{"id":1678,"date":"2020-03-19T10:54:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T10:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/?p=1678"},"modified":"2020-03-19T10:54:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T10:54:47","slug":"the-week-that-was-march-2020-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/03\/the-week-that-was-march-2020-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week, That Was \u2013 March 2020 Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In five minutes or less, keep track of the most important news of the week, curated just for you. We present to you hand \u2013 picked news on latest industry perspectives and some general updates. Read\u00a0on!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1679\" src=\"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/travelers-leaving-airport-are-wearing-protective-masks_1157-31377.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Webinar: Path to Recovery for Travel Businesses \u2013 United We Can<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ultimate extent and duration of the COVID19 outbreak is still unknown &#8211; what steps can we as travel businesses be taking to weather the storm? HospitalityUnited.Club invites industry leaders to join us for a Webinar to discuss best practices and new strategies to help your business stay buoyant and come out stronger with a defined path to recovery.<\/p>\n<p>REGISTER NOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/fPucm5J\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/fPucm5J<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The coronavirus crisis is making travel cheaper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fifty-five percent of American travelers have canceled upcoming travel plans, primarily through May. Travel deals are emerging amid the chaos of the global coronavirus outbreak. Many people are probably wondering if now is the right time to buy, whether for an out-of-town jaunt or a big summer vacation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/03\/17\/heres-why-you-should-resist-the-urge-to-grab-cheap-travel-deals.html\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/03\/17\/heres-why-you-should-resist-the-urge-to-grab-cheap-travel-deals.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UK: Empty hotels will be turned into makeshift hospitals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BRITAIN\u2019s empty hotels will be turned into makeshift hospitals and operating theatres will be transformed into wards to help the NHS cope with the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/11177679\/coronavirus-britains-empty-hotels-will-be-turned-into-makeshift-hospitals-to-help-nhs-cope\/\">https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/11177679\/coronavirus-britains-empty-hotels-will-be-turned-into-makeshift-hospitals-to-help-nhs-cope\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel industry slashes ad spending in half amid coronavirus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marketers need to be prepared for the possibility that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingdive.com\/news\/travel-industry-slashes-ad-spending-in-half-amid-coronavirus\/574257\/\">demand for travel-related services might snap back<\/a>\u00a0as the traditionally busy summer travel season gets under way from mid-June through August.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingdive.com\/news\/travel-industry-slashes-ad-spending-in-half-amid-coronavirus\/574257\/\">https:\/\/www.marketingdive.com\/news\/travel-industry-slashes-ad-spending-in-half-amid-coronavirus\/574257\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTAs overwhelmed by Coronavirus cancellations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The entire travel industry is struggling to keep up with a wave of cancellations related to coronavirus. But OTAs are hit especially hard. As hotels tell their customers they can&#8217;t help process cancellations, sending them right back to the OTA they booked with, both\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/third-party-booking-sites-coronavirus\/index.html\">Expedia&#8217;s and Booking.com&#8217;s customer service is nearly impossible to reach<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/third-party-booking-sites-coronavirus\/index.html\">https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/third-party-booking-sites-coronavirus\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sojern: Insights on COVID-19 travel impact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With more than\u00a0127,000 infected as of March 12th, COVID-19 is having and will continue to have a significant impact on many industries. The travel industry is no exception, and in fact, maybe the hardest hit as hotel bookings drop and airline ticket sales\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/03\/10\/coronavirus-drives-united-airlines-us-bookings-down-70percent.html\">take a plunge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Download Sojern\u2019s latest COVID-19 travel insights &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sojern.com\/blog\/covid-19-insights-on-travel-impact\/\">https:\/\/www.sojern.com\/blog\/covid-19-insights-on-travel-impact\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reach out to us for your connectivity needs to make the most of your online revenue- <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/3gKUJZ\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/3gKUJZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks and have a good day!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In five minutes or less, keep track of the most important news of the week, curated just for you. We present to you hand \u2013 picked news on latest industry perspectives and some general updates. Read\u00a0on!! Webinar: Path to Recovery for Travel Businesses \u2013 United We Can The ultimate extent and duration of the COVID19 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/03\/the-week-that-was-march-2020-week-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Week, That Was \u2013 March 2020 Week 3&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":[1011,55,567,246,889,927,922,14],"class_list":["post-1678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-covid19","tag-hotels","tag-inventory","tag-occupancy","tag-online-hotel-channel-manager","tag-online-hotel-distribution-system","tag-property-management-systems","tag-ratetiger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}