Suzanne Barlyn, Reuters
Smaller hotels face the most risk. They may not have kept water flowing during the pandemic and might have let dangerous bacteria build up in their pipes.
14 hours ago
Steve Holland, Reuters
The happiest place on Earth is a place of mixed emotions right now.
16 hours ago
Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters
Tourists in Europe face a myriad of conflicting and changing restrictions. So some aren't crossing borders, postponing the sector's recovery.
18 hours ago
Singapore Tourism Board + Skift
Singapore’s meetings and events were put on pause earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But event industry leaders, meeting planners, vendors, venues, and tech innovators across the country were able to quickly shift many of these events from physical to virtual, showcasing the country’s innovative and entrepreneurial spirit.
4 days ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
In coronavirus-related travel stories this week, Skift covered a controversial surcharge, the uneven pace of a travel recovery, Expedia looking to pay off private equity investors, and United and Choice Hotels job cuts.
19 hours ago
Ece Toksabay and Daren Butler, Reuters
Officials still want Hagia Sophia to draw about four million tourists a year. But authorities may obscure some of the structure's glorious mosaics and frescoes to comply with interpretations of Islam that ban the portrayal of people and animals.
20 hours ago
Korey Matthews, Skift
With international travel still difficult, and social distancing likely to continue for a while, RVs are an increasingly popular vacation option that allow travelers to go away but still feel the safety of home.
2 days ago
Danielle Hyams and Cameron Sperance, Skift
There may be a method behind the hotel brand expansion madness, but parent companies have to be vigilant in keeping distinct brand identities alive — especially during the current downturn in travel.
2 days ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
With travel to foreign countries still a tepid in many parts of the world, Facebook users are dreaming about vacations. Travel brands, particularly tourism boards and airlines, are only too happy to stoke those visions.
2 days ago
Matthew Parsons, Skift
Despite rising coronavirus cases and airlines on the brink of collapse, Milla Travel could still make its mark in a region that's long overdue for modernization in the travel management space.
2 days ago
Stella Qiu and Jamie Freed, Reuters
On the bright side, the loss was slightly narrower than the first quarter loss.
2 days ago
Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Jake Spring, Reuters
The intention is sensible, but banning beachgoers doesn't sound enforceable, as many other countries have already proven.
2 days ago
