{"id":2044,"date":"2021-02-26T09:56:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T09:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2021-02-26T09:56:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T09:56:21","slug":"the-week-that-was-february-2021-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/02\/the-week-that-was-february-2021-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week, That Was \u2013 February 2021 Week 4"},"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=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2045\" src=\"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hotel-booking-button-isometric-tablet-icon_1284-17724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"505\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>RateTiger wins strong recommendation from Warwick Doha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qatar\u2019s leading 5-star property, Warwick Doha, has found the perfect technology partner in eRevMax and has highly recommended RateTiger suite of online distribution and rate shopping solutions to other hotels in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about Warwick Doha&#8217;s experience with RateTiger &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erevmax.com\/ratetiger-news\/ratetiger-news-archive\/feb2021-erevmax-ratetiger-wins-strong-recommendation-warwick-doha.html\">https:\/\/www.erevmax.com\/ratetiger-news\/ratetiger-news-archive\/feb2021-erevmax-ratetiger-wins-strong-recommendation-warwick-doha.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Booking.com to focus on U.S. growth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the pace of recovery still uncertain, the company is focused on three priorities: expanding the payment platform on Booking.com, building the connected trip capabilities and growing market share in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phocuswire.com\/booking-holdings-focuses-on-payment-platform-connected-trip-and-us-growth-as-q4-revenue-bookings-down-60-percent\">https:\/\/www.phocuswire.com\/booking-holdings-focuses-on-payment-platform-connected-trip-and-us-growth-as-q4-revenue-bookings-down-60-percent<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Airbnb plans for a new kind of travel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Airbnb is introducing Flexible Search, which will allow users to forgo putting in exact dates when they look to book lodging on the platform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/02\/24\/airbnb-plans-for-a-new-kind-of-travel-post-covid-with-flexible-search\/\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/02\/24\/airbnb-plans-for-a-new-kind-of-travel-post-covid-with-flexible-search\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>As consumers return to travel, they turn to advisors for help<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consumers, including many who never worked with a travel agent before, are turning to travel advisors as they anticipate resuming vacation plans. As a hotel, if you are looking to get offline reservations fed into your PMS, get in touch with RateTiger \u2013 we can convert bookings coming from Travel Agents and deliver them into your hotel PMS to reduce any manual error. Contact us on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:marketing@erevmax.com\">marketing@erevmax.com<\/a>\u00a0if you would like to know more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelweekly.com\/Travel-News\/Travel-Agent-Issues\/As-consumers-return-to-travel-they-turn-to-advisors-for-help\">https:\/\/www.travelweekly.com\/Travel-News\/Travel-Agent-Issues\/As-consumers-return-to-travel-they-turn-to-advisors-for-help<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s Why It Pays to Book Hotel Stays Now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While low occupancy rates are bad news for hotels, they&#8217;re good news for travelers hoping to book vacations this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/the-ascent\/credit-cards\/articles\/heres-why-it-pays-to-book-hotel-stays-now\/\">https:\/\/www.fool.com\/the-ascent\/credit-cards\/articles\/heres-why-it-pays-to-book-hotel-stays-now\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Robust travel retail growth expected in China<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>China will see an increase of more than 200% in international departures in 2021, reaching approximately 30 million international departures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trbusiness.com\/regional-news\/asia-pacific\/robust-travel-retail-growth-expected-in-china-predicts-m1nd-set\/202802\">https:\/\/www.trbusiness.com\/regional-news\/asia-pacific\/robust-travel-retail-growth-expected-in-china-predicts-m1nd-set\/202802<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reach out to us for your connectivity needs to make the most of your online revenue-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/3gKUJZ\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/3gKUJZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks and have a good day!<\/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!! 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