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Coronavirus and Travel

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

Airlines Scramble to Placate Spooked Passengers as Bookings Drop Dramatically

As the world contends with coronavirus, airlines are fighting a battle against consumer confidence, requiring generous policies that are unusual in the commercial aviation industry.

Jamie Freed and Tracy Rucinski, Reuters | 4 years ago

Airlines Scramble to Placate Spooked Passengers as Bookings Drop Dramatically

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

Travel Advisors Field Cruise Concerns as Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads

The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the cruise industry, with travel advisors caught in the middle as they deal with cancellations and questions from worried clients that are difficult to answer. Among the most troublesome aspects is the uncertainty of how long the crisis will last and how much worse it may get.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 4 years ago

Travel Advisors Field Cruise Concerns as Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads

Tourism

U.S. to See 6 Percent Drop in International Inbound Travel Over Next 3 Months

There may be scant official guidance saying travelers shouldn't visit the U.S., but it looks as though coronavirus is resulting in a sharp drop in international arrivals nonetheless.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 4 years ago

U.S. to See 6 Percent Drop in International Inbound Travel Over Next 3 Months

Tourism

Coronavirus Tests Economic Reforms for Travel in Gulf Arab States

Gulf Arab states are feeling the brunt of an economic slowdown as the spread of coronavirus tests years’ worth of reforms. Countries like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have relied on tourism and hospitality sectors to diversify away from oil, but recent travel cancellations and suspensions due to the illness are set to result in significant financial losses.

Reem Abdellatif, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus Tests Economic Reforms for Travel in Gulf Arab States

Business Travel

Travel Advisors Face Daunting Cruise Business Shake-Up From Coronavirus

The coronavirus is dealing a blow to travel in general, but ship quarantines and other factors may be making cruise especially vulnerable. Travel advisors are scurrying to chart the best way forward for their worried clients.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 4 years ago

Travel Advisors Face Daunting Cruise Business Shake-Up From 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

Airlines

Nearly 90 Percent of U.S. Travelers Have Yet to Cancel Plans Due to Virus: Skift Research

U.S. travelers are taking a wait-and-see approach to the evolving coronavirus situation, with few canceling just yet. But most American travel happens domestically, and as the virus spreads within the country, that may soon change.

Seth Borko, Skift Research | 4 years ago

Nearly 90 Percent of U.S. Travelers Have Yet to Cancel Plans Due to Virus: Skift Research