Coronavirus and Travel

Experiences

Intrepid’s 2030 Tourism Targets: Can India’s Travel Ecosystem Support Them?

Intrepid's vision for India is ambitious. However, the concerns of international travelers need to be addressed by India before inbound numbers can substantially increase.

Bulbul Dhawan | 3 months ago

Intrepid’s 2030 Tourism Targets: Can India’s Travel Ecosystem Support Them?

Hotels

Marriott’s Not Selling Just Rooms Anymore – Inside Its Bet on AI

Marriott is looking to tap AI to reinvent itself as a travel retailer, letting customers create bespoke experiences much the way they do today when booking an airline ticket.

Christiana Sciaudone, Skift | 4 months ago

Marriott’s Not Selling Just Rooms Anymore – Inside Its Bet on AI

Tourism

Most Travel Spending Is Close to Home, Despite ‘Revenge Travel’ Boom

Travelers may be catching up on international trips, but the pandemic set a precedent for exploring close by.

Elizabeth Casolo | 4 months ago

Most Travel Spending Is Close to Home, Despite ‘Revenge Travel’ Boom

Airlines

Weddings and Sporting Events Fuel Growth in Aviation and Hospitality: India Report

The aviation and hospitality sector's growth, coupled with workforce expansion, is a sign of India’s recovering economy post-pandemic.

Ashvita Singh | 9 months ago

Weddings and Sporting Events Fuel Growth in Aviation and Hospitality: India Report

Tourism

Chinese Tourists Have a New Love Affair with … Iceland

Alongside the gradual resurgence of confidence among Chinese travelers, travel bookings are also making a comeback. Perhaps it's not yet time to write off the Chinese traveler.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Chinese Tourists Have a New Love Affair with … Iceland

News Blog

Airplane Wastewater Study Reveals UK Travel Restrictions Didn’t Halt Covid Spread

A laboratory study has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the UK’s travel restrictions last year. Scientists at Bangor University in Wales tested wastewater on planes to monitor coronavirus infections and the general health of passengers coming into the UK from other countries. Almost all aircraft arriving at the three monitored UK airports (Heathrow, Edinburgh…

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Coronavirus

2022 Fizzles Out, Optimism for 2023: New Skift Travel Health Index

Skift Research is cautiously optimistic about travel's continued recovery in 2023, despite a growing likelihood of a recession in many countries. Travel is still under-indexed compared to the broader economy, and the reopening of Chinese borders provides a strong boost.

Wouter Geerts | 2 years ago

2022 Fizzles Out, Optimism for 2023: New Skift Travel Health Index

Travel Agents

How Prepared Are Travel Agents for China’s Reopening This Weekend?

China's tourism experts warned the industry to prepare for the return of the Chinese traveler months ago — meaning active destination promotions with special packages catering to China's reopening should already be in place. We will know how well it heeded that call in the days ahead.

Selene Brophy | 2 years ago

How Prepared Are Travel Agents for China’s Reopening This Weekend?

News Blog

India Makes Covid Test Mandatory for Arrivals From China and 5 More Asian Countries

India is making a PCR Covid test mandatory for inbound arrivals from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea, from January 1. Passengers arriving in India from any of these six countries would be required to upload results of tests not older than 72 hours before departure along with a self-declaration on the…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Tourism

The Most Important Tourism Story in 2022

Thanks to China's strict zero-Covid policy, the global tourism industry made due without the world's largest outbound tourism market. Given how painstakingly slow the country has been to relax restrictions, tourism businesses would be wise to have learned their lessons about depending on the Chinese market even if it fully reopens in 2023.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

The Most Important Tourism Story in 2022