Travel's Reopening and Coronavirus Recovery

After the events in the U.S. Capitol that shook the world followed by aggressive boldness in passengers, airlines and law enforcement are applying fresh security measures. Like in the aftermath of 9/11, will some of these stick around?

Ashford Trust's survival strategy shows the Paycheck Protection Program may not be enough of a life raft for struggling hotels during the coronavirus pandemic.

As with earlier attempts to forecast the recovery, Delta's optimistic outlook may prove overly bullish as the industry continues to struggle.

Optimism surrounding continued federal economic relief and vaccine distribution may dissuade hotel owners from selling troubled assets to investors poised to pounce.

The past year has been abysmal for the travel industry, but we've seen a few green shoots. Let's build on that as we move into 2021.

Though already restricted due to Covid, Biden’s presidential inauguration week was expected to boost tourism in the nation’s capital. Those hopes are now dashed on the heels of last week's domestic terror attack — a sad plight for a city trying to revive from the pandemic.

Hybrid meetings may not bring the revenue of a fully in-person event, but Hilton's hybrid event strategy at least lays the groundwork for a much-needed recovery in the hotel industry's collapsed group business sector.

Flight crews are on the front lines of America's latest culture war: wearing masks. But even as some travelers are increasingly belligerent — even hostile — to these rules, leaders are optimistic that the new Biden administration will set the example from the top and shut down opposition.

The hotel industry's improved unemployment rate is due more to people fleeing the sector (thus, fewer people unemployed) rather than jobs gained.

In a major departure from other tourism-dependent destinations, more than 60 percent of Hawaiian residents indicated they don't want visitors back on their islands. Covid worries? Yes. But the bigger fear is a return to overtourism. Can reforms happen without crushing the economy?