2022 Archives

Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, March 8, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Transactions are still about 75 percent lower than in 2019, but the agency is hoping a winter bookings surge will reflect the pace of the year ahead. It's an assumption not without risk.

Is the shoe now on the other foot? South Africa’s new tourism campaign push comes just as its industry begins to see green shoots of recovery ahead, in contrast to the uncertainty that now hangs over European destinations.

Expedia Group Media Solutions’ Q4 2021 Travel Recovery Trend Report features custom research and key data on how travel is returning, with actionable insights to help the industry respond to shifting traveler behaviors and attitudes.

Airbnb bookings in Ukraine are very well-intentioned and much of it may be going to hard-hit individual hosts. However, Airbnb doesn’t expressly identify professional hosts so a chunk of the funds may be unwittingly going to big property managers that aren’t even based in Ukraine.

Global travel management companies are navigating new travel restrictions that include combat zones and closed airports as they organize emergency evacuations in Ukraine and beyond.

Good morning from Skift. It's Monday, March 7, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

The pace of hotel development in the Middle East is picking up after a two-year dry spell. The key to making these hotels a success is showing this region is still a place to visit when the rest of the world is back to open borders and on a level tourism playing field.

Listen now to a conversation with Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta at Skift Global Forum in September 2021 in New York City.

All Russian airlines must cope with mass cancellations and refunds, echoing the early days of the pandemic. For instance, Aeroflot and S7, Russia's two largest airlines, said they were halting flights to the dozens of countries they serve.