Articles tagged “global travel”

Tourism

Spending by Americans Traveling Abroad Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Level

Americans are hungrier to travel internationally than they were before the pandemic.

Spending by Americans Traveling Abroad Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Level

Tourism

International Traveler Spending Reached Highest Level Since Pandemic

International traveler spending keeps reaching new post-pandemic highs.

International Traveler Spending Reached Highest Level Since Pandemic

Travel Booking

Business Travel Recovering in Some Markets Faster Than Others

Everyone wants to know when business travel spending will recover to pre-pandemic levels. Signs are it'll be 2026, though some markets may recover faster, such as India, Britain, the U.S., and Australia.

Business Travel Recovering in Some Markets Faster Than Others

Tourism

Busting Myths About Deglobalization and What It Means For Travel

Parag Khanna believes we’re in the early post-Covid phase of a five to 10-year process, where our passports will matter less than our credentials. Read a recap here of his recent talk with Skift CEO Rafat Ali.

Busting Myths About Deglobalization and What It Means For Travel

News Blog

Spending by International Visitors to U.S. Rises 57 Percent to $16 Billion 

International visitors spent $15.9 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the U.S. in November, up 57 percent year over year, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office.  That's an improvement from November 2021, but it's billions of dollars down from international visitor spending in pre-pandemic November 2019, which had $20 billion. From…

News Blog

International Travelers to U.S. Spent $16 Billion in October, a New Recent High

International inbound visitors spent more than $15.8 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States in October, making it the highest monthly level of spending since Covid struck in February 2020, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office.  Year to date international travel spending has accumulated to $129.9 billion, up more…

Hotels

Global Accommodation Revenue in 2022 is 95 Percent of 2019

Americas' share of global accommodation revenue witnessed an increase during the pandemic given its very large domestic travel market. The dynamics are expected to change when travel restrictions in China wane, and its large domestic travel market flourishes again.

Global Accommodation Revenue in 2022 is 95 Percent of 2019

Hotels

Global Accommodation Sector Market Estimates 2022: New Skift Research

The global accommodation sector is witnessing a fast-paced recovery with 2022 revenue levels not far from reaching pre-pandemic levels. A closer look into the industry performance shows interesting variations in the pace of recovery as we review regions and sub-sectors.

Global Accommodation Sector Market Estimates 2022: New Skift Research

Airlines

India Needs a New Tourism Policy — Now

While India has set an ambitious, so-called Vision@2047 goal for tourism some two decades into the future, what’s really needed urgently right now is a long-overdue national tourism policy.

India Needs a New Tourism Policy — Now

EventMB

What the U.S. Reopening to Global Travel Will Mean for Events

The U.S. is easing its travel restrictions on international visitors as of November 8. The patchwork of country-by-country bans will no longer apply, but vaccine requirements will be more stringent. What will this mean for events?

What the U.S. Reopening to Global Travel Will Mean for Events