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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.

Business Travel

TUI China Restarts Domestic Vacations After 3-Month Hiatus

There is a ton of pent-up demand for domestic travel in China, and Germany is mulling opening its border with Austria for travelers. But is the world destined for these limited corridors for travel?

Ilona Wissenbach and Joseph Nasr, Reuters | 4 years ago

Airlines

Vienna Airport to Offer $200 Coronavirus Tests to Bypass Quarantines

Coronavirus testing on arrival at an airport or even before departure may become the new normal.

John Revill, Reuters | 4 years ago

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Luxury Hotel Group Caves to Pressure, Returns $59 Million in Relief Funds

Bigger companies are returning PPP funds, but that doesn't mean small hotel operators are having an easier time getting relief from the downturn in travel.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sells All of Its Airline Shares

Warren Buffett provided a no-confidence vote in the near-future of U.S. airlines, but elsewhere in travel private equity firms are betting billions of dollars that Expedia Group and Airbnb will emerge from the coronavirus crisis in relatively strong positions. Uncertainty reigns.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

A Russian Airline Is Delivering Its Meals to Grounded Travelers Nostalgic for In-Flight Food

We're travel obsessives, but we don't miss airplane food. That said, we congratulate Ural Airlines on finding a way to make a few people smile with this marketing gimmick.

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters | 4 years ago

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U.S. Hotel Profits Per Room Cratered to Losses in March

Gross operating profits tanked in March, and it could take until 2021 for them to get to levels where owners can satisfy operational costs and mortgage payments.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

United Vows ‘No Sacred Cows’ in All-Out Effort to Save Airline

United President Scott Kirby has taken Covid-19 seriously since the virus first started spreading across the globe. Will that foresight help lessen the blow?

Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago

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Carnival Faces U.S. Congressional Investigation Into Its Coronavirus Response

Carnival's recent loans gave it about six months of breathing room to survive without almost no bookings. It needs to act decisively if it wants to restore public confidence in time to avoid an even larger crisis.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

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Luxury Hotel CEO Steps Down Amid Coronavirus Relief Loan Pushback But Controversy Lingers

Douglas Kessler's resignation only addresses one part of a luxury hotel portfolio tied to Monty Bennett receiving tens of millions of dollars in small business relief.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

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Others Look to Disney’s Reopening on How to Balance Profits With Safety

So goes Disney, so goes the world? The company's ability to profitably host large, albeit reduced capacity, crowds at theme parks could be a model for other industries.

Helen Coster and Lisa Richwine, Reuters | 4 years ago