Coronavirus and Travel

There may be optimism for the recovery, but Accor can’t ignore the multibillion-dollar financial drag the pandemic had on performance last year and how it reshaped the company for years to come.

New Marriott CEO Tony Capuano can't celebrate for long: the world's largest hotel company still faces a long recovery from the global pandemic.

IHG leaders still think their portfolio, heavily focused on mid-priced brands like Holiday Inn Express and the newer Avid Hotels, is more resilient than the competition. The financial figures back their claims.

Flight attendants are the face of an airline at 30,000 feet and the first line of defense, but the pandemic is taking a toll on the workforce. If airlines and the government are committed to recovery, taking care of these frontline workers is key to reassuring public confidence.

You can glean a fair idea of where travel management is heading from these vacancies — and how the pandemic has changed the art of hiring.

The opportunities for steep discounts on hotel real estate from the pandemic are fading, as property owners are increasingly optimistic about what the vaccine can do for summer travel demand.

In Skift's top travel stories this week, we covered Hilton's red ink, the passing of Marriott's Arne Sorenson, Tripadvisor's new subscription plan, hotel openings in Asia, and South Africa's historic equity fund.

From sanitizing robots to unmanned ground vehicles, airlines and public facilities in the Middle East have become fixated on innovation. Despite the push for new, contactless tech, travel across the region still couldn't weather the storm of Covid-19.

Group business, if it ever bounced back, would take years to fully recover from the pandemic's devastating impact. That was the hotel industry's thinking for most of 2020. Hyatt leaders are now telling a different story.

Marriott's next CEO won't get to celebrate the new job for long. The company faces continued uncertainty in its recovery timeline due to sporadic virus surges around the world, even in the most successful mainland Chinese market.