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Is Voice The Ultimate Touchless Payments Experience?
Is Voice The Ultimate Touchless Payments Experience?
July 20, 2020  |  Voice Activation

Voice technology was already on the rise long before the global pandemic broke out, with a steadily increasing share of consumers using voice assistants like...

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Hilton To Cut 2,100 Employees Due To Pandemic
Hilton To Cut 2,100 Employees Due To Pandemic
June 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

With the hospitality industry slammed by the COVID-19 crisis, Hilton Worldwide Holdings said it planned to cut about 22 percent of its corporate workforce globally,...

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Hotels Pivot To Embrace The ‘Great Staycation Of 2020’
Hotels Pivot To Embrace The ‘Great Staycation Of 2020’
June 15, 2020  |  Travel Payments

A rising tide of staycations may bring hotels back from the great pandemic slump. While it may make sense that vacationers wary of flying and...

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Should Las Vegas Bet On Consumers Returning to Casinos?
Should Las Vegas Bet On Consumers Returning to Casinos?
June 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending Nevada’s unemployment rate to a worst-in-the-nation 28.2 percent (nearly twice...

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Marriott Opens Its China Properties Again Amid Travel Recovery
Marriott Opens Its China Properties Again Amid Travel Recovery
June 02, 2020  |  Economy

As Marriott surfaces out of pandemic lockdowns, the company has reopened all of its hotels in China and has experienced a corporate travel recovery, the...

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Will Hotels Win Back Customers By Cleaning Up Their Act (Literally)?
Will Hotels Win Back Customers By Cleaning Up Their Act (Literally)?
May 28, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Of all the verticals hit hard by the global pandemic, hotels have seen their business slowed to a near stop as shutdowns and social-distancing rules...

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Marriott Sees ‘Improving Trends’ In Greater China As Region’s Travel Begins Recovery
Marriott Sees ‘Improving Trends’ In Greater China As Region’s Travel Begins Recovery
May 11, 2020  |  Earnings

As the coronavirus pandemic moved throughout the world, Marriott International Inc. reported that revenue per available room (RevPAR) plummeted by 22.5 percent globally. The company...

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Does Airbnb Have An Edge When It Comes To Travel’s Recovery?
Does Airbnb Have An Edge When It Comes To Travel’s Recovery?
May 07, 2020  |  Retail

While 2020 has taken its toll on the majority of businesses, few players have been hit harder than those in the travel vertical. Shelter-in-place orders...

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