Wouter Geerts, Skift
Contactless technology is being adopted in hotels at breakneck speed to ensure safe operations. Not all tech is created equal though. Skift Research looked at what tech has the momentum to continue growing after the pandemic fades.
9 hours ago
Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift
From government bailouts to layoffs, commercial airlines have taken drastic measures to stay afloat since Covid-19. Not Ethiopian – now operating out of the second largest capacity airport in Africa, while turning a profit and forging ahead with further expansion plans beyond its new state-of-art, bio-safety terminal.
2 days ago
Foo Yun Chee, Reuters
It's a relatively small court ruling involving just two Parisian apartment owners, but potential repercussions for the homesharing giant ahead of its IPO. Europe's a big place.
3 days ago
David Shepardson, Reuters
The U.S. House has a $14 billion plan to fix a highway and airport funding shortfall during the pandemic, but the measure is still just another Band-Aid on a growing need for legitimate infrastructure spending.
4 days ago
Victoria Klesty, Reuters
Prayers answered. The Norwegian government listened to Norwegian Air's pleas that the airline needed more money to get through the pandemic. The money is geared to provide a buffer through the end of 2020, that is.
5 days ago
Wouter Geerts, Skift Research
All the contactless tech that is receiving so much buzz in the hotel industry today predates the current crisis. So it might not be revolutionary, but the impact will certainly outlast the pandemic.
1 week ago
Haixia Wang, Skift Research
The substantial decline in new Covid cases didn't seem to give travel a much-needed boost. In August, 36 percent of Americans traveled, only one percentage point higher than in July.
1 week ago
Laurence Frost and Sarah Young, Reuters
Johan Lundgren is right to point out quarantines are confusing, and in many cases a disproportionate response to the crisis. But airline bosses shouldn't underestimate the bureaucratic complexities of Europe.
1 week ago
Wouter Geerts, Skift Research
August is normally a bumper month for destinations in the northern hemisphere. The fact that the Skift Recovery Index remained flat indicates that seasonality is still in play even today, and that travel volumes have indeed increased over the past month, but we can’t yet speak of a full recovery.
2 weeks ago
David Shepardson, Reuters
The CDC's current strategy for screening international arrivals has become unsustainable as traveler numbers grow, according to reports. Changes are expected.
2 weeks ago
David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
If legislators fail to fund airlines, thousands of employees temporarily will lose their jobs. It's a horrible outcome, but it is probably the right move. The U.S. airline industry is shrinking because of a lack of demand, and those workers will not be needed for the foreseeable future.
2 weeks ago
David Shepardson, Reuters
Passenger testing could enable an "air bridge" between London and New York. Yet quick, accurate, and affordable tests remain rare.
3 weeks ago
