FISCAL BATTLE, THE SOUTHERN CAMP: The debate on Europe’s future fiscal governance is picking up pace. On Wednesday, Playbook reported on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s position in favor of “sound fiscal policy,” coming on the heels of similar statements from so-called frugal countries, including Austria and the Netherlands.
The opposing camp is also being vocal, with Nadia Calviño, Spain’s minister in charge of economic affairs and digitalization, saying the bloc’s rules “were not fit for purpose before the pandemic hit us.” She told me in an interview at POLITICO’s Competitive Europe Summit on Wednesday that “it would be wise to review these rules before we go back to the normal situation” of reapplying them in 2023.
/ Posted on 31 December, 2020 14:39
Google has launched the Travel Insights with Google platform designed to provide insights into travel demand to drive data-driven decisions.
The platform is built around three new tools: Destination Insights, Hotel Insights and The Travel Analytics Centre.
The Destination Insights tool gives travel businesses, governments and tourism boards information on the top sources of demand for a destination, and the destinations within their countries that travellers are most interested in visiting. This helps them map out a possible resumption of travel on specific routes and make choices about where to communicate with potential future travellers.
Meanwhile, the Hotel Insights tool is designed to provide hotels of all sizes, especially small and independent properties, with extensive insights about demand for hotel bookings from Google searches daily. This allows them to understand where demand for their property may be coming from for more effective
Published: December 21, 2020 6:58 PM IST
Travel and tourism is among the worst-hit industries, thanks to lockdowns across the world due to COVID-19. However, there is a pent-up demand for travel again as governments are exploring ways of opening safe international travel. In an effort to help the industry prepare for what’s coming, Google has unveiled its new. Travel Insights tool. According to Google, the search interest in travel is back up to 50 percent of its pre-COVID level. Also Read - Google Photos revamp to be rolled out soon: Report
“Today, we’re launching Travel Insights with Google: a website the industry in our region and ultimately, the rest of the world can use to understand travel demand and make better-informed decisions. It’s built around three new tools,” Google said in a blog post. The three tools include Destination Insights, Hotel Insights, and Travel Analytics Center which could
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Highlights
Google has launched its Travel Insights tool to help people involved in the travel and tourism sector understand travel demand and make an informed decision.
Google is using big data to determine top sources of demand for travel locations around the world.
The Hotel Insights tool helps particularly small and independent properties refine their marketing.
Tourism is by far the worst-hit industry, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, largely due to the lockdowns announced by national governments across the world. However, there is a pent-up demand for travel again as governments are slowly exploring ways of opening safe international travel. India for its part has allowed international travel through
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Google launches new insight tools for travel industry (image source: Bloomberg)
The year 2020 has had a major impact on the travel industry. The travel restrictions due to the ongoing Covid-19pandemic led to massive losses. With the vaccine for the novel coronavirus on its way, there is hope for a steady recovery. To help keep up with the current demand trends, Google has launched a new Travel Insights tool. They can be used by a chain of hotels, a small travel startup, or a booking agent to study the recent trends and act accordingly to cater to their potential customers and make necessary changes to bring things back on track.