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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.

Airlines

KLM Plans to Steadily Increase Flights Through End of Summer

KLM's plan to operate as much as 60 percent of its summer capacity by August is a signal of relaxing travel restrictions, but demand for fly-to destinations is still a major uncertainty in the travel industry's coronavirus recovery.

Toby Sterling, Reuters | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Airports and Rail Operators Prioritize Some Touchless Technologies Over Others

Vendors are getting creative with pandemic-related services, like the following: Passport control via facial recognition. Contactless elevators. Food-ordering without needing an app. Luggage disinfection via ultraviolet light. Mask-detecting robots.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Dormant U.S. Hotels Will Cost Cities and States Nearly $17 Billion in Tax Revenue in 2020

States and cities are going to lose a lot of tax revenues from hotels due to the pandemic. The question is how long will the drought last?

Korey Matthews, Skift | 4 years ago

Tourism

Spain to Support Tourism With $5 Billion in Aid

The most notable parts of Spain's package are nearly $1 billion (€859 million) in loans to subsidize the digitization and modernization of tourism businesses, plus a moratorium on mortgage-loan payments for some travel companies.

Inti Landauro, Reuters | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Hospitality Company at Root of Loan Controversy Pivots to Survival Mode Sans Federal Help

Ashford Inc. wants to tout the strength of its smaller businesses that could benefit from changing guest expectations around health and safety, but it can't ignore the billions of dollars in hotel debt held by two of its associated real estate companies.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Hilton Cuts Nearly a Quarter of Its Corporate Workforce: Will It Regret the Deep Layoffs?

There is always the potential of going too far with layoffs during an economic downturn. But coronavirus has upended the travel industry with so much uncertainty that Hilton's sizable layoffs reflect a narrowed corporate focus on near-term health, survival, and reopening.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Tourism

Spain to Trial Coronavirus Tracing App on La Gomera in the Canary Islands

All of Europe will be watching.

Isla Binnie, Reuters | 4 years ago

Airlines

Thai Airport Group Expects Revenue and Passengers to Be Down by Half

Airports of Thailand thinks passenger numbers and revenue will fall by half this year. If a vaccine is made and ready for use by July next year, they could see air traffic volume being back to normal by October, 2021.

Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

2 Hospitality CEOs Who See Very Different But Sweet Opportunities in Soured Year of Travel

Many hotels won't come back from coronavirus shutdowns, but the downturn in travel won't last forever. It is a shrewd business strategy to plan for future growth, if you can stomach the short-term occupancy meltdown.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 4 years ago

Tourism

Thailand to Spend $722 Million to Reward Health Workers With Cheaper Domestic Travel

What a great idea! The Thai government will reward 1.2 million medical workers and health volunteers with subsidies to pay for domestic trips, including for hotel rooms, meals, and train rides.

Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters | 4 years ago