But the 737 Max has likely received much worse publicity than any other specific aircraft—prompting a response from the travel industry.
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According to the travel industry and junk science, the third Monday of every January is the most depressing day of the year.
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In March, travel industry body ABTA, released a report with help from Deloitte on what a "Brexit" would mean for British travel.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin have long dominated the news with their respective advances in private space travel industry.
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International competition is also spurring the recent investment in clubs, said Brian Kelly, who follows the travel industry on his website, ThePointsGuy.com.
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Some professionals in the business travel industry acknowledge the potential benefits of using services like Airbnb, and see some of the drawbacks.
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Palihapitiya pointed to the travel industry, calling Google's travel efforts a "canary in a coal mine" and citing both Expedia and TripAdvisor.
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Numerous airlines are temporarily suspending operations as the travel industry is experiencing record low demand as COVID-19 spreads around the world.
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Short-term rental startup Sonder is planning to open its largest NYC apartment hotel yet even as coronavirus cripples the travel industry
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Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and the founder of Atmosphere Research Group said that Uber's program was the most extensive yet.
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This mode of transportation is getting more attention as bike sharing expands and the travel industry looks to reduce its environmental impact.
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Hospitality startup Sonder is pushing ahead with plans to open its largest NYC apartment hotel yet as coronavirus cripples the travel industry
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"You don't have to buy names that are in the travel industry," the chief investment officer at Matrix Asset Advisors told CNBC.
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Additionally, the entire travel industry has been upended by the virus, so there's little hope of getting away and ignoring it all.
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Elsewhere in the travel industry — hotels and car rental agencies, for example — these abuses do not exist because there is actual competition.
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The coronavirus has hit the travel industry hard as multiple airlines canceled flights to mainland China, and countries advised against visiting there.
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The timing of the announcement comes as the broader online travel industry faces intense competition from Google, Airbnb and traditional hotel operators.
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The expected fallout goes beyond airlines — the US travel industry predicts a loss of more than $10 billion due to the virus.
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In the United States alone, private accommodation rentals tallied about $2130 billion in 22013, according to Phocuswright, a travel industry research firm.
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The economic pain of the coronavirus is expected to reverberate through the entire travel industry, as shown by the Tourism Economics report.
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The toll that the virus is taking on the $688 billion online travel industry is shared by airlines and big hotel chains.
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Roger Dow is president and CEO of the US Travel Association, a national, non-profit organization representing all components of the travel industry.
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This will include adding more travel industry partners, such as cruise lines and airlines, and also enhance customer experience with a traveller app.
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"The Alaska-Delta code share will go away," said travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt, citing conversations with sources at one of the airlines.
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"What's novel about Airbus' strategy is everything is modular," says Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and co-founder of Atmosphere Research Group.
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And though still fragile, the country's travel industry (which recorded 21849 million visitors last year, up from 2138 million in 21) is rebounding.
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For example, Beijing has vastly reduced the number of Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan and this measure has seriously harmed Taiwan's travel industry.
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Travel industry executives and officials in North Carolina and in Mississippi are attempting to counter the message that they say the legislation delivers.
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The company has plans to sell some $1.5 billion in hotel assets in the next three years, according to travel industry site Skift.
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The wealthy travel more, and spend more per trip; the luxury market is growing almost a third faster than the overall travel industry.
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The Fed is doing what it can, injecting cash into the economy, but COVID-19 poses a mortal threat to the travel industry.
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Aid for small businesses -- It's the small and neighborhood businesses, along with the travel industry, that might be hit hardest by the slowdown.
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The novel coronavirus has affected businesses around the world, but the travel industry is expected to be one of the hardest-hit financially.
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He told Business Insider he would buy stocks linked to China's travel industry if the country made progress on combating the coronavirus outbreak.
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Despite the fresh bad news, there is still a high level of uncertainty in the outlook for airlines and the travel industry broadly.
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With one in three Americans now under some form of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the travel industry is taking a beating.
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Nevertheless, the travel industry and travelers have made significant progress, Costas Christ, the director of sustainability for the luxury travel network Virtuoso, said.
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Here, travel industry experts share their advice on who and how much to tip over the holidays: The season, generally, warrants extra tipping.
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was good for the travel industry, but research shows the USMCA could potentially be even better.
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"I continue to be surprised at how little the average candidate does in terms of prep," said Barney Harford, a veteran travel-industry executive.
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"This is translating into more travelers kicking off the holiday season with a Thanksgiving getaway, building on a positive year for the travel industry."
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With these releases, we'll not be playing catchup with the leisure travel industry, but bringing to market features designed specifically for the business traveler.
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The online travel industry has been undergoing a sweeping consolidation, with Expedia and larger rival Priceline embarking on acquisition sprees to dominate the business.
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"For tour operators, Golden Week is no longer a golden period," said Joseph Tung, executive director of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong.
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The "Mad Money" host also spoke with Dara Khosrowshahi, the president and CEO of Expedia, to hear about how the travel industry is evolving.
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Is an unwelcoming political climate really creating a "Trump Slump" in the annual $250 billion business and leisure travel industry in the United States?
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"Cooperating with Uber will give the entire mobile travel industry a healthier order and a period of a higher level of development," it said.
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So, with the vacationally oppressed in mind, I decided to explore the kinky travel industry—something that has spawned out of this very problem.
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Norwegian Air has attempted to disrupt the air travel industry by offering a budget long-haul model with a particular focus on transatlantic routes.
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While cities like Paris and Tokyo will always remain classic tourist destinations, one small area in Portugal is now shaking up the travel industry.
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Hefer says these new companies are the next big thing in the travel industry because they combine the best parts of Airbnbs and hotels.
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The Cuban travel industry is largely run by the Castro regime, so our money is flowing into their coffers and keeping the dictatorship afloat.
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Asian consumers are driving tech trends in the travel industry, Ming Foong, the regional managing director of travel commerce platform Travelport, told CNBC Tuesday.
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Now, everyone in the travel industry is reeling but Airbnb, with that management team, will be much more nimble coming out of this trauma.
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TripAdvisor wields significant influence in the travel industry, and its reviews for hotels and restaurants typically rank near the top in online search listings.
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A plane trip that includes layovers might save money, said Andrew Sheivachman, business travel editor at Skift, a travel industry news and research site.
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In a survey, scientists found many travelers could not distinguish bedbugs from other pests, which could have implications for hotels and the travel industry.
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There's also a perception that special meals taste better, according to Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and the founder of Atmosphere Research Group.
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"Rick's a problem-solver," said Gail Grimmett, a travel industry executive who previously managed operations in the New York area for Delta Air Lines.
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The country's travel industry is preparing for the possibility that the pneumonia-causing virus could become even more widespread during a busy travel season.
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Travel industry experts gathered at the Javits Center in New York City for the 17th annual New York Times Travel Show this past weekend.
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People in the trenches of global commerce — supply chain managers, travel industry experts, employers large and small — warned of substantial disruptions to their businesses.
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"An airline might be buying an airplane every 20 years," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry consultant and founder of the Atmosphere Research Group.
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We believe there is significant opportunity for Expedia to grow revenue and margins in what is a still a very dynamic online travel industry.
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So, with all of the ways the travel industry has changed and expanded, what&aposs on your travel bucket list for the next decade?
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Last August, the company lost CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to Uber in the midst of an intense hurricane season that impacted the entire travel industry.
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"It was a tough summer for us," CFO Derek Kerr said Wednesday at the Skift Global Forum, a travel industry conference in New York.
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Meanwhile, hospitality startup Sonder is planning to open its largest NYC apartment hotel yet later this year even as coronavirus cripples the travel industry.
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Hussein Al-Umari, 266, killed at Al Noor mosque, worked in the travel industry but had recently lost his job, his parents told Stuff.
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But travel industry professionals, international trade experts and economists say the bigger factor is the trade war and the inflammatory rhetoric associated with it.
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When it's not busy trying to take over the travel industry, Airbnb engineers appear to be spending time on side projects to assist fellow developers.
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"It's nice to see an airline offering a desired amenity on a complimentary basis," said travel industry analyst and Atmosphere Research Group founder Henry Harteveldt.
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"We invest heavily in technology because the travel industry today is all about technology … we work to be connected door-to-door," said de Pro.
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He added that Airbnb will be looking to tap into India's burgeoning travel industry, which is estimated to cross the $40 million mark by 2020.
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Hentschel's offer might be good publicity, but the businessman says it's about promoting peace — and protecting the travel industry from the consequences of nuclear Armageddon.
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The coronavirus has hit the travel industry hard, as multiple airlines have canceled flights to mainland China and countries have advised against visiting the country.
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Two possible solutions: Travel industry has plans to create a "Visit U.S. Coalition" to entice foreign visitors back to the U.S., according to LA Times.
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The Mississippi travel industry is also expressing a welcoming attitude in dealing with the effects of the bill that was passed there on March 30.
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In 323, the national government designated Hainan for development as an "international tourism island" and unleashed a torrent of investment to support its travel industry.
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"I think this is a very smart move on United's part to compete," said Henry Harteveldt, founder of travel-industry consulting firm Atmosphere Research Group.
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After being unemployed for a couple years, Rosas now works part-time earning $8.25 an hour as a social media specialist in the travel industry.
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The findings come amid a boost in German travel to the U.S., and could signify a coming downturn for Europe's travel industry, according to Bloomberg.
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Hertz Global (HTZ), Avis Budget (CAR) – Hertz, Avis, and privately held Enterprise Holdings asked the Treasury Department to be included in any travel industry aid.
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Hertz Global (HTZ), Avis Budget (CAR) - Hertz, Avis, and privately held Enterprise Holdings asked the Treasury Department to be included in any travel industry aid.
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The travel industry will eventually be up and running again, and when it is, you could have a stash of points to redeem toward trips.
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The spike came as the travel industry roared back from the recession, hitting record levels of vacation spending, and as travelers stayed within the country.
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People working in Myanmar's travel industry said in interviews on Monday that they attributed the slump to concerns about the military's treatment of the Rohingya.
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"As the nation grapples with the effort to contain the coronavirus, the travel industry has been challenged, and our company is no different," he wrote.
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Apart from the immediate impact of the coronavirus on the travel industry, airlines are gearing up for long-term repercussions of the worsening global outbreak.
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We're trying to directly fight the problems with the travel industry, from sexism to ageism to lack of diversity, with the stories we put out.
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It is also totally upending the world travel industry and is exerting considerable pressure on the emerging market economies by driving down international commodity prices.
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But they are facing pushback not only from the Gulf airlines, but also from the U.S. travel industry, smaller American airlines and cargo carrier FedEx.
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The coronavirus outbreak will have an impact on the travel industry and the group's business this year, chief executive Luis Maroto said in a statement.
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The government will have more time to prepare for the policy change this time around — and the travel industry is anxiously awaiting the federal guidance.
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Unlike the travel industry, where consumers have to endure the airport experience in order to travel by air, fans could easily choose to just stay home.
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There's "no question," according to Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and founder of advisory firm Atmosphere Research Group, that DIY services factor into this decline.
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"He was big, brash funny and wickedly smart," said Henry Harteveldt, a former airline executive and founder of Atmosphere Research Group, a travel industry consulting firm.
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Cool Cousin's founders did not come from the travel industry, but rather joined forces to launch and run the largest ever grassroot political campaign in Israel.
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The crash was the third blow since October to hit Egypt's travel industry, still reeling from political unrest following the 2011 uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
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The time to launch new first-class offerings is at ITB Berlin, the world's largest trade show for the travel industry, which opened on March 6th.
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"Google sees a lot of money being made down the booking funnel," said Douglas Quinby, vice president for research at Phocuswright, a travel industry research firm.
