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How One Florida County Is Confronting the Tourism Hit From Hurricane Ian

“What Hurricane Ian was not able to wash away, though, is our resilience." Those are the words of hope from one tourism official in Lee County along Florida's Gulf Coast. It will take every bit of that resilience to restore the region's once-thriving tourism trade.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Tourism

Caribbean Destinations to Seek Compensation for Climate Change Impact on Tourism

Caribbean nations have long been vocal about the impact of climate change on their tourism industries. But their demands for compensation are getting louder as natural disasters increasingly wreak havoc on their economies.

Jasper Ward and Brian Ellsworth, Reuters | 2 years ago

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Hotels

Skift Global Forum Video: Developing the Next Generation of Hospitality Talent

In this video from Skift Global Forum 2022, we hear from Adam Stewart, executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), on the importance of investing in the next generation of talent during a critical, transitional time in the hospitality industry.

Sandals Resorts + Skift | 2 years ago

Tourism

How Cancun Supercharged Its Recovery

Mexico’s risky policy to stay open while other countries closed during the pandemic has paid off for the state of Quintana Roo. The state wisely used the time to hone its brand as more than a beach-going destination and expand its air accessibility long term. The payoff is evident in recent surging tourism numbers.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Business Travel

Airbnb Will Allow Workers to Go Fully Remote Permanently

Airbnb makes its remote working policy a forever thing. That's one enormous endorsement for the shift in how we will now define our work and our lives.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Coronavirus

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

Tourism

Cuba Feels Economic Blow From Departing Russian Tourists

The impact of the war in Ukraine continues to cast light on just how many destinations are dependent on Russian visitors.

Marc Frank, Mario Fuentes and Nelson Gonzalez, Skift | 2 years ago

Tourism

Cuba Struggles in Its Tourism Recovery Unlike Its Neighbors

Omicron flareups are one thing, but the travel bans for U.S. citizens put in place under President Trump and remaining thereunder Joe Biden, for the most part, are not doing Cuba's tourism industry any favors.

Paula Krizanovic, Skift | 2 years ago