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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.

Airlines

Global Airline Revenue Could Take $5 Billion Coronavirus Hit: U.N. Aviation Body

Airlines have been quick to pull flights to mainland China, but countries across the region are feeling the reverberations in their tourism industries.

Reuters | 3 years ago

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Cruise Industry Steers Clear of Asia to Limit Coronavirus Risks

The coronavirus is taking the wind out of the cruise industry's sails in Asia. When the crisis is over, much work will have to be done to repair the battered image of cruising in the Asian market.

Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters | 3 years ago

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Wyndham’s China Coronavirus Woes: 70 Percent of Hotels Closed

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has closed about 1,000 of its hotels in China because of coronavirus. Those that remain are welcoming fewer guests. The outbreak continues to wreak havoc on the travel industry.

Nancy Trejos, Skift | 3 years ago

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Carnival Corp. Downgrades Earnings Guidance as Diamond Princess Remains Quarantined

The cruise industry's operations in Asia are being battered by coronavirus, with Carnival Corp. in a particularly tough spot.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Greater Interest in Private Jet Travel as Airlines Cancel More Flights to China

As long as travel jitters remain high, it will be difficult for aviation players in Asia to get more business from China, even if wealthy passengers are willing to pay for premium services.

Stella Qiu, Jamie Freed, and Allison Lampert, Reuters | 3 years ago

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How Anxious Should Event Planners Be as Coronavirus Impact Looms?

Event planners can expect increasingly aggressive pitches from hotels as group bookings decline and the threat of coronavirus continues to loom. The new year is already taking some unique turns.

Lauren Ward, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Vietnamese Airlines Lose $430 Million in Revenue Due to Virus

The regional impacts of coronavirus on the travel industry are likely to be the worst, as the plight of Vietnam's airlines shows.

Reuters, Reuters | 3 years ago

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Hilton CEO Says Business Could Be Impacted for Up to a Year From Coronavirus

Hilton and many other major hotel companies have had to close hundreds of hotels in China in response to the coronavirus. The outbreak could have long-lasting effects on the hotel industry, which has already been grappling with a slowing global economy and other geopolitical issues.

Nancy Trejos, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Hong Kong Airlines Will Cut Jobs and Reduce Flights as Coronavirus Hits Travel

Hong Kong Airlines was in bad shape before anyone started protesting in Hong Kong. Now it must deal not only with fallout from the protests, but also panic from Coronavirus. It's hard to see how the airline recovers.

Shriya Ramakrishnan in Bengaluru and Donny Kwok, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airlines

Finnair Predicts Coronavirus Will Have Limited Impact on Financials of Airlines

As long as the flight suspensions don't last too long, Finnair thinks the impact of the coronavirus outbreak should be fairly limited. The problem is at the moment no one knows exactly how quickly, or how easily, it will spread across the rest of Asia and possibly the world.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 3 years ago