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

Chinese Airlines’ Red Ink

Chinese airlines struggled mightily during the first half of the year under the country’s zero-Covid policy. The Big 3 all lost money but China Eastern, based in Shanghai — which suffered several lockdowns — lost the most.

2 years ago

Tourism

New Zealand Embraces Its Aotearoa Identity in New Marketing

Now that New Zealand has zeroed in on its Māori heritage as an asset in storytelling, it has to make sure that it does not lose sight of it as more than just marketing.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Tourism

Cambodia's Long Overdue Effort to Digitize Its Tourism Industry

Cambodia can digitally upskill its workforce and adopt technologies all it wants, but it won’t ever reach its potential as a top tourist destination if it doesn't invest in creative digital marketing campaigns to match.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Tourism

Taiwan to Resume Visa-Free Entry for Canada, U.S. and Allies from Next Week

Taiwan will be reinstating visa-free entry for visitors from U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and its "diplomatic allies," from September 12.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines’ Recovery

What does post-pandemic life like for a destination carrier like Hawaiian Airlines? CEO Peter Ingram joins Edward Russell to discuss the airline’s recovery and outlook, including the long-awaited reopening of Japan.

2 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

How UAE's Tourism Boom Is Helping Short-Term Rentals Thrive

Hotels had long been selling a "home away from home" experience. Little did they know then that short-term rentals would be just that.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Tourism

Berlin Gives Local Residents a Say in Tourism Planning

Berlin has given a formal seat at the tourism development table to its citizens. That's nice but it's important how selected citizen representatives will vocalize new feedback and whether tourism officials will respond to it.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Tourism

South Korea to Lift Pre-Arrival Testing for Inbound Travelers This Week

South Korea will be lifting its requirement for a pre-arrival Covid test to enter the country from Saturday, according to local media reports.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Business Travel

U.S. Companies Are Cutting Budgets for Business Trips by 25 Percent

Tighter, leaner policies could put the brakes on the surge in travel that we've seen in recent months, a warning sign of economic trouble ahead and more bad news for business travel's full recovery.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Lobby Credit The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad

Hotels

Hotels Stick to Upbeat Forecasts Even With Concerns Over Cooling Demand

They say smart people can hold two opposing ideas in their minds and still function. So hotel executives must be geniuses, as they watch bookings stay strong while economic worries rise.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago