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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.

Hotels

Accor CEO Claims Biggest Pandemic Hotel Investment Bargains Are Still to Come

Big, global hotel companies weren’t exactly pandemic success stories. However, they still want to market the notion there is more value in a global network than going it alone as an independent operator. Getting left out of the expected summer travel boom is what it will take for smaller operators to accept that logic.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Canada’s Tourism Leaders Push U.S. Border Reopening

Canada's draconian restrictions will likely ease in the coming weeks, but what they'll consist of and whether a clear reopening plan will come as fast as tourism officials want remain unclear.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Airline CEOs Tout UK-U.S. Travel Corridor Ahead of G7 But Would It Come Too Late?

Airlines have renewed their push for a UK-U.S. travel corridor following both countries' largely successful vaccination campaigns. But their arguments have fallen on seemingly deaf ears so far, raising doubts as to whether this latest push will make any difference.

Edward Russell, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Stress Test for Destination Marketing Could Lead to Strategy Changes

A destination resilience assessment survey for U.S. tourism boards is launching this summer — just as visitors return and as tourism leaders continue to examine how they can build back stronger before the next crisis hits.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

Hotels

This Week’s $6 Billion Extended Stay America Takeover Vote — What to Expect

Blackstone and Starwood Capital's extra $180 million sweetens the pot for the planned Extended Stay America takeover, but this is no done deal. There is still a very loud opposing group of shareholders that could sway the vote this week.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Airlines Double Down on Push for UK-U.S. Travel Corridor

Faced with the prospect of a second lost summer across the North Atlantic, major airlines are doubling down on their push for the U.S. government to reopen transatlantic travel. First up is a renewed effort for the much talked about UK-U.S. travel corridor.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

U.S. Hotel Job Growth Slowed Down Just Ahead of the Summer Travel Season

Hotel owners have to boost wages above pre-pandemic trend lines if they want to claw former workers back from outside industries. Until that happens, expect a lot of overworked and overwhelmed staffers doing well above the requirements of a typical hotel job.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Is Buy-Now, Pay-Later the Future of the Travel Recovery?

Deferred payment models are nothing new, but as travel recovers, airlines and others in travel need to find innovative ways to accept payments. It's far from certain that this payment model will help speed up a recovery, or prove to be another huge burden for customers.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Pace of U.S. Hotel Development Is Being Threatened by Global Shipping Bottlenecks

The surprising rise in consumer spending during the pandemic spurred a competition for goods and shipping containers among all industries. That's a long-term problem for hotels, especially with an expected increase in renovations around the corner that will require even more deliveries from overseas.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Facebook Launches Scheme to Help Boost Tourism Recovery in Rural Italy

Some small businesses in Italy might be the beneficiary of support from an unlikely source in their quest to benefit from a surprising rebound in tourism.

Elvira Pollina, Reuters | 3 years ago