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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

Airbnb Will Not Lose Its Soul Despite IPO and Success, Promises Longtime Advisor

Every company goes through growing pains, but Airbnb can't forget what initially drew so many travelers away from hotels and into the short-term rental sector.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Bahraini Cultural Icon Vying to Be First Female Head of United Nation’s Tourism Arm

Shaikha Mai could become the first woman to lead the United Nations World Tourism Organization. She's a triple threat: a trailblazer in sustainability through heritage preservation, decades of public-private leadership, and an influential Arab female in global tourism. Mai could be just what the industry needs as it seeks to “build back better” post-Covid.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Airlines Are Betting on a Vaccine Lift to Pandemic Financial Struggles

Airlines reeling from the effective shutdown of most air travel by the coronavirus pandemic are looking forward to a shot-in-the-arm as pharmaceutical companies begin the gargantuan task of shipping their Covid-19 vaccines around the world. But challenges remain, not least how airlines will carry hundreds of millions of doses on greatly reduced schedules.

Jamie Freed, Laurence Frost and Tracy Rucinski, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

U.S. Hotel Unemployment Falls Even With Mounting Fears Over Rising Case Counts

The U.S. hotel sector continues to add jobs since its worst-performing month of April, but there are likely a rough few months ahead for unemployment until a vaccine is in widespread distribution.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Short-Term Rentals at Marriott Grow Beyond Just Being an Experiment

Marriott still sees Homes & Villas as a small part of its entire business. But the platform grew by eight times its launch size in less than two years and added 4,000 listings just since October — a rare hotel industry silver lining for 2020.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Did Accor Just Tiptoe Into Short-Term Rentals?

Airbnb likely isn't shaking in its boots over Accor ramping up short-term rental offerings. If anything, it shows hotel companies increasingly recognize travelers expect brands to offer more variety than the four walls of a typical hotel room.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

A Win-Win for Hotels From D.C. With Dueling Stimulus Bills

The hotel industry should have reason to celebrate no matter what kind of economic relief Congress passes — but passage won’t come easy if Senator McConnell is willing to ignore even the bipartisan bill announced this week.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Uncertainty Looms Over Seamless EU-UK Tourism as Final Brexit Nears

The lack of clarity surrounding EU-UK travel regulations in 2021 is causing concern among European Union destinations as well as tourism service providers. But the biggest deterrent to consumer confidence could be the continued lack of consensus on travel health protocols.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Marriott’s CEO on Why the Company Maintains a Narrow, High-End Focus on Homesharing

Marriott leaders like some aspects of the short-term rental business, but that doesn’t mean they want to go all Airbnb and start renting out your spare bedroom.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

A Funding Crisis at Destinations Spurs New Tourism Marketing Models

Since April, destination marketing organizations have been forced to seek funding beyond revenue from hotel bed taxes, which aren’t expected back fully for four years. What’s emerging? A blended DMO model in which advocacy, corporations, and communities play key roles.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago