Booking.com’s Deep Cuts and 12 Other Coronavirus Travel Stories This Week
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Skift Take
In another busy week of coronavirus coverage at Skift, there were stories about digital nomads, the contrasting outlook of Airbnb's boss versus Expedia's, and investor calls from numerous hotel companies.
Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering the impact of coronavirus by connecting the dots across the travel industry. Every weekend we will offer you a chance to read the most essential stories again in case you missed them earlier.
Booking.com Restructuring Will Pare Its Workforce By Up to 25 Percent: Despite the deep job cuts, the proprietary Skift Health Score calculates that Booking Holdings has far greater long-term strength than rivals Expedia Group and Trip.com Group. If you follow Booking.com’s logic, the future of travel will be substantially smaller than its past.
Thailand’s 60th Tourism Anniversary Turns to Nightmare as Longstanding Travel Agencies Start Closing: Five months without revenue would challenge even the best operations. As travel agencies s