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He is credited with pushing Expedia to rapidly grow in revenue and in profit, despite the financial crisis and the competitive landscape in the travel industry.
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From President Donald Trump's travel restrictions to the United Airlines fiasco, Jim Cramer figured the $8003 billion travel industry could be Wall Street's next big short.
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From President Donald Trump's travel restrictions to the United Airlines fiasco, Jim Cramer figured the $250 billion travel industry could be Wall Street's next big short.
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On a new episode of VICELAND's SLUTEVER, Karley Sciortino explores the kink travel industry with a stay at La Domaine Esemar, the world's oldest BDSM chateau.
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As the travel industry consolidates, both domestically and globally, it is imperative that there continue to be a mutually beneficial relationship among buyers, suppliers and travelers.
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In this role, he says that he'd rather work with outsiders — including former military officers and a one-time fashion director — than typical travel industry insiders.
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The French travel industry is already being hit by strikes, and the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, starting next week, is seen as a major security challenge.
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Though many travelers know about all these fees, enough of them are only vaguely aware that the travel industry can build a business model around them.
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First, the coronavirus pandemic slammed a world economy already hobbled by trade wars, crushed the travel industry and sparked fear among American households and CEOs alike.
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US Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow called on Trump to match his aggressive action with equally bold moves to shore up the travel industry.
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The travel industry in particular was in chaos as airlines and cruise companies struggled from the shock of new travel restrictions on top of cascading cancellations.
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TOURISM. The US Travel Association, the trade group for the travel industry, hired Atlas Crossing to work on educating Congress and the administration on the industry.
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Meanwhile, we appear to be experiencing a general slowdown in the travel industry as businesses roll back on nonessential travel and people reconsider their vacation plans.
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The travel industry has requested $2250 billion and manufacturers are seeking $224 trillion in loans to deal with the economic devastation being wrought by the coronavirus.
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Meanwhile, the U.S. Travel Association was projecting 4.6 million jobs lost this year in the travel industry alone, pushing the unemployment rate up to 6.3 percent.
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The business travel industry was often ignoring the risks of sending L.G.B.T.Q. employees and contractors into countries that criminalize them without any warning, advice or resources.
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Widespread layoffs can transform slowdowns in just one or two sectors — the travel industry, say, or manufacturing — into a full-blown downturn for the overall economy.
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The world's travel industry has become troubled in light of the spread of COVID-19, the resulting border closures and reduction in personal and business travel.
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Hospitality workers have been particularly hard hit, as bars and restaurants and hotels have closed; 4.6 million people in the travel industry could lose their jobs.
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Emails leaked to the Miami New Times from Norwegian Cruise Lines revealed that a placid brand messaging strategy has been taken on throughout the travel industry.
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The travel industry has already taken a huge hit due to travel restrictions and canceled trips for both business and pleasure, but that's just the beginning.
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"This is very much the early alpha stage of all of this," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and the president of Atmosphere Research Group.
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CEO Christopher Nassetta told investors the outbreak could hurt the travel industry for up to a year, based on what happened with the 2003 SARS epidemicl.
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Mark Tepper, CEO of Strategic Wealth Partners, said investors should avoid the hotel space altogether in light of the coronavirus' crushing impact on the travel industry.
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The crash is the third blow since October to Egypt's travel industry, which is still suffering from the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Blockchain technology has the potential to shake up the travel industry by giving airlines and hotels a way to bypass controlling intermediaries like Expedia (EXPE.
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"Think of the travel industry, think of being at home, being able to control your lights more efficiently... there are loads of opportunities with the ICT sector."
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To curate other standouts, we selected resorts and hotels based on our own travel industry knowledge, deep research, and reviews and feedback from Trip Advisor and Booking.com.
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"In today's extensively digitized social network environment, actual interpersonal interaction is prized," Henry H. Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and the president of Atmosphere Research Group, said.
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Consolidation has been sweeping the travel industry, with Expedia and larger rival by market capitalization Priceline Group, embarking on acquisition sprees to dominate the online travel business.
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There are no official figures for the sexual orientation of visitors but travel industry executives say Thailand has seen an increase in the number of gay tourists.
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The crash was the third blow since October to Egypt's travel industry, which is still suffering from the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
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"It's from the episode when they're about to open the Dragonfly Inn and they're having a preview day for the press and the travel industry," says Carlson.
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But other airlines and travel industry groups argue that the rapid expansion of services from Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways has actually helped the U.S. economy.
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But Ctrip's dominant position in the country's travel industry is likely to produce "rapid gains in revenues and profit margins for years to come," the publication said.
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The crash is the third blow since October to Egypt's travel industry, which is still reeling from the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
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There is widespread concern among the airline and travel industry about how the policy could throw daily operations into chaos and hurt overall global business and tourism.
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Yet the travel industry is rife with other rewards and membership programs — offerings that don't get as much attention but can make a trip cheaper and easier.
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But at least folks can earn a little extra cash back or bonus points toward travel for when quarantines are lifted and the travel industry bounces back.
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Those in the travel industry point to factors like a global market that gives tourists more possible destinations, the strength of the dollar and tightening visa restrictions.
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Leading hotel and tourism CEOs have asked the White House for a $150 billion bailout to keep the travel industry afloat and prevent a potential financial recession.
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If you've been paying any attention to the travel industry, you have probably noticed that van life is becoming more of a wanderlust pipedream than ever before.
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As the visual product improved, virtual reality products using fine-tuned, realistic 3-D environments were incorporated for design, training and marketing in the air travel industry.
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In a sign of deep damage to the travel industry, British regional airline Flybe collapsed, making the struggling carrier the industry's first big casualty of the outbreak.
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In a sign of deep damage to the travel industry, British regional airline Flybe collapsed, making the struggling carrier the industry's first big casualty of the outbreak.
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Fears the virus could impact cruise ship bookings or even curb cruises has been hanging over the travel industry, after airlines cut back on flights to China.
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The Honeymoons move will give the company an opening to working with other companies much more closely, specifically those in the travel industry, to create cohesive experiences.
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"No airline wants to be responsible for a passenger having a terrible allergic reaction," said Henry Harteveldt, who founded Atmosphere Research Group, a travel industry consulting firm.
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Travelport, a company focused on providing distribution, technology and payment methods to the travel industry, had seen its stock rise 9.8 percent for 2018 prior to Monday.
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The fallout from the virus is affecting the travel industry even outside China, as attendees are staying away from high-profile events such as the Singapore Airshow.
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Sabre, which touts its products as "the world's favorite technology for the travel industry," provides booking software used by most major US airlines, including American and JetBlue.
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According to Airlines for America, a trade group for the travel industry, Wednesday, August 30, through Tuesday, September 5, are going to be packed with passengers this year.
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I'm looking forward to seeing how that changes — and how TRVL is planning to sidestep regulatory challenges in the travel industry — as the company continues to gain ground.
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To calculate this year's rankings, US News created a point system for hotels factoring in awards and recommendations from the travel industry, class ratings, and TripAdvisor guest ratings.
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McCament also proposed de-prioritizing Transportation Safety Authority resources for Pre-Check lines in targeted airports, with potential blow-back from the travel industry and the general public.
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Last week, the US also issued a travel warning to all Americans, advising them to stay away from the island — a move that could hurt Cuba's travel industry.
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Saudi Arabia's air travel industry is benefiting from strong population growth and rising incomes since the country announced in 2012 that it would liberalize its domestic aviation market.
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Henry Harteveldt, founder of travel industry research firm Atmosphere Research, said it is a recognition that Airbnb and hotels, seemingly at odds, might actually help each other's business.
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Still, only an influx of new capital will enable the Cuban tourism and travel industry to ensure that it can properly accommodate tourists, including Americans, in meaningful numbers.
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"Usually when these things happen, the travel industry response is to bring people in," said Mike Stitt, the North American president of Travelzoo, a publisher of travel deals.
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The U.S. travel industry is worried that a slew of travel restrictions proposed by the Trump administration will damage foreign tourism and deal a blow to the economy.
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"The importance of matching is even more specific to the travel industry, where people traveling to an entirely new destination are making particularly uninformed choices," Mr. Chesky said.
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Even as growth in China's broader economy drops to the slowest pace since the 2009 recession, its travel industry is booming, growing 19 percent last year, Barron's said.
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Traveling during off season, or "shoulder season" as it's called in the travel industry, will always be cheaper, says Tom Marchant, CEO of luxury tour company Black Tomato.
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"How the overall economy does is going to influence demand for tickets," said Gary Leff, a travel-industry analyst and author of the View from the Wing blog.
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This way, travelers can get back to their trips and hotels can focus on providing the world-class service that drives our travel industry and grows our economy.
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HNA has also been active in the travel industry, buying caterer Gategroup Holding Ltd and stakes in Servair, hotels group Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc and Brazilian airline Azul.
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The two organizations responsible for destination management and representation of travel industry interests (Aruba Tourism Authority and the Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association) have women chief executive officers.
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In addition to education and action, the travel industry is devising ways to become resilient to changing climates and along the way, is even discovering new tourism opportunities.
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Delta, United, American Airlines, Alaska Air Group — Airlines cratered as the coronavirus continues to weigh on the beaten down travel industry, causing them to slash their flight capacities.
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And, unexpectedly, the world's travel industry has become troubled in light of the spread of COVID-19, the resulting border closures and reduction in personal and business travel.
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The airline industry, through Airlines for America, is requesting $2202 billion in the form of grants, loans and tax relief as the coronavirus pandemic devastates the travel industry.
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Many of the seminars and panels throughout the weekend addressed challenges faced by the travel industry, including how to travel sustainably and minimize the damaging effects of overtourism.
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On Friday, when the show opened to members of the travel industry and press, the Keynote panelists were optimistic about the industry&aposs ability to solve these challenges.
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A decision on whether to ban laptops on most U.S.-bound flights remains up in the air as the travel industry heads into its busy summer travel season.
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"They want to make sure the passenger feels his or her time and money is well spent," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst at Atmosphere Travel Group.
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"It is a tinderbox of conflict between airports and the residents that surround them," said Henry Harteveldt, the founder of Atmosphere Research Group, a travel-industry advisory firm.
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Following the holiday rush, the air travel industry is entering a period where the number of people flying is generally lower than during other parts of the year.
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Trump's son, Donald Jr., made a half dozen business trips to Russia in 296 and 1.8 on behalf of the Trump Organization, according to the travel industry publication eTurboNews.
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Trump's son, Donald Jr., made a half dozen business trips to Russia in 2007 and 2008 on behalf of the Trump Organization, according to the travel industry publication eTurboNews.
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Meanwhile, deliveries of the 737 MAX, which airlines around the world had been relying on to service a growing air travel industry for years to come, are on hold.
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U.S. airfares are expected to fall in 2017, amid overcapacity and stiff competition between budget carriers and legacy airlines, according to an American Express report on the travel industry.
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Whether it's creating a more seamless check-in process or building a better way to plan a trip, there will always be ways to innovate in the travel industry.
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He also said BloomSky plans to leverage strategic partnerships with organizations interested in weather data and predictive forecasting, including educational institutions, national parks, government entities and the travel industry.
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In the longer term, the travel industry in Florida will start to look at ways to attract baby boomers, and gay couples who don't want children, Mr. Ezon said.
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In Transit It has not been even two months since Britain voted to leave the European Union, and already, the travel industry is seeing the effects of the decision.
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We understand that online fraud is a serious problem for not only consumers, but the travel industry, which produces $1.4 trillion in direct revenue for our economy each year.
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"The hostel industry is trying to refashion itself to appeal to a wider range of travelers," said Douglas Quinby, the vice president of Phocuswright, a travel industry research firm.
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We understand that online fraud is a serious problem for not only consumers but the travel industry, which produces $1.4 trillion in direct revenue for our economy each year.
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"TripAdvisor's competitors and others within the travel industry will take note of this, and we hope and expect that many other companies will follow," Ms. Shaw of PETA said.
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The travel industry has, in recent years, been obsessed with "experiential travel," which focuses on cultural exploration and "truly local and authentic experiences," according to industry news site Skift.
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Reck pointed out that the area of business where GetYourGuide is active is becoming increasingly attractive to these players as other aspects of the travel industry become increasingly commoditised.
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"This is undoubtedly a difficult time for both travelers and the travel industry," said Mike Nelson, chief executive officer of Global Travel Insurance at Allianz Partners in a statement.
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My CNN Business colleague Chris Isidore reports that the travel industry is facing what could be its worst crisis since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
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Prince Harry returned to the Netherlands earlier this week to launch a new partnership called Travalyst, which partners with leaders in the travel industry to promote eco-friendly tourism.
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The "Travalyst" scheme is designed to improve conservation, environmental protection and expand local community economic development to help the travel industry become a force for good, Buckingham Palace said.
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"Southwest maintains one reason it doesn't assign seats is that it leads to faster boarding," says Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and the founder of Atmosphere Research Group.
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Fears about the damage to the travel industry were compounded on Thursday after sweeping U.S. restrictions on travel from Europe, which ended the longest bull run on Wall Street.
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Fears about the damage to the travel industry were compounded on Thursday after sweeping U.S. restrictions on travel from Europe, which ended the longest bull run on Wall Street.
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Speaking to an air-travel industry group in Manhattan recently, the Port Authority's director of aviation, Huntley Lawrence, admitted that the agency had paid too little attention to passengers.
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Boeing said on Monday that it was seeking help from the White House for itself and others in its supply chain as the novel coronavirus whacks the travel industry.
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The planemaker announced new steps to bolster its financial position as a coronavirus pandemic cripples the travel industry, including the signing of a credit facility for 15 billion euros.
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In all, Singita protects one million acres of plains on the continent and is known in the travel industry as one of Africa's most conservation-focused safari camp companies.
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As President Trump outlined a stricter policy toward Cuba on Friday, travel industry representatives scrambled to decode new prohibitions and reassure clients that the island was not off limits.
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They recognize that these days "when we travel, we want unique and authentic experiences," in the words of Henry H. Harteveldt, whose Atmosphere Research Group analyzes the travel industry.
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Expedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom visited Cramer on Thursday and gave the host his thoughts about the strength of the consumer and what's in store for the travel industry.
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Giovanni is one of over 500 hotel owners who have joined RedDoorz, an online budget hotel marketplace set up by Amit Saberwal to revolutionize the Southeast Asia travel industry.
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The coronavirus is expected to cost the US travel industry more than $10 billion over the next four years, with more than half of that loss coming in 2020.
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While the vast majority of coronavirus cases have been found in China and Asia, the US travel industry is also steeling itself to be ravaged by the rogue virus.
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"You need a supercomputer sometimes to figure out what you are getting and what you are not getting," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst at Atmosphere Research Group.
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While these technologies have existed for several years, factors like high cost of production and limited consumer access have capped its reach in the travel industry, Mr. Croucher said.
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From hotels to airlines, the entire travel industry is paying special attention this year to helping guests and passengers rest well on flights, in hotels, and even in airports.
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This growth in usage reflects changing corporate travel trends, and has enabled tech companies to take an increasingly large bite out of the world's $1.4 trillion business travel industry.
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Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told the Financial Times the U.S. travel industry is making adjustments because of Trump: Flashback: Interest in traveling to the U.S. dropped 17% since Trump's inauguration.
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The announcement makes Hilton the first major hotel chain to announce the estimated financial impact of the outbreak on its earnings, Nancy Trejos reported for travel industry news site Skift.
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Schaal, who has covered Khosrowshahi for more than a decade, says that the incoming Uber CEO is well respected in the travel industry among both his peers and his competitors.
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In spite of the warnings of dire economic consequences if the U.K. opted to leave the European Union, one industrial sector is expected to emerge relatively unscathed: the travel industry.
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Reintroducing the 737 Max to American Airlines' service will add 754 flights per week on 31 routes, overwhelmingly centered on Miami, according to the travel industry outlet the Points Guy.
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Ryanair's cost position would be significantly more attractive than that of rivals even if Europe's biggest low-cost carrier struck deals with unions, he added at a travel industry conference.
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However, the travel industry, which includes search engines, travel service providers (airlines, hotels, etc.) and offline and online reservation agencies, has always been marked as highly competitive with unexpected changes.
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The European Union and the travel industry have been urging the administration to consider alternative security options, warning a laptop ban could hurt the airline industry and the global economy.
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Those accouterments are important touches, said the travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt, and Alaska Airlines would be smart to keep them in mind as it folds Virgin into its fleet.
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We've tapped two travel industry pros to share their tips on getting out of the circumstances unscathed — and ideally with as little of a dent on your wallet as possible.
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"Younger travelers are very willing to jump on a plane to get away, and the travel industry, especially hotels, is realizing and catering to this new traveler preference," she said.
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While rates of online fraud attacks against merchants in the travel industry were down 33 percent in 2016, compared to 2015, consumers who buy online are still vulnerable to fraudsters.
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Here's why: The travel industry is stagnant and ripe for disruption — and to stand out in the noise of any crowded marketplace today, you have to be unique and eclectic.
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Breaking into the fiercely competitive travel industry may seem tough but one young CEO jumped in feet first and ended up swimming rather than sinking, in some very nice pools.
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According to a poll by Skift, a business-to-business media company that reports on the travel industry, 2503 percent of respondents said transformation was an important aspect of traveling.
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A new London-based travel-industry startup is slowly coming out of stealth mode, but although it's releasing it's funding round, it's keeping the actual product close to its chest.
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Mr. Sorenson was one of the first travel industry leaders to speak out against Mr. Trump's travel ban, and the company has a reputation for its inclusive and welcoming culture.
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American hotel and travel industry executives met with Trump on Tuesday to discuss a potential $250 billion aid package, as thousands of hotel workers began furloughs due to the coronavirus.
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Tourism executives are asking the government for $150 billion in aid to help offset the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the travel industry, Alex Gangitano reported for The Hill.
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After years of double-digit growth, the number of Chinese visitors to the U.S. and the amount they spend are shrinking, inflicting a hit on the $1.6 trillion travel industry.
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"Thomas Cook was a much-loved brand and a pillar of the U.K. and the global travel industry," Irene Hays, the chairwoman of Hays Travel Group, said in the statement.
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Joseph Parilla, a fellow at the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, warned that perceptions of either uncertainty or hostility — if not both — could be corrosive to the domestic travel industry.
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In a 2018 survey by Skift, a travel industry news and research site, 54 percent of respondents ranked the importance of transformational travel as seven out of 10 or higher.
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The duke began engaging in conversations with the travel industry in 2017, and the first official partnership meeting took place in January with a group of travel companies including Booking.
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And regulators may also wish to take into account the disfavour the air-travel industry is experiencing as a result of the carbon dioxide it is adding to the atmosphere.
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The airlines, while experiencing massive revenue losses, can get in line with every other industry experiencing massive revenue losses, including but not limited to the entire hospitality and travel industry.
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Professor Susskind said that traditional marketing in the travel industry had evolved: "You run the risk of not being able to compete effectively in the marketplace without these enhanced approaches."
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In 2013, Airbnb was still a relatively small player in the travel industry, but as it helped popularize home sharing, its business has grown to rival sales of traditional hotel chains.
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"This is definitely a move in the right direction, however we must not forget that fear factor among travellers is an important aspect when the travel industry is concerned," Popova said.
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The travel industry joins financial, mining, energy trading firms and others in looking at the potential for blockchain technology when it comes to simplifying processes, cutting out middlemen or tracking goods.
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Zozi, the drama-filled travel industry startup whose former CEO recently sued its board, has been acquired by Peek, a rival in the tours and activities business where Zozi also competes.
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In addition, the Zika outbreak in the Americas is also troubling the travel industry, although Joussen said demand for the Caribbean was booming and that he expected only a small hit.
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Morgan said her case is indicative of a larger problem in the commercial travel industry, one in which sexual harassment from passengers and co-workers is treated as an occupational hazard.
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Another aspect to VizEat's early signs of success is that the startup is playing nice and partnering with the travel industry, including marketing the service to business travellers not just tourists.
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New York (CNN Business)The US travel industry, which has been badly hit by a plunge in sales caused by the coronavirus, could be getting some help from the federal government.
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The travel industry has seen some of the worst business impacts from the new coronavirus, a global pandemic threat that now has infected more than 116,000 people and killed about 4,000.
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The travel industry is at the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis and airline chiefs have slashed flights, frozen hiring and either laid off or asked employees to take unpaid leave.
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Jade Broadus, the vice president of Travel Mindset, an influencer marketing agency that specializes in the travel industry, said that while overall travel is down, remote locations may see an uptick.
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"The commercial side — primarily the people who run airline revenue departments — want more seats on planes," said Henry Harteveldt, co-founder of Atmosphere Research Group, an airline and travel industry analyst.
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Airlines and the travel industry were hit particularly hard today with shares of United Airlines down 12.26%, Delta off 21% and American Airlines seeing a 17.28% drop as of market close.
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Fewer international travelers came to the United States during the first few months of this year than over the same period last year, confirming concerns of some in the travel industry.
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"If Etihad were a private sector carrier, it would be unlikely the airline would be able to sustain such extensive losses," said Henry Harteveldt, travel industry analyst at Atmosphere Research Group.
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The decision by the two airlines is more "symbolic" and doesn't cut any meaningful discount, said Henry Harteveldt, a travel-industry expert and founder of the consulting group Atmosphere Research Group.
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"The impact of tourism on the world can be negative or positive, and our goal is to see to it that the travel industry is a force for good," he said.
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It reported an increase in bookings that was slightly higher than anticipated, but the intense competition and other difficulties of the online travel industry made it difficult for Expedia to succeed.
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Such a move would roil the travel industry, which would need to make major adjustments in order to avoid the potential chaos and damage that could result from a laptop ban.
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A 2018 survey by an air travel industry group found 52 percent of Americans didn't fly at all in 2017, and nearly three quarters of all trips were personal, not business.
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Most likely, international expansion would be something that is two to three years away, he added, as Travel Triangle is aiming to reach double-figures of market share within India's travel industry.
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"The product they are announcing is not anybody's worst case or fears coming true," said Gary Leff, a travel industry blogger with a specialty in spanking companies that devalue their loyalty programs.
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Many of Iran's economic problems are rooted in the control corrupt and incompetent hardliners have over levers of the economy, everything from the travel industry to imports and the gigantic energy sector.
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Business customers continue to be a huge target for the travel industry, and today a startup has raised a tidy sum to help it double down on the $1.7 trillion opportunity. Lola.
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Amsterdam-based TRVL is aiming to shake up the travel industry by turning you (and that guy, and the lady over there and that chap over there, too) into a travel agent.
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"By combining different travel services in one single mobile platform, we have seen increasing interest amongst the top players in the travel industry to become part of the Mapify platform," adds Häde.
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And it's an electric autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel or other traditional means of control that would serve multiple purposes for its passengers, and ultimately disrupt the domestic air travel industry.
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Low-cost carrier AirAsia Group's chief Tony Fernandes said he would love to have a joint venture in China, to tap into the booming travel industry in the world's second-largest economy.
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A marketing program that promotes tourism in the United States would be completely gutted under President Trump's budget request, stepping up concern about the Trump presidency in an already-worried travel industry.
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Although a natural disaster can often cripple a country's tourism industry, it doesn't always have to, said Henry H. Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst at the San Francisco-based Atmosphere Research Group.
