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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

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

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

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

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

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

Announcements

Travel Turned Upside Down — Insights, Analysis and Actions for Executives: New Skift-McKinsey Research

Making it through the first six months of the pandemic has been the main priority of travel executives. But now it's time to begin looking forward to determine how best to grow your way out of the crisis. Now is the time to be bold — to think bigger and more innovatively given the industry’s reset.

Haixia Wang , Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Las Vegas Resorts Scramble for New Strategies Amid 4th Straight Month of No Conventions

Las Vegas casino resorts are seeking creative alternative revenue streams while convention travel is bottomed out, but it's highly unlikely anything will match the dollars associated with a mammoth, multi-day event.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Airports Would Get Upgrades Under $14 Billion U.S. House Spending Measure

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.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

A Lifestyle Hotel Brand Fights Through Carnage to Stay Independent

The lifestyle hotel sector is increasingly crowded with bigger brands, but Dream Hotel Group is one of the few genuinely boutique players left on the field. Independence may be its trump card for brand identity moving forward."

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Occupancy Rates for China’s Hotels Show First Year-Over-Year Growth Since Pandemic’s Start

Even if recent occupancy gains are tied to a blip in the holiday calendar, Chinese hotels continue to see a coronavirus economic recovery pattern that is the envy of the world.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago