Coronavirus and Travel

It’s hard to get a true sense of what future business travel demand will look like until international borders reopen and people can return to the office. But it is time to temper the optimism on any significant recovery happening by the end of the year. CEOs seem to finally get this.

Given air travel's standstill in 2020, and the impact of new Delta variant scares, you might think this list would be longer. Still, seeing the airline casualties together like this is pretty staggering.

This has the Delta variant written all over it — and tepid service jobs hiring in hospitality takes its toll nationally.

Hotel apps and loyalty programs involve a lot of guest data — and potential vulnerability to foreign hackers. Just ask Marriott. Radisson’s Americas breakup aims to beef up guest data security.

It's a win-win for the island's destination marketing group and for its in-destination clients — but how many other tourism boards are ready to follow suit at this time?

This new "friends not rivals" approach to marketing destinations might just get more traction from today's changed traveler.

Want to develop a hotel? Think beyond just room revenue. Money talks, and more investors like CGI want to see increased emphasis on social issues and sustainability going forward. So-called ESG is no longer a side thought.

Tourism isn't getting back to normal anytime soon, and this UBS report is a stark reminder of that.

Expect more government-sponsored international travel as countries drum up business to revive their economies after the prolonged downturn.

The biggest hotel companies in the world are knocking on the doors of cool, independent brands for takeover talks. Not everyone is answering.