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Europe and U.S. Suffer Worsening Travel Performance in September: Skift Recovery Index Insights

It was always going to be hard to maintain the upward trend of travel recovery with coronavirus cases rising rapidly around the world. Europe and North America in particular have shown dropping performances after relatively strong summer months.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

Europe and U.S. Suffer Worsening Travel Performance in September: Skift Recovery Index Insights

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The Fall of Travel in 2020 in a Single GIF

By early April, the travel industry's performance stood at 16 percent compared to last year. Since then, recovery has taken shape differently in each of the 22 countries Skift tracks, but still no country records above 60 percent of pre-Covid performance.

Wouter Geerts, Skift | 4 years ago

The Fall of Travel in 2020 in a Single GIF

Hotels

Hotel Contactless Tech: What Will Stick and What Won’t?

Contactless technology is being adopted in hotels at breakneck speed to ensure safe operations. Not all tech is created equal though. Skift Research looked at what tech has the momentum to continue growing after the pandemic fades.

Wouter Geerts, Skift | 4 years ago

Hotel Contactless Tech: What Will Stick and What Won’t?

Hotels

The Future of Contactless Tech in Hotels Past the Pandemic: New Skift Research

All the contactless tech that is receiving so much buzz in the hotel industry today predates the current crisis. So it might not be revolutionary, but the impact will certainly outlast the pandemic.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

The Future of Contactless Tech in Hotels Past the Pandemic: New Skift Research

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The Travel Rebound’s Stalled Summer: New Skift Recovery Index Insights

August is normally a bumper month for destinations in the northern hemisphere. The fact that the Skift Recovery Index remained flat indicates that seasonality is still in play even today, and that travel volumes have indeed increased over the past month, but we can’t yet speak of a full recovery.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

The Travel Rebound’s Stalled Summer: New Skift Recovery Index Insights

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Russia Leads Rebound Helped by International Flights: Latest Skift Recovery Index

Skift Research keeps analyzing how the travel recovery is shaping up. It’s needed, because demand remains volatile and none of the 22 markets tracked in the Skift Recovery Index is above 50 percent of prior year performance.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

Russia Leads Rebound Helped by International Flights: Latest Skift Recovery Index

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See How the Tourism Rebound Is All But Stalled: Skift Recovery Index

To find the paths out of this crisis, more and better data really is key. We have added more data points to better track the travel industry’s recovery, but it's not particularly good news.

Wouter Geerts, Skift | 4 years ago

See How the Tourism Rebound Is All But Stalled: Skift Recovery Index

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Introducing the Skift Recovery Index Measuring the Rebound in 15 Countries Each Week

Skift is a place where the travel industry congregates. We are in the perfect position to bring together travel players looking to help the industry move out of this deep ravine. The new Skift Recovery Index offers a strategic resource towards recovery.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

Introducing the Skift Recovery Index Measuring the Rebound in 15 Countries Each Week

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Looking Back to Understand What’s Ahead: Skift Research Learnings From Past Crises

Investigating historical performance data provides a roadmap of what a potential recovery might look like. There is also a wealth of knowledge in the industry as many hoteliers have lived through previous crises. We can learn from them to point the industry in the right direction.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

Looking Back to Understand What’s Ahead: Skift Research Learnings From Past Crises

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What Hoteliers Can Learn From the 9/11 and SARS Crises: New Skift Research

With no way of knowing how long this crisis will last or what recovery will look like, we look back at two past crises to see how the industry reacted then, and what lessons can be learned. Many, as it turns out.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 4 years ago

What Hoteliers Can Learn From the 9/11 and SARS Crises: New Skift Research