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Aside from delaying personal trips and vacations, the sudden halt of global travel during the coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on companies whose workforces used to travel frequently as well as airlines and hotels that depend heavily on revenue from corporate travel. At times of uncertainty like now, it is difficult to predict…
Last year around this time, tech enthusiasts were preparing themselves to travel to Lisbon to attend Web Summit—one of the largest annual gatherings of entrepreneurs and investors in the world. But much has changed since last year. The world has turned almost upside down by a virus that is responsible for an unprecedented pandemic with…
Some cities around the globe have carved out such a special place in the minds of people in the startup world that they are effortlessly associated with the best business launch experience. European cities like London, Paris, Berlin, and Barcelona are usually mentioned in the same breath as San Francisco or New York when discussing…
In the whirlwind of news about the coronavirus pandemic, it can be hard to distinguish facts from rumors, false reports, and opinions. This confusion has taken a heavy toll on the tourism industry, which revolves around people and information. One example is Portugal that has been recently caught up in heated conversations about whether it…
With the economy expected to remain on rocky footing potentially beyond 2020 and COVID-19 quarantines and lockdowns ebbing and flowing on a rolling basis, new trends in consumer sentiment and behaviors are emerging globally. According to a new Future Consumer Index published by Ernst & Young, 42% of surveyed consumers believe that their shopping habits…
The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the need for artificial intelligence solutions as the technology can help businesses run more nimbly and reliably, says a marketing manager at TAIGER, one of Asia’s fastest-growing AI companies. “Big companies are realizing that AI technologies can make them more flexible to adapt better to changes like the ones brought…
The coronavirus pandemic shook things up in the education sector and gave it a much-needed shock treatment, says a university professor, who believes that an online education model bears the best fruits if used in combination with traditional classroom-based courses. “It has really been a shock therapy because many teachers had not wanted to use…
As the world is coming to grips with the implications of the coronavirus pandemic, the future of the freelancing industry is shrouded in uncertainty. Companies around the world have indeed begun to embrace more remote work, but it does not necessarily mean there will be more job opportunities for freelancers—at least in the short term….
Border closures and flight restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus have dampened the mood of millions of travel enthusiasts around the world. But the abrupt change from globe-trotting to quarantine has affected one group in particular whose lifestyle revolves around being on the move: digital nomads. The short-term impact of…
As the world is reeling from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, many startups are taking a not-so-pleasant or even painful walk down memory lane to see what went wrong. The bitter truth is that the unprecedented health crisis has shattered the dreams of countless founders into a thousand pieces, especially those who had…
