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Travel's Reopening and Coronavirus Recovery

The latest news about coronavirus recovery around the world and the reopening of travel and tourism in destinations around the world.

Skift Research subscribers can view the latest data about country-by-country recovery at the Skift Recovery Index. Data about public companies can be viewed at the Skift Health Score.

Coronavirus

China’s Hotel Recovery Falls Off Rails Amid New Coronavirus Flare-Ups

All eyes have been on China in terms of its travel recovery. While China's hotel recovery faces a major setback now with a surge of new Covid-19 cases, the country is still likely to make a faster rebound than other parts of the world.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

How U.S. Travel Policies Change in the Biden-Harris Era

On day one, travel executives will see policies from White House that will give them renewed hope that the world will be more open and soon safer from a deadly pandemic. Four contentious years will be in the past and a steadiness returned from which to rebuild a devastated industry.

Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Choice Vs. Wyndham: The Race to Convert Hotels to Their Brands

Wyndham's loss is Choice Hotels' gain in a 15-hotel brand shuffle. But this type of transaction is still falling short of wider industry expectations.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

United Nations Tourism Arm to Stick With Current Leader for 4 More Years

The UNWTO executive council missed a huge opportunity to show leadership when it failed to vote for Bahrain's Shaikha Mai, a respected sustainable tourism leader with fresh ideas for global tourism's recovery. A chance to correct course can still happen at final confirmation proceedings this fall.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Royal Caribbean Squeezed by Pandemic Sells Cruise Line to Private Equity for $201 Million

By selling off one of its assets, Royal Caribbean is trying to shore up cash. But by incurring an impairment charge, is the company reaching its goal or just creating an illusion?

Praveen Paramasivam, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airlines

New Security Measures by Airlines Could Be Permanent Long After the D.C. Riots

After the events in the U.S. Capitol that shook the world followed by aggressive boldness in passengers, airlines and law enforcement are applying fresh security measures. Like in the aftermath of 9/11, will some of these stick around?

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Hotel Company Mired in Pandemic Loan Controversy Shows It Didn’t Need Federal Money Anyway

Ashford Trust's survival strategy shows the Paycheck Protection Program may not be enough of a life raft for struggling hotels during the coronavirus pandemic.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Delta Forecasts Return to Profits This Year But With Little Help From Corp Travelers

As with earlier attempts to forecast the recovery, Delta's optimistic outlook may prove overly bullish as the industry continues to struggle.

Edward Russell, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

TUI Sees a Bookings Surge by Baby Boomers Confident About the Vaccines

Travelers over age 50 accounted for half of all online bookings from the UK through TUI Group in the past month. This fact signals a pent-up desire for travel worldwide.

Sarah Young, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Opportunity-Hungry Hotel Investors May Find There Isn’t Any

Optimism surrounding continued federal economic relief and vaccine distribution may dissuade hotel owners from selling troubled assets to investors poised to pounce.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago