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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

Hilton Hall? Colleges Consider Hotels as Dormitories to Speed Up Return to Campus

Residential hall deals with universities may be the rare type of group booking the hotel industry gets in 2020, and provide some operators with enough occupancy and revenue to buoy into recovery mode.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Florida Officials Approve Walt Disney World Reopening Plan Starting July 11

Visitor numbers to Disney's flagship park in Florida will be one of the most closely eyed statistics of the next year. It's symbolic of the travel sector's fortunes because a visit to the Magic Kingdom typically requires a flight, significant spending, and a comfort with crowds.

Lisa Richwine, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airlines

Wizz Air Expands in Western Europe

Wizz Air expects passenger volume to recover next year, so it's expanding. Meanwhile, larger rival EasyJet says air travel won't rebound until 2023, so it's cutting deeper. Who's right?

Sarah Young, Reuters | 3 years ago

Tourism

France’s Louvre Museum Plans to Reopen on July 6

The move to reopen France's most famous museum will come in time for Bastille Day celebrations of national freedom. Très bien.

Christian Lowe and Benoit Van Overstraeten, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Denmark and Norway Lift Travel Restrictions But Snub Neighbor Sweden

Sweden's high rate of coronavirus deaths left it out of a Nordic travel bubble emerging between Denmark and Norway. The exclusion could be a cautionary tale in other joint tourism districts forming via national alliances around the world.

Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Terje Solsvik, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Canada’s Large Cruise Ship Ban Extended Until Oct. 31

Fall foliage cruises through Canada are essentially a no-go this season due to the latest extension of a large cruise ship ban because of coronavirus.

Steve Scherer, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Major South African Hotel Operator Tsogo Sun Sees Hit to Core Profit

Tsogo Sun, which owns luxury properties in seven African countries including Nigeria and the Seychelles, is a bellwether for the pandemic's impact on international travel across southern Africa.

Tanishaa Nadkar, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

China to Keep Curbs on International Flights Through June

This news dovetails with Friday's Trip.com Group earnings call that said new international inbound reservations to China would probably be close to zero through the end of June because of travel restrictions.

Stella Qiu and Se Young Lee, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Hotel Industry Turns to 9/11 Legal Framework to Navigate Pandemic Insurance

Legislators may have a pandemic business interruption insurance solution — but it almost certainly won't help hoteliers currently struggling due to coronavirus-related drops in travel.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Spain May Open Some Cities But Not Others to Foreign Tourism First

Spain's Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya has declined to give a timetable on when popular cities like Barcelona or Madrid will reopen to foreign visitors. But with summer tourism upon us, the travel sector needs clarity pronto.

Ingrid Melander and Belen Carreno, Reuters | 3 years ago