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Coronavirus Travel News

Follow the latest news about coronavirus and its impact on hotels, airlines, cruise lines, tourism destinations, and other sectors of the travel industry.

We are over a year into the Covid-19 global pandemic, and the impact on the travel industry has been severe to say the least. Skift has been covering this on a day-to-day basis since January 2020. You can read the latest news, as well as all of our coverage, on the pages below.

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UK Hotels Threaten Legal Fight Over Rejected Insurance Claims

British lawsuits could set a global precedent for how insurance firms perceive a global pandemic in terms of business interruption coverage.

Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley, Reuters | 4 years ago

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Trivago Looks to Reorganize With ‘Significant’ Job Cuts

It's hard to see how Trivago survives the pandemic without an asset sale or private equity taking it private perhaps.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Farelogix Pushes Seat Distancing Tech for Airlines After the Sabre Merger Collapses

Farelogix CEO Jim Davidson says the pandemic presents opportunities. Yet despite that brave face, it's hard to see Farelogix facing anything but revenue declines during the crisis now that it's lost the Sabre acquisition.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Southwest Moves Ahead of Schedule to Bring On Distribution Partners to Boost Corp Travel Bookings

It's a significant step since the launch of Southwest Business last year, designed to tap into the travel management community. Before the crisis, roughly a third of the airline’s traffic was corporate travel. This move could help it boost that market share.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

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Despegar May Drop Its Acquisition of Mexican Travel Agency Best Day as Crisis Takes Toll

Despegar had offered to pay a premium for Mexico's Best Day in January, but today the two companies are strapped for cash due to the pandemic's destruction of travel bookings. This acquisition may be one of several deals across the sector imperiled by coronavirus.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Tiny Sun Country Airlines’ Earlier Deal With Amazon May Just Help It Withstand the Crisis

Sun Country is betting its unusual model will help it endure the crisis better than other airlines. But it's no sure thing. The airline faces many of the same problems as other carriers.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago

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South Korea’s Mirae Asset Scraps $6 Billion U.S. Hotel Deal With China’s Anbang

Mirae is probably experiencing a bad case of buyer's remorse as the coronavirus pandemic takes a huge bite out of Anbang's asset values. Such disputes over deals made in a pre-Covid era are not the first, and they won't be the last.

Hyunjoo Jin, Reuters | 4 years ago

Airlines

Air France Finally Secures $7.6 Billion State Rescue Package

The waiting has paid off. The European Commission's seal of approval will be welcomed by Air France, but raise a few eyebrows among other carriers — in particular Ryanair's Michael O'Leary.

Baczynska and Robin Emmott, Reuters | 4 years ago

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France’s Arrivals From Within Europe Won’t Be Subject to Quarantines

The devil, which in this case are new coronavirus outbreaks, is in the details of this new French policy. Those details are scant for now.

Michel Rose and Mathieu Rosemain, Reuters | 4 years ago

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A European Travel Ban to the U.S. Came At Least 5 Weeks Too Late: Here’s a Timeline of the Fallout

If airlines and travelers are counting on airport screenings and quarantines to be a effective counter-measures in the absence of a coronavirus vaccine, the CDC said these tactics will "have less impact" when transmissions are widespread. Everything depends on effective vaccines.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago