Coronavirus and Travel
Coronavirus
Sonesta CEO on Turning the Brand Into One of the Largest U.S. Hotel Companies Overnight
Sonesta's ongoing growth spurt isn't likely to stop with just one acquisition target.
Airlines
Airlines Want All International Travelers Tested Before Flying to the U.S.
U.S. airlines support a CDC recommendation to mandate negative Covid-19 tests for all arriving international travelers. It's a bet many think will allow the industry to restart grounded flights and boost their moribund businesses.
Tourism
Patience Is the Best Hope for 2021
Patience is managing expectations through a new prism, and seeing the opportunity from that view. Too fast, too soon is a recipe for more disasters.
Airlines
Delta CEO Starts Off New Year Upbeat With Positive Projection for Cash Flow This Spring
Nothing really new in this memo, but Ed Bastian is extending positive vibes to his workers on New Year's Day after a horrific year.
Hotels
Sonesta International to Acquire Red Lion Hotels
Sonesta continues its streak as one of the hotel industry’s biggest pandemic success stories with plans to acquire RLH Corp.
Airlines
The Biggest Challenge to Airlines' Recovery in 2021
Airlines face a myriad of challenges in 2021. But above them all is the question: when will travelers return in significant numbers? Once flyers do, the industry can exit crisis mode and look forward again.
Coronavirus
The Biggest Innovators in Travel and Hospitality: Covid Edition
Crisis showed once again how it can breed creativity and excellence. Here are the people, the properties, and the trends that have stood out as bright beacons in a very bad year.