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"It's inevitable that we would see some form of combination (among smaller airlines) as they strive to find a way to compete with the larger carriers," said travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt.
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"If certain groups are targeted, if hate speech is tolerated against certain ethnicities, inbound travel will dry up," said Henry Harteveldt, the founder of Atmosphere Research Group, a travel industry research company.
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The hospitality and travel industry may be reeling, but Airbnb is still doing what it can to support the global effort to fight the spread of the coronavirus causing a worldwide pandemic.
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Now they are cropping up at hotels, unsettling guests, spreading via social media with the hashtag #TravelingWhileBlack, and leading some in the travel industry to revisit diversity training and evaluate its effectiveness.
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Public listing plans in questionThe travel industry has been among the hardest hit as markets fell, with airlines and other tech companies like Uber and Lyft taking a brunt of the selloffs.
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In Florida, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau last fall held its first "Global L.G.B.T.Q. Think Tank," uniting travel industry leadership to discuss how to improve the experience for that community.
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So while airports are expanding their physical facilities where they can, governments and the travel industry are leaning more heavily on technology, especially artificial intelligence, to process more air travelers more quickly.
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We spoke to 13 people working in the travel industry — including company founders, bloggers, influencers, and even flight attendants — and they shared the items they never get on a long flight without.
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American hotel and travel industry executives met with Trump on Tuesday to discuss a potential $250 billion aid package, as thousands of hotel workers began furloughs due to the fast-spreading coronavirus.
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PA announced new steps on Monday to bolster its financial position as a coronavirus pandemic cripples the travel industry, including the signing of a credit facility for 15 billion euros ($16.1 billion).
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In recent months, my mailbox has become inundated with pitches from companies claiming to be the next blockchain phenomenon, with plans to revolutionize the finance world, healthcare landscape, travel industry, you name it.
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But companies like Amazon and Alphabet's Google have the upper hand because their broader knowledge of purchasing habits might give them an edge over airlines in presenting attractive offers, travel industry executives said.
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"If you're based in Atlanta, I think Delta has about 80 percent of the lift out of the Atlanta market," said Douglas Quinby, vice president of research for travel industry research firm Phocuswright.
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Forbes even curated an inaugural list of top travel influencers this April: These men and women can sway the $180 billion millennial travel industry, while making an average of $207 for one post.
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"Travel deals pegged to tax day may be gimmicky, but they benefit the travel industry because people are more willing to spend on trips when they have a pool of cash," he said.
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Almost 1 in 5 American leisure travelers has used a home-sharing service in the past 12 months, according to the San Francisco-based Atmosphere Research Group, which specializes in travel-industry analysis.
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"We thought Goldman would be great value for our expansion plan [and] it is always good to have a war chest when we're competing within the travel industry," he said in an interview.
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The travel industry hasn't evolved its technology to service the demand and behaviours of its most important customers and the providers – airlines, hotels, transport companies – and their customers are hurting as a result.
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The coronavirus outbreak, which has sickened more than 95,700 people in at least 81 countries, has hit the travel industry hard, leading airlines big and small to cut flights as tourists stay home.
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Overreaction to the spreading coronavirus could slow the economy, representatives of the airline, hotel, retail and travel industry warned in a news conference at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington on Wednesday.
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The travel industry is grappling with mass cancellations since the outbreak, which has upended normal life in dozens of countries and led to the cancellation of thousands of flights, holidays and business trips.
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McConnell's bill would force hotels and the travel industry to compete with restaurants, casinos, distillers, moving companies and manufacturers — all of which have asked for aid this week — for $150 billion in loans.
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STOCKHOLM, March 18 (Reuters) - Scandinavian hotel chain Nordic Choice said on Wednesday it was laying off 7,500 staff in the region due to the effects the coronavirus was having on the travel industry.
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On Friday, they saw their first missed paycheck, a lapse that travel industry officials worried would cause more of them to stay home or quit their jobs, leading to more disruptions for travelers.
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Jackie Ceren has seen a lot in 41 years working in the travel industry, but she's never seen anything like what's happened to the cruise industry since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.
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BANGKOK, March 12 (Reuters) - The president of Thailand's legacy carrier, Thai Airways International Pcl resigned on Thursday, the company said, as the airline deals with a weakening travel industry and a transformation plan.
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More than 4,000 people have now died as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and measures to contain the spread have hit supply chains, the travel industry and other sectors of the economy.
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It applies for two years to airline executives — the travel industry receives special assistance in the bill — and for a year until after the loan is paid back to executives in other industries.
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Upcycling airplane parts — that is, using old materials to make something new and different — has gained traction in recent years, said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and president of Atmosphere Research Group.
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Children often seem to grow up in an instant, and if that's not apparent to a parent, the travel industry tries to make it so with marketing plans that tug at the heartstrings.
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The coronavirus outbreak seems defined by two opposing forces: the astonishing efficiency with which the travel industry connects the world and a political moment dominated by xenophobic rhetoric and the building of walls.
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The strong performance was due to a swift turnaround for the travel industry in China following a three-month travel downturn during the Sars period and a broader recognition of the Ctrip brand.
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"The implementation of the Executive Order will be done professionally, with clear and sufficient public notice, particularly to potentially affected travelers, and in coordination with partners in the travel industry," the DHS said.
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On top of the consequences of two fatal crashes of its 737 Max aircraft, Boeing took a big hit from the coronavirus outbreak that disrupted the global supply chains and the travel industry.
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On top of the consequences of two fatal crashes of its 737 Max aircraft, Boeing took a big hit from the coronavirus outbreak that disrupts the global supply chains and the travel industry.
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The passenger travel industry has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, with Australia's Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd on Thursday announcing plans to cut 6,000 travel agent roles globally, either temporarily or permanently.
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"There are no winners when people don't take time off," said Katie Denis, senior director of Project: Time Off, a travel industry group that explores how people use (or don't use) their vacation time.
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In fact, Pittman says TourRadar's main competitor is large incumbent tour package companies, and that multi-day tours are one of the last areas of the travel industry that has not fully moved online.
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"Fosun is a shareholder in Thomas Cook, because it is a British company operating in the global travel industry, in which we have extensive experience," Fosun Tourism told Reuters in an email on Friday.
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Harvey has weighed on the U.S. travel industry after it destroyed homes and businesses in Texas, especially in Houston, flooding entire neighborhoods and grinding travel in and out of the region to a halt.
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Fintech Blockchain technology has the potential to shake up the travel industry by giving airlines and hotels a way to bypass controlling intermediaries like Expedia or Amadeus and gain better access to customer data.
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While the celebrity response is drawing considerable attention, the travel industry in each state is more concerned about lower-profile visitors: the everyday tourists who have already begun canceling trips or planning vacations elsewhere.
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"In the case of Delta, whatever occurred was clearly a catastrophic failure, and it is alarming that the backup system didn't kick in," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst at Atmosphere Research Group.
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People in the travel industry shared a number of tips to help travelers minimize concerns about water safety, crime and staying healthy aboard cruise ships, which often carry hundreds, if not thousands, of passengers.
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The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling to uphold President Donald Trump's travel ban on Tuesday prompted reactions from the U.S. travel industry, which is experiencing a downward trend in the number of foreign visitors.
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According to Dr. David Fennell, a professor at Brock University, in Ontario, Canada, credible ratings companies like Travelife have become an "absolutely critical resource" to the fast-emerging "green" segment of the travel industry.
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Boeing said it is in talks with Trump administration officials about potential aid for the aircraft manufacturer and others in its supply chain as coronavirus and measures to contain it roil the travel industry.
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Aviation analyst Mark Simpson, at Goodbody, said another major concern for the travel industry was whether the coronavirus epidemic would worsen markedly in European holiday hub Spain, which has reported more than 1,13 cases.
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The sell-off comes a day after Boeing said it is in talks with the Trump administration about potential aid and others in its supply chain as the novel coronavirus whacks the travel industry.
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This month is Pride month, a celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, and a time when the travel industry rolls out the rainbow carpet in special hotel and travel-related packages.
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Update The travel industry responded by turns critically and cautiously to President Trump's executive order issued last week that bans travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States for 90 days.
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The expansion of Airbnb's Experiences platform is timely because travelers today value activities that immerse them more than ever before, said Luke Bujarski, the research director for the travel industry research firm Skift Research.
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Henry H. Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and founder of Atmosphere Research Group, said that as a gay man he has never had a problem traveling for work to countries where homosexuality is illegal.
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Early ideas include breaking into the travel industry and planning itineraries and things to do, as well as combining travel activities with the most "Instagrammable" locations in an area, one of the people said.
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's travel industry is starting to suffer the fallout of a political crisis in the middle of its peak tourist season, as uncertainty prompts cancellations by both business and leisure visitors.
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Those growing pains present an "identity crisis" for the company in terms of both its business strategy and culture, Dennis Schaal, executive editor at travel industry news site Skift, told Business Insider in an interview.
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"Richard has also done a lot to help improve the airline's employee culture, which has helped keep Delta relatively union-free," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and the founder of Atmosphere Research Group.
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"Combined, strong employment, rising incomes and higher consumer confidence bode well for the travel industry, in particular this Independence Day weekend," Bill Sutherland, AAA senior vice president of travel and publishing, said in a statement.
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In Transit The travel industry is beginning to react as vacationers rethink their trips amid growing concern over the Zika virus, the mosquito-borne disease that experts say is possibly linked to microcephaly in babies.
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"The airline industry has been on a steady downward trajectory when it comes to customer service for nearly 40 years," said Henry H. Harteveldt, the president of Atmosphere Research Group, a travel industry research firm.
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We're talking about travel bloggers, of course — a term used to describe website owners who write about destinations, hotels, travel credit cards, and other aspects of the travel industry in order to turn a profit.
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In that way it mirrors China's booming online-to-offline space — major player Meituan Dianping raised $4 billion just last week — but helping the travel industry and its various verticals to tap into online opportunities.
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Kalanick deserves enormous credit for envisioning Uber as a transportation service that would disrupt and transform the entire land-based travel industry—including both the oligopolistic, old-fashioned taxi services and the overpriced limousine industry.
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The World Travel and Tourism Council, representing travel industry executives, also on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to rethink the ban, saying the travel and tourism sector was responsible for the livelihoods of millions worldwide.
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And his travel ban announcement was made apparently without consultation with the travel industry or US allies and seems set to cause massive disruption that will deepen already cascading economic damage unleashed by the crisis.
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"Temporarily shutting off travel from Europe is going to exacerbate the already-heavy impact of coronavirus on the travel industry and the 0003 million Americans whose jobs depend on travel," Dow said in a statement.
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"Temporarily shutting off travel from Europe is going to exacerbate the already heavy impact of coronavirus on the travel industry and the 15.7 million Americans whose jobs depend on travel," Dow said in a statement.
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American hotel and travel industry executives met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss a potential $250 billion aid package, as thousands of hotel workers began furloughs due to the fast-spreading coronavirus.
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Another wrinkle for the travel industry may emerge as the novel coronavirus, or COVID-218, continues its rapid spread across the country: airline passengers who don't have proper identification to fly domestically beginning in October.
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While President Donald Trump has said his administration is working with the travel industry, including airlines and the especially hard-hit cruise lines, Kirby said United is "not going to count on any government intervention."
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Global markets have been rattled in recent weeks by news of the rapidly-spreading coronavirus, which has caused widespread supply chain disruption, hobbled the travel industry and prompted drastic containment measures in Italy and elsewhere.
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JetBlue Airways on Monday withdrew its first-quarter and full-year earnings forecast and said it was considering voluntary time-off programs for employees, as the coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc on the global travel industry.
