The Return of the Ugly American Tourist Rep and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week
Photo Credit: With travel starting to pick, it's inevitable that the long-held reputation of ugly American tourists will resume. Getty / joegolby
Skift Take
In Skift's top travel stories this week, we looked at what a recovering travel industry should expect from the return of American tourists, how the tourism industry should measure its success now and into the future, and why JetBlue definitely thinks of itself as more than just an airline now.
Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend we will offer you a chance to read the most essential stories again in case you missed them earlier.
The Reputation of the Ugly American Tourist Won't Be Easy to Shake: If tourists from the United States are unofficial ambassadors to the world, then the worst among them are ensuring that local residents will resent them and more destinations will erect barriers to entry.
Hotels Switch to Next-Gen Tech to Sell Rooms Via Online Partnerss: It's taken years for hotels to adopt an array of new technologies and business p
