Booking’s Agoda Chops Staff and 11 Coronavirus Travel Stories This Week
Photo Credit: Agoda laid off a portion of its workforce because of coronavirus. Photo credit: Agoda
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In coronavirus travel stories this week, we covered staff trims at Agoda, the future of vacations, social distancing on flights, and what it will take to see a hotel industry recovery.
Booking’s Agoda Cuts 1,500 Workers in Asia: At first, John Brown cut costs rather than staff, including foregoing his salary for the rest of 2020. But the Agoda CEO now has to take the last measure, citing a deeper and more prolonged recovery than expected.
Your Guide to Hotel Companies’ Coronavirus Safety and Cleaning Initiatives: Hotel companies’ similar new and heightened health and safety standards don’t leave a lot of room for brand distinction unless the brand is the one lacking a new approach to cleaning.
Asia’s Genting Cruise Lines to Offer Short Sailings Without Any Stops in Ports: Unlike North America and Europe where cruising already has a loyal following — and critics in equal measures — Asia’s nascent cruise market als