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American hotel and travel industry executives met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss a potential $250 billion aid package, as thousands of hotel workers began furloughs due to the fast-spreading coronavirus.
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"The travel industry has gone from trivial to the substantial in terms of how it markets to the L.G.B.T. community," said Henry H. Harteveldt, a travel analyst and the president of the Atmosphere Research Group.
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That plane can "make flying long distances more economical for airlines, and requires fewer passengers flying a route to do so," said Gary Leff, a travel industry blogger with the site View from the Wing.
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Why it matters: The restrictions are piling pressure on airlines and the broader travel industry, which faces a monthly hit of more than $46 billion from the coronavirus, according to the Global Business Travel Association.
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The four new categories of listings — vacation home, unique space, B&B and boutique — will give hosts "an unprecedented level of detail in the travel industry" to showcase their properties, Airbnb said in a release.
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CNBC reviewed a handful of the many "best places to go" lists issued around this time of year and asked travel industry experts for advice on the best times and reasons to visit certain cities.
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New York (CNN Business)Virgin Galactic's stock is soaring after an analyst said its space planes could one day disrupt the air travel industry, potentially raking in nearly a trillion dollars a year in sales.
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"As online channels steal business from retailers, hotels provide a retailer with a unique, direct and immediate environment to interest consumers," Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst at Atmosphere Travel Group, said in an email.
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On the other hand, the need for social distancing has led to the cancellation of large events, ravaged the travel industry, and closed businesses, restaurants, and shopping centers, leading to a large negative demand shock.
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Charges to airlines for using airports are the main source of income for Aena, which wants to keep them at current levels, whereas regulators and airlines want to cut the charges to boost the travel industry.
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But Trump's planned rollback of Obama's policy has drawn opposition from American businesses and the travel industry, which have begun making inroads on the island, as well as many lawmakers, including some of Trump's fellow Republicans.
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If you had to predict the market for people renting air beds on other people's floors you probably would have missed the potential for the same platform to rent rooms and, ultimately, change the travel industry.
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"A strong economy and labor market are generating rising incomes and higher consumer confidence, fueling a strong year for the travel industry, which will continue into the holiday season," Bill Sutherland, AAA senior vice president, said.
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Business industry leaders, particularly in the airline and travel industry, have been fearful of a repeal of Obama-era policies, appealing to Trump's pledge to keep "America First" by allowing continued business with the Caribbean island.
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"The implementation of the Executive Order will be done professionally, with clear and sufficient public notice, particularly to potentially affected travelers, and in coordination with partners in the travel industry," the department said in a statement.
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The royal, who celebrates his 35th birthday this month, attended an event in Amsterdam on Tuesday to launch a new partnership called Travalyst, which partners with leaders in the travel industry to promote eco-friendly tourism.
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"We're not at the level of pay toilets, but operators may make it intentionally difficult to find a water fountain," said Henry Harteveldt, founder of Atmosphere Research Group, a travel industry analysis firm in San Francisco.
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"Airports recognize that when a customer goes off-airport to a hotel, the airport has zero chance of capturing that customer's spend," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and the founder of Atmosphere Research Group.
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Using the suits is one way designers who work with airports and the travel industry are starting to look at creating spaces for different groups of people (besides interviewing senior travelers and others about their experiences).
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All three major publicly traded cruise companies have now suspended at least some operations as the COVID-19 pandemic that's infected over 193,445 and killed at least 5,088 people across the world roils the travel industry.
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Boeing is immediately suspending most hiring and implementing other measures to preserve cash as the rapid spread of the coronavirus roils the air travel industry, sending the manufacturer's stock to the lowest level since mid-2017.
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Amanda Norcross, the features editor of the online travel magazine Family Vacation Critic, said that the travel industry is paying more attention to single parent family vacations because the number of solo parent households has increased.
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"The airline industry has been on a steady downward trajectory when it comes to customer service for nearly 40 years," said Henry H. Harteveldt, the president of the Atmosphere Research Group, a travel industry research firm.
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Since 2013, the number of Chinese tourists to Alaska has increased by more than 70 percent, according to the Alaska Travel Industry Association, with the state's national parks and the Northern Lights among the main draws.
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Hotels, casinos and other retailers tied to the travel industry could also be at risk if foot traffic declines, Cramer added, pointing to the mid-single-digit drops in Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts shares.
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With data showing more American workers are leaving increasing amounts of unused vacation time on the table, CNBC surveyed the travel industry to discover which offbeat destinations might entice would-be travelers into taking time off.
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The travel industry is voicing a common refrain: President Trump's travel ban, terror attacks in Europe and a laptop ban represent a recipe for a potential sharp decline in visitors to and from the United States.
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The international tourism industry was valued at $1.7 trillion in 2019 by the United Nations, but the coronavirus is expected to cost the US travel industry alone more than $10 billion over the next four years.
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Expedia's job cuts arguably represent a cry for help from the traditional online travel industry, which is struggling to adapt as Google enters the online travel market on the back of its internet search market dominance.
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FoodBoss, for example, is a site that allows users to compare the price and speed of digital delivery services for the restaurant of their choice, similar to aggregators in the travel industry like Expedia and Trivago.
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Should Flybe collapse, it would be the second high-profile failure in Britain's airline and travel industry in less than six months after Thomas Cook went into liquidation last September, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.
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Finally we will have a risk management instrument tailor-made for the air travel industry that will help us manage our exposure to ticket price volatility more efficiently, said Christine Rovelli, head of treasury at Finnair.
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"Hotel guests want to feel special and recognized," Henry H. Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst, said in an email, and "are willing to pay a premium for hotels that offer 'guest only' functions, spaces and services."
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BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States is missing out on a global boom for tourism, hurt by a so-called Trump slump and currency exchange rates, travel industry experts said at a gathering in Berlin this week.
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American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta — Airlines cratered as the coronavirus continues to weigh on the beaten down travel industry, causing many of the air companies to slash their flight capacities due to a drop in demand.
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In Alaska, the number of winter visitors last year surpassed 213,22019, an increase of 953 percent from a decade earlier, according to the Alaska Travel Industry Association, which credits most of that tourism to the aurora.
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The expansion in Chinese travel is helping fuel an online travel industry that worth over half a trillion dollars that is growing by 10 percent year-on-year, according to Corstorphine's estimates, and investors have taken note.
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But it left some in the travel industry scratching their heads over how India's far from fully developed transport and tourism infrastructure could cope if many of its 1.25 billion people took Modi up on his challenge.
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And, as the ranking notes, with booking platforms like Airbnb shaking up the home rental market, there has never been an easier time to rent out property to vacationers and cash in on the booming travel industry.
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Anyone who's used their smartphone for a price comparison travel site while navigating an airline's website and juggling multiple itineraries and other reservations for cars and hotels knows that the mobile travel industry is ripe for disruption.
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"My hope is this Christmas will be a better, less stressful, more hassle-free airport screening experience than last year," said Henry Harteveldt, founder of Atmosphere Research Group, a travel industry analysis firm in San Francisco. Why?
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But then, that starts to be inconsiderate of the entire travel industry, of which I don't want to dismiss in any way, because I believe it might be impossible to be worldly without seeing the world, right?
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The highly anticipated IPO for short-term home rental company Airbnb, which said it intended to go public in 220, could be shelved as the coronavirus dents the travel industry and the economy slips into a recession.
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As the travel industry has struggled during the coronavirus outbreak, Norwegian Cruise Line managers instructed employees to use misleading talking points about the risks of the illness to secure bookings, according to a Miami New Times report.
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Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) said she expects that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which she serves on, will put together some sort of bailout package for the cruise lines and other parts of the travel industry.
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PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) - Planemaker Airbus announced new steps on Monday to bolster its financial position as a coronavirus pandemic cripples the travel industry, including the signing of a credit facility for 15 billion euros ($16.1 billion).
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At a presentation in Amsterdam Tuesday -- where PH was discussing a new environmental project within the travel industry called Travalyst -- he told reporters that he actually spends 99% of his life travelling the world by commercial plane.
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But there's something very wrong if it's not, if the flood of information, the temptation of smartphones and the ever-expanded "authentic" offerings from an ever-more-interventionist travel industry have siphoned the spontaneity out of you.
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Alice Chan, executive director of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, said only 16 tour groups arrived during the first few days of the Golden Week holiday, compared with the 110 that arrived daily last year.
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"Shoulder season is a travel industry insider term that refers to the two times of year that 'shoulder' the summer months, especially May, September and October," Kelly Soderlund, communications manager of the travel booking site Hipmunk, said.
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"Hotels are doing everything they can to increase awareness and appeal of their online stores and grow their sales of their branded merchandise," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and founder of the Atmosphere Research Group.
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While the airline industry is on track for an eighth successive year of profitability, travel industry executives gathered for a conference in Cancun, Mexico this week expressed concern that potential U.S. restrictions on travel would undercut their business.
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Travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt says people are also increasingly looking for niche tours that align with their existing interests but still allow them to experience another culture — a cooking class, an architecture tour, a historical neighborhood walk.
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Also souring sentiment in the travel industry was news that China is investigating six Japanese citizens on suspicion of "illegal activities", China's foreign ministry said on Monday, after Japanese media reported they may have been suspected of spying.
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While there are general solutions available on the market that can interpret text or voice, it is hard to create a customized dataset for the specific needs of the travel industry while also offering internationalization in multiple languages.
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Some interesting consolidation afoot in the travel industry: Concur, the travel and expense platform that was acquired by SAP in 2014 for $8.3 billion, is today making its own acquisition: it is buying Hipmunk, the travel search startup.
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Lola and Skylark are coming into the market at an opportune time, said the travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt, the founder of Atmosphere Research Group, because affluent consumers rely on digital technology for much of their travel planning.
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In mid-February, the American travel industry trade group known as US Travel warned that a sharp reduction in visitors from China could pull as much as $10 billion from the US economy over the next four years.
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Read more: Tourism execs are asking for a $150 billion bailout, saying the economic impact to the travel industry will be worse than the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 recession combinedCoronavirus live updates: Here's everything we know.
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Meanwhile, as Apple and the global automobile makers keep reminding us, trouble in the Chinese economy is causing major disruptions in global supply chains at the same time that the international travel industry is grinding to a halt.
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The news also comes as Vice President Pence on Saturday spoke after meeting with representatives from the cruise ship industry, a section of the travel industry that has been in the news most recently due to the outbreak.
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"It's surprising that the travel industry doesn't show more leadership in terms of sustainable practices," said Clark Mitchell, a former editor at Travel & Leisure and now a director at The Band Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to biodiversity conservation.
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Flybe said on Tuesday Ourmieres-Widener, who has spent her entire career in the aviation and travel industry and was most recently chief global sales officer at American Express Global Business Travel, would start as CEO from Jan.
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"Times are tough in the European travel industry and Thomas Cook isn't having the best of it, though the good news is things don't seem to be getting any worse," Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said.
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Pratt SCPS, in partnership with World Strides/International Studies Abroad (ISA), a leader in the travel industry, offers an unforgettable and special opportunity to visit Cuba safely and in complete compliance with United States Department of State regulations.
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Accommodation planning, in particular, has seen a shift towards snap decision-making: According to a travel industry report by Sojern, 50% of all hotel bookings in the U.S. are made within three days prior to the check-in date.
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He said governments were not very good at sharing data across borders while in the travel industry data was held variously by airlines, travel agents, tour operators and booking system providers, making it hard to join up the dots.
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The U.S. Travel Association plans on taking a leading role in securing more agreements with more countries to open markets in the U.S., President and CEO Roger Dow said on Wednesday in his "State of the Travel Industry" address.
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"The implementation of the executive order will be done professionally, with clear and sufficient public notice, particularly to potentially affected travelers, and in coordination with partners in the travel industry," the Department of Homeland security said in a statement.
