Text size Dreamstime The travel industry dealt with its biggest challenge in generations in 2020, as Covid-19 kept people around the world locked down for much of the year. Revenue at Booking Holdings, the dominant owner of online travel agencies, fell 55% from 2019. Beyond the overall slowdown, Booking (ticker: […]
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CLOSE A big change is coming for any travelers who want to come to the U.S., due to the pandemic. USA TODAY Southwest Airlines kicked off 2021 with a spring fare sale with tickets as low as $29 one way. Spirit Airlines’ website invites travelers to “Say hello to savings this […]
© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Load Error On Wednesday, Wyndham Destinations officially became Travel + Leisure Co., a membership and leisure travel company, […]
© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Load Error As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of cabins with balconies. As I explained in […]
Coronavirus has wreaked havoc over the past year, infecting 106.8 million people and killing 2.3 million worldwide – with 27.1 million of those cases and 466,000 of the deaths coming from the United States. By any measure things have been disrupted. How COVID-19 will ultimately affect 2021 is unknown. But […]
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(CNN) — It’s been almost 10 months since the coronavirus pandemic landed on US shores, and in that time, the travel industry has become a shadow of its former self. With international borders mostly closed, people hunkered down in their homes and business travel reduced to a fraction of […]
Online bookings make up almost 63% of the travel and tourism segment’s revenue annually. A good hotel booking system will let you efficiently manage online reservations. Automating reservation processes with a reliable hotel booking system reduces the risk of manual errors and losses in business. Furthermore, having a streamlined booking […]
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – December 28, 2020 – Zacks Equity Research highlights Rocket Companies RKT as the Bull of the Day and Booking Holdings BKNG as the Bear of the Day. Here is a synopsis of both the stocks: Bull of the Day: There’s a theme to […]
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Christmas isn’t canceled but, like most things this year, it does look very different than what so many of us are used to due to the coronavirus pandemic. CDC guidelines have made spending time with Santa slightly more challenging, especially those in-person visits the kids look forward […]
With COVID cases surging across the U.S. and officials rolling out lockdowns and restrictions to stop the virus spreading, ahead of Thanksgiving some Americans plan to flout the rules and celebrate as normal. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises people to only celebrate with members of their […]
Image source: The Motley Fool. Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)Q3 2020 Earnings CallNov 5, 2020, 4:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Welcome to Booking Holdings’ Third Quarter 2020 Conference Call. Booking Holdings would like to remind everyone that this call may contain forward-looking statements which […]
Booking Holdings, the world’s largest online travel company, continues to feel the weight of the pandemic, warning investors Thursday (Nov. 5) that the outbreak’s current U.S. and European surge will make it very challenging to break even this year. But the company also said that it continues to innovate with […]
© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Working remotely from a resort sounds like a dream. Rounds of golf, walks on the beach, frozen drinks […]
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A recent study conducted by Expedia Group claimed travelers are 57 percent more likely to book a hotel via an OTA than before the pandemic, as a result of emerging traveler booking motivations such as: To get the best nightly rate (69 percent) To get the best room (40 percent) […]
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Within today’s challenging context, hotel brands and properties need to look for even more innovative approaches to win back their fair shares of direct bookings. Now is a good time to start developing creative and personalized marketing techniques to give that motivational boost to your potential guests, and to let […]
The Grand Palladium resort in Punta Cana was a swank respite in March for Leigh Anne Belcher and her daughter until they got a call to stop by the front desk about a billing question. Their travel agency, swamped with coronavirus cancellations, had abruptly closed its doors and disconnected its phone […]
The company hopes to ‘protect local communities’ with its decision – AFP/LIONEL BONAVENTURE Airbnb has banned under-25s with repeat negative reviews from hiring local homes through its platform in an attempt to cut down on unauthorised parties. Trialling the initiative in Britain, France and Spain, the online lettings website announced it will […]
(Bloomberg) — There’s been one dominant way to plan trips since the 1990s: Search for flights online, based on desired destinations, add in a hotel, and voila, you’re on your way. The Covid-19 pandemic has upended that long-held status quo. Even for those undeterred by public health concerns, flights are limited, […]