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Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, May 31, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Rashaad Jorden | 3 months ago
Tour Operators
U.S. tour operators may not have long to take advantage of the eased travel restrictions to Cuba. So they're not wasting time during their preparations because legally taking travelers to the island is very complicated.
Tourism
Life is being made a little easier for Cuba's citizens, with more flights allowed, but this is far from a carte blanche for the tourism industry.
Daphne Psaledakis, Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters | 3 months ago
Travel executives expect the hotels to help improve visibility for the LGBTQ+ community during a period when the government is considering a family code that, if approved, would legalize civil unions among same sex couples in Cuba.
Paula Krizanovic, Skift | 5 months ago
The impact of the war in Ukraine continues to cast light on just how many destinations are dependent on Russian visitors.
Marc Frank, Mario Fuentes and Nelson Gonzalez, Skift | 5 months ago
Airlines
In Skift's top stories this week, the FAA may appoint a United pilot to be its new administrator, Cuba's tourism industry struggles to reach pre-Covid figures, and IHG returns to profitability after dumping poorly performing hotels.
Rashaad Jorden | 6 months ago
Good morning from Skift. It's Monday, February 21, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Omicron flareups are one thing, but the travel bans for U.S. citizens put in place under President Trump and remaining thereunder Joe Biden, for the most part, are not doing Cuba's tourism industry any favors.
Paula Krizanovic, Skift | 6 months ago
Cuba was betting on the return of visitors to drive its economic recovery this year. But a late reopening and continued U.S. travel restrictions could leave the Caribbean nation high and dry.
Marc Frank, Reuters | 6 months ago
Coronavirus
Cuba wasn't in any way going to go all the way and close its doors to foreign tourism despite the rise in Covid cases — especially since most of its citizens have already been vaccinated. Plus, the country's economy is in desperate need of a boost from overseas visitors.
Dave Sherwood and Reuters TV, Reuters | 7 months ago
