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How Travel Companies Themselves Are Taking Coronavirus Precautions

Travel companies are having to adapt not just to a new world for their customers, but for their staff too. This might be a temporary change, but when things return to normal, will our working habits revert as well?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

How Travel Companies Themselves Are Taking Coronavirus Precautions

Airlines

Cathay Pacific Cuts 147 Roles in Vancouver Base Closure

Cathay Pacific has been hit very hard over the past year. First, from the Hong Kong protest movement and second, the coronavirus outbreak. Its managers are going to have to make some very tough decisions over the coming weeks.

Reuters | 4 years ago

Cathay Pacific Cuts 147 Roles in Vancouver Base Closure

Hotels

Airbnb, Expedia and Others Agree to Landmark Data-Sharing Deal With European Union

It's hard to know whether greater transparency will benefit or hinder these short-term rental platforms. Might lawmakers use the information as a stick to wield over the industry?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb, Expedia and Others Agree to Landmark Data-Sharing Deal With European Union

Airlines

Airline Industry Braces for $113 Billion Coronavirus Hit

Flybe might be the first, but it probably won't be the last. Plenty of airlines across the world operate on pretty tight margins, which come under increasing pressure during times like this.

Sarah Young and Aradhana Aravindan, Reuters | 4 years ago

Airline Industry Braces for $113 Billion Coronavirus Hit

Airlines

Finnair Considering Layoffs to Deal With Coronavirus Downturn

Finnair's latest response to the outbreak shows how quickly things can change and how difficult it is for a company to quantify the impact of a fast-changing external event. Only a month ago, the CEO was saying that coronavirus would have a "relatively limited" impact on the airline.

Reuters | 4 years ago

Finnair Considering Layoffs to Deal With Coronavirus Downturn

Online Travel

Hostelworld Still Pushing on Expansion Even With $4.5 Million Coronavirus Profit Hit

There's not much travel companies can do about the coronavirus outbreak. Like many of its peers, Hostelworld is having to execute its growth strategy in an unfavorable environment.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

Hostelworld Still Pushing on Expansion Even With $4.5 Million Coronavirus Profit Hit

Airlines

Wizz Air Mulls 10 Percent Capacity Cut to Cope With Coronavirus

As demand falls across Europe, airlines have little choice but to adjust their flight schedules. It's a time to batten down the hatches and try to ride out the storm.

Reuters | 4 years ago

Wizz Air Mulls 10 Percent Capacity Cut to Cope With Coronavirus

Business Travel

TUI Will Cut Budgets, Freeze Hiring to Deal With Coronavirus Spread

This seems like a sensible approach from TUI. At the moment, there are just too many unknowns, but it does seem like things will get worse before they get better.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

TUI Will Cut Budgets, Freeze Hiring to Deal With Coronavirus Spread

Online Travel

Hostmaker Collapse Prompts Further Consolidation in Europe’s Short-Term Rental Market

In a growing sector like this where there is a race to scale up, casualties will always exist. Houst will be hoping to capitalize on Hostmaker's misfortune.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

Hostmaker Collapse Prompts Further Consolidation in Europe’s Short-Term Rental Market

Airlines

IAG Says It Won’t Repeat Past Mistakes With Coronavirus Response

Willie Walsh has accumulated decades of experience across the aviation industry, and he's big enough to admit he's made mistakes in the past. The situation looks bleak at the moment, but what happens when the market recovers?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

IAG Says It Won’t Repeat Past Mistakes With Coronavirus Response