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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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China’s Domestic Travel Curbs Upend Lives of Commuter Workers

China's mobility restrictions following a strict zero-Covid policy have made life tougher than before for commuter workers on border towns. They can neither go back home nor find another job.

Xiaoyu Yin and Eduardo Baptista, Reuters | 2 years ago

China’s Domestic Travel Curbs Upend Lives of Commuter Workers

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U.S. Extends Vaccine Requirement for Non-Citizens at Land Borders

The Biden administration made a sensible decision to extend the requirement for foreign visitors crossing land and maritime borders to be vaccinated. The surge in Covid cases means there's no time for the U.S. to let down its guard in the fight against the virus.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago

U.S. Extends Vaccine Requirement for Non-Citizens at Land Borders

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Japan Finally Shows Signs of Recovery: Skift Travel Health Index

Poor travel performances in Russia and China, which did not come as a surprise, suppress an otherwise strong continuation of travel’s recovery in March 2022 that finally saw Japan make some gains, according to our Skift Travel Health Index.

Wouter Geerts | 2 years ago

Japan Finally Shows Signs of Recovery: Skift Travel Health Index

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Events Industry Confronts Yet Another Wave of Covid

The new Omicron subvariant BA.2 is on the radar of event planners as the number of worldwide cases ticks up. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , this new variant is even more contagious than the last strain of Omicron.

2 years ago
Events Industry Confronts Yet Another Wave of Covid

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Philadelphia’s New Tourism Campaign Advances Close-To-Home Strategy

Tourism marketing from destinations that continue to prioritize their resident communities are likely to build a more resilient future. If Visit Philadelphia keeps applying that lesson past the pandemic years, it's likely to pay off long term.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 years ago

Philadelphia’s New Tourism Campaign Advances Close-To-Home Strategy

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Extending Transit Mask Mandate Beyond April 18 Being Debated by White House

The increase in Covid cases — including an outbreak among prominent U.S. politicians — comes at an inopportune time for those calling for the transit mask mandate to be lifted. It also makes it difficult for the Biden Administration to justify ending the mandate so soon when the country is facing another surge.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago

Extending Transit Mask Mandate Beyond April 18 Being Debated by White House

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Travel Industry Struggles With Sluggish Adoption of Real ID Driver’s Licenses

The bliss of finally being able to travel is making people oblivious to the Real ID requirement, which has been extended twice, and is now just around the corner. For travel advisors, it simply adds more to the pile of potential things that can go wrong.

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

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Grenada’s New Diaspora Loyalty Program Could Be Model for the Caribbean  

We've long said that the diaspora remains an untapped and lucrative "visiting friends and relatives" market for the Caribbean. Working out the kinks of the program by beefing up the incentives and committing to the effort beyond the recovery phase could pay off long term for Grenada.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 years ago

Grenada’s New Diaspora Loyalty Program Could Be Model for the Caribbean  

Airlines

Chinese Airlines Still in Covid’s Grip Report Wider 2021 Losses

Chinese airlines are walking a tricky tightrope with their efforts to knock out the Omicron variant. The consequences are brutal, and amid a plane crashe, inflated fuel prices due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and Covid-positive Chinese citizens flying internationally, they fear there will be more to come.

Stella Qiu and Jamie Freed, Reuters | 2 years ago

Chinese Airlines Still in Covid’s Grip Report Wider 2021 Losses

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The Big Travel Trends to Follow in 2022

What’s the state of the European travel industry right now? Skift Research has some answers as well as solutions to the challenges ahead.

Jason Clampet | 2 years ago

The Big Travel Trends to Follow in 2022