Coronavirus and Travel

A new poll shows there's a shift towards vaccines as the answer to restoring confidence in future business trips, but companies will need to have all their staff onboard — and maybe some lawyers, too — to make it work.

The core of travel demand continues to be drive-to and leisure travel. A portfolio that encompasses those two elements fueled Choice Hotels' shocking full-year profit during the middle of a global pandemic.

Even before the pandemic, Tripadvisor faced many challenges monetizing its user base. The travel platform is now turning to more user-friendly subscription models to change that. But will it be able to meet the evolving demands of travelers in a post-Covid world?

Hilton's pandemic recovery plan hinges significantly on companywide cost-cutting and fewer staffers at the property level becoming a permanent way of doing business.

Marriott’s next CEO is almost certain to come from within the company’s own ranks.

It was back to the future for U.S. airlines in 2020 when passenger numbers fell to levels unseen since 1985. And while traffic will likely rebound some this year, the slow vaccine roll out and new Covid-19 strains have the outlook far from certain.

More real estate developers could start building office-grade homes, but will they factor in the bigger spaces that are so desperately needed?

This week, Skift’s top stories explored new business recovery strategies from Sun Airline's surprise IPO to Marriott’s new all-inclusive resorts, as well as the latest in global tourism from New Zealand all the way to India.

SH Hotels & Resorts has many of the boutique qualities bigger brands covet, so its new CEO simply has to stay the course. But he also has to hit the ground running, quickly finding revenue substitutes for the depleted international travel sector.