Travel's Reopening and Coronavirus Recovery

Coronavirus

Confidence in Travel and Recreation Lead U.S. Recovery — Poll

What a difference a year (and a vaccine) make. LinkedIn has been polling its U.S. members, and they're feeling good it seems.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

MGM Resorts Gears Up for a Booming Las Vegas Summer of Returning Live Events

Relaxed restrictions on crowds puts Sin City on track for an accelerated recovery over the duration of the rest of 2021, but MGM Resorts still has to grapple with a lagging comeback in Macao, its other key gaming market.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Travel + Leisure Co. Timeshare Demand Roars Back to Life in a Matter of Weeks

Timeshare companies like Travel + Leisure Co. were well-positioned to capitalize on the early days of the leisure-led travel recovery from the pandemic. Now, it's less about a rebound and more about can they exceed pre-pandemic business performance by year's end.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

JetBlue Eyes Suits Replacing Sandals in Next Recovery Phase This Fall

JetBlue echoed the industry refrain that business flyers could return to the skies after a bumper summer leisure travel season. But the optimism hid a lack of details on its long-awaited London launch and a return to profitability without government relief.

Edward Russell, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Can This New Global Community Tourism Network Shift Business Models?

The industry is clamoring for ways to "build back better." Planeterra, created by the founder of G Adventures, is expanding its community tourism model to do just that. Now the ball is in the court of destinations, resorts and tour companies — will they commit to partnering with their communities?

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Israeli Leaders Disagree on International Tourism Reopening Plan

Rival political parties in Israel have different timelines to reopening the country's international borders to vaccinated tourists. But those political differences will likely go away in establishing travel corridors with key business partners like the U.S. and UK and even the United Arab Emirates.

Steven Scheer, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Volaris Discovers Good and Bad From Mexico’s Looser Travel Restrictions

3 years ago

Coronavirus

Where Las Vegas Sands Could Park the $6.25 Billion From Its Sin City Resort Sale

Leaving Las Vegas gives Las Vegas Sands more than $6 billion in capital to beef up non-gaming assets in markets like Singapore and Macau and potentially dip its toes in the uncharted gambling waters of Texas.

Cameron Sperance, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Behind-The-Scenes With American Demothballing Jets From Pandemic Storage

Airlines have come a long way from the dark days of the pandemic when idled jets lined runways around the world. On the ground in Tulsa, we check out the meticulous way American is taking its last few aircraft out of mothballs with an opportunistic eye towards summer.

Edward Russell, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism

Hard-Hit New York City Will Deploy a Record $30 Million to Woo Back Tourists

That a city like New York needs significant investment to sell itself to potential tourists speaks loudly of the pandemic’s crushing blow on the iconic destination. Government officials recognize the importance of tourism to the city's economic recovery. The role that its destination marketing organization will play is crucial.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 years ago