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Travelers now just have to click on the app and tap to acknowledge federal restrictions on banned items in luggage and a boarding pass will automatically generate, according to Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst at Atmosphere Research Group.
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From the travel industry executive who was having to lay off staff while tending to a vomiting five-year-old and looking to get tested for coronavirus, to the SVP who was rushing to get a mother-in-law.
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American hotel and travel industry executives from companies such as Marriott and Hilton met with Trump on Tuesday to discuss a potential $250 billion aid package, as thousands of hotel workers began furloughs due to the fast-spreading coronavirus.
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The World Health Organization on Wednesday described the virus as a pandemic, India suspended entry to most foreigners, and the United States restricted travel from much of continental Europe, all factors likely to further depress the wounded travel industry.
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While environmental advocates continue to push for legislation, the travel industry, both in Hawaii and beyond, has responded with grass-roots campaigns designed to educate travelers on how to protect themselves from sunburn without contributing chemicals to the reefs.
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"When you decimate the restaurant industry, the travel industry, the hotel industry, the airline industry .. the cruise line industry, obviously you're going to take a huge divot out of economic activity," he said Tuesday during a webcast with investors.
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American hotel and travel industry executives from companies such as Marriott and Hilton met with Trump on Tuesday to discuss a potential $250 billion aid package, as thousands of hotel workers began furloughs due to the fast-spreading coronavirus.
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While it's tricky to predict the impact the recent attacks in Britain will have on travel, industry experts say it is likely to be minimal in the long run, partially because that country is now relatively cheap for Americans.
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At this pace, India is expected to become the third-largest aviation market by 235, behind China and the United States, according to the Center for Aviation, a company that provides market intelligence to the aviation and travel industry.
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A team of Southwest employees were so moved by the Mulligan's search they decided to offer up the next best thing: An adorable new bear, who seems to have quite a bit of experience in the air travel industry.
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"Times are tough in the European travel industry and Thomas Cook isn't having the best of it, though the good news is (that) things don't seem to be getting any worse," Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said.
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The New York measure could set a precedent for other cities and states with housing shortages that worry Airbnb reduces the number of homes available for regular rentals, Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst at Atmosphere Research Group, said.
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"When you decimate the restaurant industry, the travel industry, the hotel industry, the airline industry ... the cruise line industry, obviously you're going to take a huge divot out of economic activity," the DoubleLine Capital CEO said during a webcast.
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Along with the call for the "space force," Trump also called for a build-up in the long term presence in space, threw his support behind the nascent commercial space travel industry and signed a directive to manage space traffic.
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Travel industry officials and immigration rights advocates say the new policy carries the peril of making someone who posts legitimate criticism of American foreign policy or who has friends or followers who express sympathy toward terrorists subject to unwarranted scrutiny.
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The airline hasn't made any decision yet, but business class would likely be key to its strategy, said Joanna Geraghty, JetBlue's president and COO at the Skift Global Forum, a travel-industry conference that was held in New York on Thursday.
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"The news about Thomas Cook's 18-30 Club is the end of an era for the travel industry, but also an indicator of how holidays have evolved over time for this age group," hostel executive Alastair Thomann told the Independent.
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GBTA found that the business travel industry lost $185 million during the week the initial ban was in effect, while the research firm ForwardKeys found international bookings to the U.S were down 6.5 percent compared to the same period last year.
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"We will take these findings into account and work together with our partners in the industry to address the issues that have been exposed here and seek solutions to potential problems," she said, referring to airlines and other travel industry partners.
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"A strong economy and labor market are generating rising incomes and higher consumer confidence, fueling a strong year for the travel industry, which will continue into the holiday season," said Bill Sutherland, a senior vice president for the travel organization AAA.
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The shutdown, now in its 31st day and the longest ever, has been playing out across the U.S. travel industry, where staffing shortages have led to longer airport security lines and delays in government approval for new aircraft and routes.
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Alongside widespread protests at airports, the executive order by President Donald Trump has led to criticism from airlines and the travel industry over the way it was implemented with no prior warning and the lack of clarity over the rules.
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The issue of test kits, along with a building crisis in the travel industry is becoming the focus of widening political pressure on the White House and is contradicting Trump's glowing new self assessments of a seamless virus management effort.
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New understanding about how to handle Asian elephants, a global craving for ethical and sustainable travel, pressure from the rest of the world travel industry and the glare of negative publicity have driven improvement in the lives of Thailand's elephants.
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Business Travel News, an organization that focuses on the managed corporate travel industry, created a free tool called the Traveler Happiness Index about 18 months ago that companies can use to see how their travelers are feeling about their business trips.
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American Airlines is suspending pilot hiring as the rapid spread of coronavirus hurts the travel industry, according to a note from the company, the latest measure by a major carrier to stem the pain from a sharp drop in travel demand.
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A GUIDE TO WOMEN'S GUIDES Judi Wineland, a veteran of the adventure travel industry, acquired AdventureWomen, one of the oldest women-only specialists, last year and brought in her 28- and 30-year-old daughters to help run the company.
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The travel industry, including Airbnb, has been hard hit as governments worldwide impose restrictions on movement to help slow the spread of the virus, which has infected over 450,000 people across the globe and led to more than 21,000 deaths.
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WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - American hotel and travel industry executives from companies such as Marriott and Hilton are meeting with Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday to discuss the economic impact of the new coronavirus as the outbreak hurts the industry.
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The travel industry, including Airbnb, has been hard hit as governments worldwide impose restrictions on movement to help slow the spread of the virus, which has infected over 450,000 people across the globe and led to more than 21,000 deaths.
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"Given the current political and social climate, now is an especially important time for the travel industry to stand for open borders, inclusivity and the celebration of diversity," wrote Leigh Barnes, the regional director for Intrepid Travel, in an email.
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Canceled conferences include the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the leading show for the mobile phone industry, the Geneva Motor Show, Facebook's (FB) F8 conference, and ironically enough, the ITB Berlin, the leading trade show for the travel industry itself.
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When we, as travelers, decide what places are too unsafe to travel, those decisions are determined not just by actual conditions on the ground but also by perceptions shaped by the media, the travel industry and the foreign offices of governments.
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The digital conveniences are among the ways hotels are "trying to differentiate from each other and from Airbnb, and wean off of online travel agencies," said Lorraine Sileo, senior vice president for research at Phocuswright, a travel industry research firm.
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But the government figures that the travel industry, which employs about 241,22018 people, can be expanded to create up to a million more jobs, as the need for everything from drivers, chefs and guides to hotel managers and archaeologists expands.
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The travel industry is all about "experiences" these days, and many a tour operator from here to Melbourne would be more than happy to design a personalized excursion or perhaps already offers one that would be appealing to your man.
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Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said the update proved that these are "tough times in the travel industry" but stressed that TUI's diversified business model and digital aspirations render it a "different animal" to its fallen rival.
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The benefits of these dollars stretch far beyond the travel industry itself, to a wide swath of economic sectors and to every corner of the country: in total, travel supports $2.3 trillion in economic output annually and 15.3 million American jobs.
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The travel industry has reported that the number of forward bookings — or the number of trips people are planning to take to Hong Kong — has dropped significantly for September and October, according to a spokesperson for the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
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Related: Officials Aren't Sure What Caused the EgyptAir Crash, But Trump Already Says It's Terrorism The crash was the third blow since October to hit Egypt's travel industry, still reeling from political unrest following the 2011 uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
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However, travel industry leaders assert that the falsified sickness accusations don't always come from the vacationers themselves, but that the overwhelming majority are filed by unscrupulous claims-management companies – with many tourists unaware that claims had even been made on their behalf.
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While some national parks and environmental advocates dissuade visitors from sharing the exact location their photo was taken, Kiona and other diversity-focused travelers argue that withholding the location on social media will only exclude people already marginalized by the travel industry.
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The company also said it had won a tender to set up and manage a global prepaid private network in the travel industry which would cover annual transactions of more than $20 billion involving more than 10,000 entities in over 70 countries.
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Travel Industry Council chairman Jason Wong told Reuters the number of tours from mainland China has fallen 40% to about 140 tours per day in the first week of August, from about 230 tours a day in the same period last year.
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According to travel industry research firm Phocuswright, there are 18,000 hostels worldwide, a market worth 5.2 billion euros in 2014, which could grow to 7 billion euros by 2020 driven by an annual growth of 7-8 percent, Le Figaro daily said.
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Where it stands: The autonomous air travel industry, much like the AV industry, has its share of big players and innovators, including Airbus, Boeing, Kittyhawk and Alphabet-backed Opener, all of which are actively flight-testing custom airframe designs for safety and reliability.
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The growth of Airbnb and other big travel startups has given a fillip to the wider travel industry, and today several smaller startups in the short-term property sector are announcing that they have merged to tackle the opportunity with more scale.
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The press release for the venture explained that Trump was creating his first-ever email address for the business:Donald J. Trump announces his biggest venture to date in the $80 billion online travel industry in a press conference today at Trump Tower.
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"Our bespoke end-to-end platforms that we develop specifically for travel agents, hotels, airlines and venues, have enabled us to ink deals with some of the world's largest travel industry organisations this year including Travelport, 15below and Trekksoft," says the Musement CEO.
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While the service may still be several years away, rival airlines will likely have an aggressive response in price and service to the new entrant, said Henry Harteveldt, a former airline executive and founder of travel-industry consulting firm Atmosphere Research Group.
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Trump's immigration ban cost business-travel industry $185M: report: President Trump's immigration ban -- which was put on hold after one week -- may have cost $185 million in business-travel bookings, according to a new report from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).
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All-inclusive resorts is an increasingly profitable part of the travel industry, but they're typically known for servicing an older, more family-oriented demographic: The term evokes the image of baby boomers lounging by the pool, or screaming children running around buffet stations.
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Some analysts are even projecting the short-term rentals market to hit $169.7 billion by 2019 and $193.9 billion by 2021 due to changes in the travel industry, like the Chinese traveling boom, the "millennial traveler" and the cost reduction of air travel.
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"We leveraged our three decades plus in the travel industry to set up a cultural and philanthropic experience that mimics Harry and Meghan's getaway," Classic Escapes Vice President Diana Fiorentinos tells PEOPLE of the unique package, which starts at $7,395 per person.
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"The reason we are seeing [airlines targeting millennials] is the millennial generation represents one of the largest [generations] both in terms of population and spending since the baby boomers," travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt says of this new generation of colorful planes.
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The New York-based PR firm is helping with Travalyst, the partnership which has the Duke of Sussex teamed up with leaders in the travel industry to promote eco-friendly tourism that the prince announced on Tuesday at an event in Amsterdam.
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"There's no question that the economic sanctions that have been imposed on Iran are affecting its economy and limit some companies' ability to do business there," said Henry Harteveld, founder of Atmosphere Research Group, a travel industry analysis firm in San Francisco.
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On Tuesday, American hotel and travel industry executives from companies such as Marriott and Hilton met with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss a potential $250 billion aid package, as thousands of hotel workers began furloughs due to the coronavirus outbreak. reut.
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Airbnb on Monday announced it will allow guests to receive full refunds for any trips starting on or before May 31 that were booked prior to March 14, as the company continues to struggle through the coronavirus' impact on the travel industry.
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" David Katz, president and chief investment officer of Matrix Asset Advisors, suggested picking stocks of companies not as heavily impacted by the spread of the virus: "You don't have to buy names that are in the travel industry that are down a lot.
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The travel industry has been at the epicenter of the economic turmoil arising from the coronavirus as leisure passengers cancel trips, employers curtail business travel, the conference circuit screeches to a halt and the State Department urges travelers to stay off cruise ships.
