Brian Sumers, Skift
The easy move is for U.S. airlines to take billions of dollars in new subsidies, if offered by the government. But there could be future repercussions.
3 hours ago
Airline Weekly
Turkish Airlines, like almost every other airline in the world, reported a loss in the horrendous second quarter. But it had one very bright spot: Cargo.
4 hours ago
Korey Matthews and Matthew Parsons, Skift
Overseas students bring in the cash, but specialist agencies are still exposed as the pandemic starts to bite.
5 hours ago
Travelliance + Skift
Border closures, flight cancellations, and a host of Covid-19-related restrictions have made consumers less confident about flying. New technologies such as contactless hotel and meal vouchers can help airlines manage flight disruptions more efficiently, thereby easing traveler distress, strengthening brand loyalty, and helping the industry rebound.
2 days ago
Sarah Young, Reuters
Analysts aren't buying TUI's forecast that its operations would return to normal by 2022. Meanwhile, TUI is mulling selling pieces of its business to stay solvent.
7 hours ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
Covid-19 unearthed hotel vulnerabilities, but Thai asset owners are not retreating. That means more branding opportunities for chains, but how they handle the pandemic will be closely watched.
8 hours ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Short-term rentals may be outperforming the hotel industry through the peak summer leisure season, but a fall downturn in family vacations could extend the drag on performance to platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo.
15 hours ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Investors have recently bet on a few long-term trends: outdoor recreation, smoother business travel, better digital identity management by the travel sector, and next-gen tour operators.
16 hours ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
If the future of travel will tilt toward non-urban destinations, which are not Airbnb's strength, its stock market registration papers will have to show how the company is addressing that weakness.
1 day ago
Airline Weekly
In a year of eye-popping aviation statistics, the following may be the most eye-popping yet. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said demand for jet fuel in May was the lowest since 1968.
1 day ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Tweaks to existing federal programs could assist the U.S. hotel industry survive the worst of the economic fallout from coronavirus. But Washington gridlock continues to keep industry stimulus out of reach.
1 day ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
A consumer habit of turning to Google first to look up pandemic-related travel restrictions may help establish Google in their minds as the brand to turn to first when planning a trip in normal times. Or at least that's Google's hope.
1 day ago
