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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.

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Hotels See Big Jobs Jump in April But Labor Shortage Crisis Still Looms

Hotels were the bright spot in an otherwise disappointing jobs report, but there’s no time for a victory lap. Hiring has to maintain April’s strong momentum, at the very least, to meet summer demand. That’s a tall task in such a tight labor market.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

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IHG Drops Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza Hotels With Lousy Customer Service

The pandemic nosedive in business helped IHG accelerate its plan to cut a few bad apples from the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza network. More trimming is likely to boost brand quality and — just as important — get back to 2019 levels of record growth.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

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Starwood CEO Sternlicht Is Unapologetically Bearish on the Recovery of Conventions

Group business and convention bookings may be coming back to life, but we're years away from some of the world's largest hotels seeing regularly sold-out nights. Barry Sternlicht said it, in striking difference to some bullishness from his fellow travel execs this week.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

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India’s Covid Nightmare Leaves Its Travel Industry Reeling

India's devastating second wave of the pandemic is arresting the pace of the travel recovery, at least for the short-term. It's too early to tell if the shrinking industry will be able to cater to the vast pent-up demand once Covid is under control.

Varsha Arora, Skift Research | 3 years ago

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Hyatt Looks to Put Rough Winter Behind With More Group Meeting Bookings in 2021

Hyatt needs — not wants — corporate travel and conventions to recover quickly to avoid further quarters of hemorrhaging hundreds of millions of dollars. Hybrid meetings are a good first step.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo Says Tourism Recovery a Top Priority

The nation's capital has officially reopened — it's pushing for domestic visitors from neighboring states for now, and counting on public and private sector initiatives on the road to recovery, until international travel returns.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

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Hilton Glimpses a Recovery in Decimated Conventions and Corp Travel Business

If Hilton sees reason to be optimistic around a faster-than-expected travel recovery, that’s a major boost to all hotel companies, especially ones with less exposure to convention and business-transient customers.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Italy to Open to Vaccinated Travelers as Soon as Mid-May, Ahead of European Union

Forza, Italia! Prime Minister Mario Draghi (nicknamed "Super Mario") said Italy would debut passes for vaccinated travelers by mid-month. But will the nation's airports be ready to cope with a surge in passengers and new certification-related processing?

Crispian Balmer, Reuters | 3 years ago

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Hotel Lenders Rush Back In Even With Growing Labor Shortage Crisis

Hotels face massive worker shortages this summer, but investors don't care and still want to buy up assets. Chalk this up to taking the long view and hoping hotels find a way to win back workers from other industries.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

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Why Tourism Needs to Step Up and Push for Vaccine Equity

No vaccine access for all? No tourism recovery. It's playing out already, with more lives being lost senselessly. The travel industry should act fast and figure out how it can be part of the solution.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago