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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

Cruise Ships More Popular Than Ever in One Part of Turkey: The Scrapyard

The junkyard may be the only place where cruise ships are making money these days.

Bulent Usta, Reuters | 4 years ago

Cruise Ships More Popular Than Ever in One Part of Turkey: The Scrapyard

Coronavirus

U.S. Hotel Unemployment Slips Below 30 Percent for First Time Since March

Job gains are great news for hotels. But the U.S. Labor Department figures only paint one part of the full picture of an extremely troubled industry.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

U.S. Hotel Unemployment Slips Below 30 Percent for First Time Since March

Coronavirus

Hospitality Schools Weigh the Pandemic’s Long-Term Impact on Travel Curriculum

It will take years for pandemic strategy to show up as a central part of any major hospitality school curriculum, but coronavirus today is still a central part of any classroom — virtual or otherwise.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Hospitality Schools Weigh the Pandemic’s Long-Term Impact on Travel Curriculum

Coronavirus

What Happens When a Massive Wave of Hotels Default?

The hotel industry is struggling under months of cratered occupancy and revenue. But there may be a way to avoid foreclosure with the bank — as long as your hotel was doing fine before the pandemic.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

What Happens When a Massive Wave of Hotels Default?

Coronavirus

Hilton, Hyatt and Others Pull Back the Curtain on Making Hygiene More Than Theater

Strong communication and decision-making power at the local level are key to making heightened hotel cleaning measures succeed in an ever-changing pandemic information environment.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Hilton, Hyatt and Others Pull Back the Curtain on Making Hygiene More Than Theater

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Marriott in Danger of Losing 122 Hotels to Much Smaller Brand

Don't count the major brands out quite yet, but Sonesta's growth continues to fly in the face of industry belief that hotel owners will flock to bigger brand franchise agreements during the pandemic recovery.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Marriott in Danger of Losing 122 Hotels to Much Smaller Brand

Hotels

Wyndham Hotels’ Routine Mobile App Turns Out to Be Not So Routine

Wyndham's upgraded mobile app may seem like it is only catching up to what other brands like Hilton already offer, but it is a significant tech move ahead for the select-service and economy scale of the hotel market.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Wyndham Hotels’ Routine Mobile App Turns Out to Be Not So Routine

Business Travel

Corporate Travel Faces a Grand Experiment

Corporate travel is barreling down an uncertain road to a facelift that could strip it down to essential business by the time the travel sector gets to the other side of its coronavirus rebound.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Corporate Travel Faces a Grand Experiment

Coronavirus

Accor CEO Says Corporate Reorg Has Nothing To Do With Covid Impact Despite Massive Layoffs

The global pandemic still impacted Accor's recent corporate restructuring, whether the company sees it that way or not.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Accor CEO Says Corporate Reorg Has Nothing To Do With Covid Impact Despite Massive Layoffs

Hotels

Marriott CEO Embraces Safety Measures to Boost Guest Comfort Levels

It's unlikely economic lockdowns are in the cards for preventing future coronavirus case surges in the U.S., and Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson's defense of "hygiene theater" shows what the business community sees as a viable alternative safety measure.

Cameron Sperance | 4 years ago

Marriott CEO Embraces Safety Measures to Boost Guest Comfort Levels