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The travel industry is hoping to turn the page on a bad public relations chapter in the wake of the Supreme Court decision upholding the travel ban on five Muslim-majority nations as well as North Korea and some travelers from Venezuela.
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An expected expansion of the Trump administration's laptop ban to include flights from Europe is causing heartburn among the travel industry and some European officials, who fear a logistical nightmare for millions of trans-Atlantic passengers just ahead of the summer vacation season.
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" McCament said such an option would send a clear message to states that it cannot "impede" DHS and expect the agency to prioritize services, but the "cons" could mean it potentially impacts "lawful travel, inciting pushback from the public and travel industry.
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Take, for instance, the travel industry: As Youcheng Wang of the University of Central Florida notes, the industry as we know it was built, over decades, by hundreds of thousands of middlemen at travel agencies, tour operators, hotels and airline bucket shops.
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"Given the cost pressures the travel industry is facing in general, which will intensify given the weakness in sterling, plus the deepening Brexit uncertainty and the impact this may have on consumer confidence, we remain very cautious in our outlook," the company said.
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"Given the cost pressures the travel industry is facing in general, which will intensify given the weakness in sterling, plus the deepening Brexit uncertainty and the impact this may have on consumer confidence, we remain very cautious in our outlook," the company said.
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Dara Khosrowshahi, a former travel industry executive, became Uber's new C.E.O. in August, and said his top priority was ending the public fights between board members and Mr. Kalanick, who had been trying to retain some control over the company he helped found.
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The travel industry was concerned that the Delta amendment would depress international travel to the United States because it would impose a tax on foreign airlines that American carriers contend are subsidized by the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
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Analysis of the debris and recovery of the black boxes are likely to be key to determining the cause of the crash — the third blow since October to Egypt's travel industry, still reeling from political unrest following the 2011 uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - The global travel industry is likely to expand by 2000 percent in 2100 despite slowing economic growth in key areas such China and Europe, but a no-deal Brexit could wipe out 212,22.2 travel-related jobs, a top industry association said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Groups representing major U.S. airlines, airports and travel industry companies on Friday urged U.S. Senate leaders to back additional funding for Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers as the Trump administration said on Friday it was shifting additional officers to the southwestern border.
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On April 17th, Arne Sorenson, the boss of Marriott, the world's largest hotel chain, became the latest in what has become a long line of travel-industry beasts to warn that interest in visiting America is waning in the wake of the president's actions.
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The announcement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) outraged New York residents who utilize the programs - or hoped to - and raised concerns in the travel industry and trucking sector that rely on expedited checks on the U.S.-Canada border and at airports.
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"If demand remains strong as it appears to be, looking into the fall, I think there's going to be plenty of competition by consumers for the cheapest seats," said Henry Harteveldt, a former airline executive and founder of travel-industry consulting firm Atmosphere Research Group.
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Eco-tourism has been a buzzword in the travel industry for some time now, with more and more hotels giving guests the option to reuse their sheets or to forego housekeeping entirely in an effort to "protect the environment" (and, let's be honest, save money).
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Update In light of the recent drowning death of an 8-year-old boy in a swimming pool on the Royal Caribbean ship Anthem of the Seas, cruise safety is in the spotlight, and people in the travel industry are offering advice for passengers.
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"Many foreigners don't like Trump or they — mistakenly, in my view — think that he doesn't like them," wrote Trump campaign advisor Steve Moore wrote in a report commissioned by a coalition of travel industry associations about the need to promote America as a destination.
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The travel industry believes that the concept could gain traction under the Trump administration, because it would make airports less reliant on the federal government and would encourage more private-sector investment — two core principles that President Trump wants to include in his infrastructure proposal.
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References to catastrophic global upheaval in recent decades could explain the relatively modest pace of computational progress—one of the most dated lines in the book refers to a piddling three megabytes of RAM—while accounting for the comparatively fleshed-out space travel industry.
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In addition to the potential payroll tax cut, which faces skepticism from Senate Republicans, Trump also said the administration would work with travel industry players, such as airlines and cruise lines, as travel restrictions and fears stemming from the outbreak take a toll on them.
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That legislation would act as a complement to an $8.3 billion emergency aid bill Congress approved earlier this month, and it would precede a stimulus package aimed at propping up the hard-hit travel industry on which he said negotiations would begin this week.
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"I know of many Air France passengers who have had to rearrange their itineraries by leaving a day earlier or later or have had to reschedule their trips all together," said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and the founder of Atmosphere Research Group.
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The coronavirus-related hit to the travel industry may be unprecedented and unexpected, but Airbnb has survived economic crises before and has always come back stronger, company CEO Brian Chesky said Monday on a video message live streamed to the company's property-manager partners.
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The panelists shared a clear sense of how the travel industry will be able to solve issues of overtourismThe way forward, according to Upchurch, is a healthy dialogue between communities and travel companies that starts with communities determining and communicating how much tourism they want.
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"When you decimate the restaurant industry, the travel industry, the hotel industry, the airline industry .. the cruise line industry, obviously you're going to take a huge divot out of economic activity," DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said on a webcast Tuesday after the bell.
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If he were, for example, to implement a ban on Muslims entering the United States—which he vowed to do on his first day in office, and which he could enact without much interference from Congress—then the consequences for the travel industry would be dire.
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While airlines have yet to report a bookings drop because of Zika, a warning from the World Health Organization that four million people in the Americas could get the virus has exacerbated jitters for the travel industry, hurt by outbreaks of SARS and Ebola in years past.
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We wanted to highlight a range of badass #GirlBosses in a variety of travel companies from massive corporation to startups to more intimate mom-and-pop shops in order to show there's more than one way to be a fabulous woman working in the travel industry.
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A business traveller can hail a car from the airport using a smartphone app and travel directly to an apartment in Lagos or Accra rented through Airbnb, at a fraction of the cost of the offerings of the formal travel industry and with much less hassle.
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"Temporarily shutting off travel from Europe is going to exacerbate the already heavy impact of coronavirus on the travel industry and the 15.8 million Americans whose jobs depend on travel," wrote US Travel Association CEO Roger Dow when Trump announced the first round of European travel restrictions.
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The letter comes as Congress has been weighing how to stabilize the travel industry and the economy as a whole, after the pandemic has spurred people to abandon their travel plans, forced companies to cancel large conferences, and led to the closure of bars and stores.
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SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American hotel and travel industry executives from companies such as Marriott and Hilton met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss a potential $153 billion aid package, as thousands of hotel workers began furloughs due to the fast-spreading coronavirus.
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Available in print and digital form, the publication combines coverage of women's issues globally, such as Rohingya refugees in Myanmar, and profiles of travel industry mavericks, such as a female tour guide in Iran, with more traditional destination pieces and city guides that highlight women-owned businesses.
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SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American hotel and travel industry executives from companies such as Marriott and Hilton met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss a potential $153 billion aid package, as thousands of hotel workers began furloughs due to the fast-spreading coronavirus.
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The Global Business Travel Association warned Thursday that the virus could cost the travel industry close to $560 billion this year in revenue, a third of the 2020 forecast business travel spending as trips to Europe, Asia and elsewhere are called off because of the virus.
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"The visa waiver and other measures designed to increase competition in the airline sector are part of a larger plan to open up Brazil to more tourists and investors with the aim of strengthening our travel industry as an important driver of economic development," said Mr. Antônio.
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The travel industry anticipates that alcoholic beverages, which are prohibited in Saudi Arabia, may eventually be sold in these new areas just as they are in Dubai, the Persian Gulf travel and business hub, whose mix of luxury and modernism appears to influence the prince's thinking.
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In 2008, Donald Trump Jr. told a real estate conference, "Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross section of a lot of our assets; say in Dubai, and certainly with our project in SoHo and anywhere in New York," according to eTurboNews, a travel industry news site.
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Analysis of the debris and recovery of the plane's twin flight recorders are likely to be key to determining the cause of the crash - the third blow since October to Egypt's travel industry, still reeling from political unrest following the 22 uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
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"We saw that there were a phenomenal number of properties that were just not being run to their full potential," said Saberwal, who has worked in the travel industry in Asia for more than two decades, including at MakeMyTrip, one of India's largest travel booking sites.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - Global airlines are meeting under a storm pattern of trade tensions, rising oil prices and a two-month-old grounding of the Boeing Co 19453 MAX jetliner - threatening to put a halt to five years of strong profits in the cut-throat air travel industry.
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It represents a major expansion in the U.S. market for Singapore Airlines and a test of whether the carrier can charge the 3503 percent price premium that travel industry data shows is typical for ultra-long non-stop services due to their popularity with time-sensitive business travelers.
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In its most recent Portrait of American Travelers survey, travel industry research and marketing firm MMGY found the use of travel agents at a six-year high, with more than 9 million U.S. travelers planning to call on a travel professional to help book a trip this year.
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There are US tech companies that want to help Cubans connect with the world, American manufacturers who want to sell their products to help upgrade the Cuban economy, and of course the US travel industry that wants an even playing field to compete with its European and Asian counterparts.
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"Combining the two most growth-oriented segments of the digital economy – blockchain technology and travel, HoweyCoin is the newest and only coin offering that captures the magic of coin trading profits AND the excitement and guaranteed returns of the travel industry," read the pitch-perfect SEC parody site.
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It represents a major expansion in the U.S. market for Singapore Airlines and a test of whether the carrier can charge the 20 percent price premium that travel industry data shows is typical for ultra-long non-stop services due to their popularity with time-sensitive business travellers.
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The past couple of years have not been the best for the travel industry: The 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris have deeply impacted number of tourists visiting the city, and now the U.K. is projected to suffer a similar decline in light of recent incidents in Manchester and London.
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It's a trend that has analysts in the travel industry worrying that the US is on the brink of repeating the more than half-trillion dollar loss in revenue that came about in the aftermath of 9/11, when tourists felt the US was unsafe and unwelcoming to foreigners.
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"The U.S. government has been the source of a lot negative media attention this year, but it is the responsibility of the travel industry to continue to stand for open borders, inclusivity and the celebration of diversity, despite what is happening in the political world," Mr. Barnes wrote.
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But even as hotels donate money and Delta Air Lines and cruise ships evacuate survivors and deliver relief supplies, the travel industry in the Bahamas is desperate to convey the message that the natural disaster, as terrible as it was, occurred 100 miles from Nassau, its top tourism destination.
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So UNITAID's chair at the time, Philippe Douste-Blazy, along with some of his close allies in the tourism business, came up with an idea: Why not work with the travel industry directly and offer travelers the possibility of making micro-donations every time they purchase an airline ticket?
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The Getaway Now that American travelers are able to do something that has been prohibited for over 50 years — take commercial flights from the United States to Cuba — we asked experts in the travel industry to add their thoughts to our ongoing coverage of Cuba and its steadily increasing accessibility.
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The funding comes from Vitruvian, a UK-based private equity firm that had also funded Skyscanner (a vertical search giant in the travel industry, now owned by Ctrip) and last June announced the close of a new, €285 billion fund, with participation also from previous backer Runa Capital and others.
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Although Airbnb has grown to be nearly as ubiquitous as hotels (and perhaps even more prominent, depending on who you are talking to), the wider travel and accommodation market is still ripe for the taking, estimated to reach $171 billion by 2023 and the highest growth sector in the travel industry.
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Global airlines have converged on Seoul for a summit this weekend under a storm pattern of trade tensions, rising oil prices and a two-month-old grounding of the Boeing Co 737 MAX jetliner - threatening to put a halt to five years of strong profits in the cut-throat air travel industry.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES CARRIER CANCELS HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS OVER &aposTECHNICAL ISSUE,&apos LEAVES THOUSANDS STRANDED And after heightened lobbying from the travel industry, the British government's Ministry of Justice in April introduced a law capping the amount of money firms can acquire for holiday sickness in the quest to crackdown on the deceitful claims.
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Those months turned into two years, and visiting places like Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, exploring the desert region of Tunisia and staying with locals in the grasslands of Mongolia gave Ali the inspiration he needed to start his next company: Skift, a digital trade media and research company for the travel industry.
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And even as growth in Airbnb's core vertical slows, analysts pointed to one qualitative sign that may say the most about Airbnb's upending of the hotel industry as it begins a major push into other sectors of the travel industry: the unexpected alliances that Airbnb has forced the hotel giants to seek.
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Speaking in New York at the Skift Forum, a travel industry conference, Bastian said that the airline was working to get the on-board Wi-Fi bandwidth to a point that it could handle a plane full of users without sacrificing the high speeds that paying users can currently access on board.
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"Southwest has a legitimate argument here, and it is trying to strike this balance between keeping everything safe and not having the airplanes taken out of service for what would be considered extremely minor, noncritical matters," said Henry Harteveldt, founder of Atmosphere Research Group, a travel industry analysis firm in San Francisco.
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But minutes after the nation's central bank announced a surprise interest rate cut of 50 basis points in response to worries about the coronavirus, financial markets gave a thumbs-down to hopes that monetary policy might be the elixir for supply chain problems, travel industry shocks and small businesses skating on thin margins.
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One piece of good news: Business travel tends to slow down in the days before Christmas, and some travelers flying for work are likely to have called off trips booked for early in the week because of the chaos in Atlanta, said Henry Harteveldt, travel industry analyst and founder of consulting firm Atmosphere Research Group.
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As governments drag their heels and trade groups dig in theirs over banning sunscreens containing the problematic ingredient oxybenzone, the travel industry — cruise lines, dive shops, hotels and restaurants, airlines that fly to coastal locales — should take a leadership role in educating well-intentioned but ignorant tourists so they don't love reefs to death.
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First, he undermined airlines' and travel agents' control of the travel industry by launching Expedia; then, he gave homeowners access to information about housing stock and property values that was once closely guarded by real estate agents; and later, he helped job seekers share their salaries and workplace horror stories anonymously with Glassdoor, Forbes reported.
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The travel industry is generally very good at bolstering relief efforts after hurricanes and other natural disasters, especially in markets like the Bahamas, where tourism accounts for 2003 percent of the country's G.D.P. Through its fund-raising arm, Baha Mar, a $4.2 billion resort development, has raised more than $2.5 million for Dorian relief.
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More on this... Food stamp enrollment falls to 8-year low as Trump clamps down on fraud, economy improves Travel industry fights back following 'explosion' in fraudulent food poisoning insurance claims "A federal grand jury has charged a Justice on the state's highest court with numerous and serious federal crimes," United States Attorney Mike Stuart said in a statment.
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And Skift also isn't necessarily competing with those larger, high-profile sites; its biggest competitors for online traffic are typically travel industry publications that have around a million monthly visitors, as well as Northstar Travel Media, which sold to a private equity firm in 2016, at which point it was expected to hit $80 million in annual revenue.
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Sojern, a company that works with businesses in the travel industry — hotels, airlines, tourist agencies, booking portals and others — to build and run campaigns to find and market their services to people as they are planning travel, is today announcing that it has raised another $120 million in funding at a valuation of over $300 million.
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Those decisions have led to the following result: In just a decade, the major American airlines have gone from taking in little in à la carte fees for things like baggage, early boarding and premium seating, to raking in $7.4 billion in 0003 alone, according to a study by the travel industry firms IdeaWorks and CarTrawler.
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One family who will not be coming had plans to visit Delta blues attractions and Bay St. Louis, according to Mike Cashion, the executive director of the Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Association, who wrote a letter to the Mississippi House of Representatives relaying the immediate and worrisome effect on the travel industry because of the state's bill.
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The travel industry is striking back against calls from Republican presidential front-runner Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE to close American borders following terrorist attacks in Brussels.
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"The fact that they're having a meeting with us, or using our hotel, obviously in no respect means we support their point of view or that we've made a judgment about their point of view," Mr. Sorenson said of ACT for America in an appearance at the Skift Global Forum, a travel industry conference, in New York on Wednesday.
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Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and president of Atmosphere Research Group, said it was vital that all partner airlines' products eventually were harmonized, so that passengers flying to the United States in British Airways' World Traveller Plus class, for example, received similar service on their flight back to the United Kingdom in American's premium economy class.
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There has been a steep plunge in financial markets and the resulting wealth destruction, the disruption of global supply chains for manufacturers and retailers around the globe, the drop in energy prices and production due to reduced consumption All those things could combine with the hit to the travel industry to bring about a global recession.
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If an airport can reduce airlines' fees, it can keep carriers that might otherwise switch to another city, said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst and president of the Atmosphere Research Group, as well as appeal to budget carriers that prefer low costs and even persuade carriers to enter new markets by making it more economical.
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"There is an increase in flight price-tracking capabilities, largely because of the ability of these companies to use machine learning to more accurately gauge whether a fare is a deal, and whether it is likely to go up or down," said Maggie Rauch, the senior director of research at Phocuswright, a travel industry research firm.
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But the travel industry is encouraging sustainable practices for all, locals and visitors alike: hotels send notices upon booking and add signage asking guests to be conscientious during stays, while also removing bath plugs, installing new shower heads that reduce water flow, adding timers to help guests keep showers under two minutes, and refraining from daily linen changes.
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When a lobbyist for the travel industry wanted to kill an amendment to the tax bill sought by Delta Air Lines over concerns it would dampen United States tourism, he emailed Republican tax writers with links to a series of posts written by consultants who have worked with Delta that were sharply critical of President Trump.
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"(King Power) has a successful history in duty free retailing and the travel industry, now the question is how effective King Power can be in engaging the government other stakeholders without Vichai's leadership, especially in upcoming auction for concessions in Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and Samut Prakan," said Nattabhorn Juengsanguansit, Director at Asia Group Advisors, a government affairs consultancy.
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They can cost $10,000 per seat, estimated Dan McKone, managing director and head of the travel and transportation practice at the consulting firm L.E.K. They also add bulk and weight to seats and quickly become technologically obsolete, especially because most Americans are now flying with at least one mobile device, said Henry Harteveldt, travel industry analyst and co-founder of Atmosphere Research Group.
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"We see the maturing online travel industry (online hotel penetration is approaching 50% in the US/Europe) entering a period of slower room night growth and increased investment in new offerings (alternative accommodations, in-travel experiences, restaurants, loyalty/discounts, etc.) as online travel agencies invest to drive more direct, repeat users and larger shares of wallet...aiming for eventual faster long-term growth," stated the note.
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Airlines in dozens of countries — from New Zealand to Finland to the United Arab Emirates — have scaled back service or in the case of U.S. airlines canceled flights altogether to the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong as the coronavirus spreads, a factor that will drive down airlines' 2020 revenue and deprive other segments of the travel industry, including hotels and retailers, of high-spending tourists.
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"He could be one of the most travel-friendly presidents in modern history," said Mr. Harteveldt, noting that Mr. Trump has long been part of the travel industry and was deeply involved in the marketing of the Trump Shuttle in its early days — experience that could he put to use thinking of ways to make the United States a more welcoming and appealing destination.
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" Also Tuesday, a coalition of mostly travel interests spearheaded by the U.S. Travel Association made a similar plea, noting that canceling travel and events "has a trickle-down effect that threatens to harm the U.S. economy, from locally owned hotels, restaurants, travel advisors and tour operators to the service and frontline employees who make up the backbone of the travel industry and the American economy.
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The restrictions are piling pressure on airlines and the broader travel industry, which faces a monthly hit of more than $46 billion from the coronavirus, according to the Global Business Travel Association, a trade body based in Washington, D.C. Nestlé (NSRGF), the world's largest food company, said Thursday it has asked all 291,3003 of its employees not to travel internationally for business until the middle of March.
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We were a diverse group of nine women: I was joined by a nurse from Nevada who had not traveled outside of the United States ("not counting Cabo" in Mexico, she said), a retired prosecutor from Long Island and her daughter, two members of the travel industry from St. Louis and three advocates working on the issue, including the chairwoman of Ecpat-USA, Jackie Shapiro.
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If, however, Henry H. Harteveldt, head of a travel industry research firm, is correct in stating that consumers seek above all else to save money ("Consumers have shown that they're willing to put up with an awful lot, including lack of legroom, lack of amenities, mediocre or worse customer service, dirty airplanes and more to save money"), then we're getting exactly what we asked for.
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"We are concerned about the consequences that such a ban would have on demand for transatlantic air travel — and ultimately connectivity between Europe and the U.S." The U.S. travel industry has been worried about a "Trump slump" on the $250 billion travel sector and now fears that European tourism and business will become the latest casualties of President Trump's efforts to beef up national security.
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TWA highlighted this opulence in a series of ads featuring the actor Peter Sellers playing foreign stereotypes, including a suave Italian: (Sellers' upper-crust Englishman in another ad is equally over-the-top hilarious; the ad also features a cameo by the staircase leading to the second-level lounge.) Meanwhile, "the jet's elephantine proportions were both a gift and a challenge to the travel industry," Mr. Vanhoenacker writes.
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American businesses like Apple have lowered their sales expectations due to the inaccessibility of parts from China, the U.S. travel industry may lose up to 2628 billion dollars from a drop in Chinese tourists, and the Dow Jones has lost nearly 28500,6900 points this week; its worst two-session stretch since February 2628 with back-to-back losses of at least 28503 points for the first time ever.
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The new data comes amid increasing concern from the U.S. travel industry that the Trump administration's efforts to tighten border and aviation security could discourage legitimate visitors from coming to the U.S. The White House has implemented a slew of new travel restrictions this year, including issuing a temporary ban on nationals from certain Muslim-majority countries and prohibiting laptops on the cabins of select U.S.-bound flights.
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Time will tell, but this almost-year-old interview at the Skift travel industry conference — when Khosrowshahi was CEO of Expedia — reveals a savvy, composed, funny-enough, articulate executive, and is worth a watch: A few quotes that could be relevant in Khosrowshahi's Uber career: When asked why Airbnb was worth almost twice as much as Expedia: I think the private markets at this point are valued based on fairly different metrics from public markets.
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Europe's travel industry has been hit in recent months as holiday groups and airlines struggled to respond to attacks in France, Belgium and Germany, prolonged security issues in Turkey and uncertainty caused by Britain's vote to leave the EU. Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel firm, said its underlying operating profit had fallen 93 percent in the third quarter, as it worked to move its holiday packages from the eastern to the western Mediterranean.
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"We are downgrading BKNG for 4 reasons: 1) negative signals headed into 4Q on macro conditions from travel industry (supported by the BofAML Lodging team's Macro Activity Tracker), and Asia a potentially bigger headwind in 4Q, 2) competition likely accelerating in '20 amid Airbnb's planned listing & Ctrip's Asia initiatives, and Booking may need incremental investment, 3) street booking/room night estimates in '20 assume modest acceleration vs 3 years of deceleration, and 4) the stock is now within 6% of our $2,160 PO."
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The travel industry, already suffering amid the coronavirus pandemic, is warning that more financial trouble will come from President TrumpDonald John TrumpDe Blasio calls on Trump to deploy military to set up hospitals in New York Hillicon Valley: Facebook launches portal for coronavirus information | EU sees spike in Russian misinformation on outbreak | Senate Dem bill would encourage mail-in voting | Lawmakers question safety of Google virus website Trump signs coronavirus aid package with paid sick leave, free testing MORE's Wednesday announcement that he is restricting travel from Europe, not including Great Britain or cargo transportation.
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