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PhocusWire | March 20, 2020

Travel tech provider Sabre has announced a large swathe of measures to mitigate the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The cuts range from offering voluntary unpaid leave, severance and early retirement to staff across the world to scaling back its third-party contracting and vendor costs. U.S.-based employees will also face an undisclosed reduction on their base salary and CEO Sean Menke is taking a 25% pay cut. Staff in other country markets will also be subject to a reduction in co...

HOSPITALITY TRENDS

select registry | March 03, 2022

For 50 years, Select Registry Distinguished Inns of North America's network of distinguished, independent properties has offered outstanding accommodations and one-of-a-kind experiences to travelers. Select Registry was established in 1972 by travel writer Norman T. Simpson. He was the recognized authority on country inns of his time and traveled the roads and wrote of the unique inns he visited. He identified places that offered what he referred to as, "good honest lodgi...

The Guardian | April 22, 2020

All of the UK’s biggest airlines and most big holiday companies are breaking the law by denying refunds within 14 days for travel cancelled during the pandemic, according to Which? Most have instead offered vouchers or credit notes. Ryanair has started telling customers they will have to wait until “the Covid-19 emergency has passed” for a refund. Passengers booked with easyJet and British Airways have told the Guardian they could not get their money back. Which? says customers...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

Travel Weekly | December 02, 2020

The organization has launched its own movement tech division called TKG Platform (the acronym stands for Travel Key Gateway), which aims to give technology enablers to travel organizations around the world. As per Tweet World Travel, TKG Platform is tailored to suit the travel industry with a mission that is to help organizations to develop their business with the correct tech arrangements, decreasing operational time and the overheads. TKG Platform is branding itse...