Articles tagged “Delta variant”

Online Travel

Trip.com Sees China Potentially Easing Travel Curbs in 2022

Six months or a year seem like way longer than that in the Covid era, and anything can happen in the interim. But it is significant that the executive chairman of China's largest online travel agency is postulating that inbound and outbound travel curbs could be softened next year.

Trip.com Sees China Potentially Easing Travel Curbs in 2022

Cruises

Royal Caribbean Takes Hit From Months of the Surging Delta Variant

Despite numerous sectors of the travel industry recently reporting strong figures regards bookings, the long-term recovery for travel will be only sustained when Covid variants are contained because many people are still worried about the pandemic.

Royal Caribbean Takes Hit From Months of the Surging Delta Variant

Coronavirus

CDC Extends Covid Safety Protocols for Cruise Lines to January

Although travel companies have been thrilled about the U.S. reopening to vaccinated visitors from November, the pandemic is far from over, so the industry can't be complacent in fighting Covid variants.

CDC Extends Covid Safety Protocols for Cruise Lines to January

Coronavirus

Skift Global Forum Preview: Incoming Southwest CEO Robert Jordan on Pulling Off New Service to 18 Airports in 18 Months

Incoming Southwest Airlines CEO Robert Jordan sees the pandemic's road to recovery in four stages: Survive, stabilize, repair, and prosper.  Right now, he says his airline is still in the stabilize phase.

Skift Global Forum Preview: Incoming Southwest CEO Robert Jordan on Pulling Off New Service to 18 Airports in 18 Months

Coronavirus

Marriott CEO Sees Hotels Bouncing Back Quickly After Delta Variant Slump

It is hard to be optimistic about fall hotel performance for companies like Marriott and Hilton — unless the absence of business travel is somehow offset by higher-than-expected leisure travel.

Marriott CEO Sees Hotels Bouncing Back Quickly After Delta Variant Slump

Airline Weekly

U.S. Airlines May Have Already Seen Worst of Delta Variant Impact

U.S. Airlines May Have Already Seen Worst of Delta Variant Impact

Tourism

European Union Could Ban Non-Essential Travel From U.S. as Early as Monday

Less than two months after opening up to Americans for non-essential travel, the EU is reversing course with new expected travel restrictions. News of this latest ban will throw more chaos into the future of travel companies already bracing for a tough fall.

European Union Could Ban Non-Essential Travel From U.S. as Early as Monday

Tourism

New Zealand Locks Down After Single Suspected Covid Variant Case

No tourists allowed until 2022 and now the hardline decision to lock down all of New Zealand after one, yes, one suspected Delta case. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern can not be a favorite among travel businesses in the country at this point.

New Zealand Locks Down After Single Suspected Covid Variant Case

Hotels

Airbnb’s Record Shows the Third Quarter Is the Charm

While you have to toss out Covid-ravaged 2020 as any kind of a barometer for a company's trajectory, during the last two-and-a-half years, Airbnb has only made a profit during its third quarters. If remote working becomes entrenched in coming years, then that can indeed help with Airbnb's seasonality issues.

Airbnb’s Record Shows the Third Quarter Is the Charm

Coronavirus

Hotel CEOs Avoid Facing Reality About the Delta Variant

Major hotel companies don’t want to ruffle any investor feathers at a time when profitability is just returning and labor remains fragile. But it’s better to be honest — and prepared — about what the next few months could look like with new strains of the virus and deploy a new recovery strategy.

Hotel CEOs Avoid Facing Reality About the Delta Variant