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Coronavirus and Travel

News Blog

Hong Kong to End Hotel Quarantine From September 26

Inbound arrivals to Hong Kong will not be required to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine from September 26. Chief Executive John Lee made an announcement on Friday marking an end to some of the strictest restrictions imposed by a country during the pandemic. Hong Kong has also replaced the requirement of a pre-arrival polymerase chain reaction…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

News Blog

Do Magazines and Newspapers Still Influence Where You Take Your Vacations?

Forty-five percent of global consumers make travel decisions based on information they gather in newspapers and magazines, according to a survey by UK-based market research company YouGov. South Africans are the most likely plan to travel based on information appearing in newspapers and magazine articles, with 62 percent of respondents agreeing with the statement below.…

Allison Armijo | 2 years ago

Tourism

China’s New Shenzhen Lockdown Deals Another Blow to Tourism Sector

China's fourth biggest city is now pretty much closed again as the country enacts its Covid Zero policy, and it could be the final straw for many tourism businesses.

David Kirton, Reuters | 2 years ago

China’s New Shenzhen Lockdown Deals Another Blow to Tourism Sector

Coronavirus

Chinese Tourist Hotspot’s Covid Lockdown Strands 80,000 Travelers

The lockdown in the resort city Sanya could be a permanent blow to its tourism industry. Stranded tourists are threatening not to return due to the city government's chaotic handling of the crisis.

Martin Quin Pollard and Eduardo Baptista, Reuters | 2 years ago

Chinese Tourist Hotspot’s Covid Lockdown Strands 80,000 Travelers

News Blog

UK Government Not Clear if Covid Travel Restrictions Worth $585 Million Worked

Despite spending around $585 million on implementing its traffic light system as part of its wider response to manage travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK government does not know whether the system worked or whether the cost was worth the disruption caused, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee of the House…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Tourism

Japan Welcomed More Refugees From Ukraine Than Foreign Tourists Since Reopening

With just 1,500 foreign tourists arriving to take a package tour last month, it's been a painfully slow restart for Japan after the two-year ban.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Japan Welcomed More Refugees From Ukraine Than Foreign Tourists Since Reopening

Airlines

Aviation’s Endless Hangover

Demand to fly is off the charts, but airlines are besieged with longtime issues and a bunch of new ones that have come to roost at the same time, never mind the lingering pandemic drag.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago

Aviation’s Endless Hangover

Skift Meetings

How to Protect Your Events From the BA.5 Covid Variant

A new Covid variant, BA.5, is on the rise. What does this mean to your upcoming events?

2 years ago
How to Protect Your Events From the BA.5 Covid Variant

News Blog

CDC No Longer Tracks Cruise Ship Covid Outbreaks

The Center for Disease Control has retired its Covid-19 Program for Cruise Ships, effective Monday. Under the program, the CDC monitored Covid outbreaks on cruise ships. Under the program's color-coding system, cruise ships were coded with colors indicating the number of positive Covid-19 tests among the crew who boarded within a 14-day span.  "While cruising…

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Coronavirus

How Travel Companies Are Handling Covid-Related Refunds Now

Covid is still wreaking havoc on many consumers' travel plans, but some companies act like that's not the case, considering the loops they're asking travelers to go through to get a refund.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

How Travel Companies Are Handling Covid-Related Refunds Now