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Tourism
Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, March 15, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago
Airlines
Sanctions be damned, destinations like Dubai and Maldives continue to welcome an inflow of Russian rubles to their tourism economies.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago
In a region this massive, recovery will be different from country to country. But you can expect to see regional travel renew faster than international long haul.
Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters | 2 years ago
Business Travel
In Skift's top stories this week, we covered the Maldives' experiment with new tourism models, the blurring of work and travel, Priceline's acquisition of an airline technology startup, and a Skift research analysis of hotel direct booking.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago
While the "one-island, one-resort" concept will remain its unique sell, Maldives is moving to diversify its product offering, a step in the right direction. The question is, will investors bite?
Raini Hamdi, Skift | 3 years ago
People go on vacation to get things they can't at home. As the industry recovers from the pandemic, Ali Shameem knows paying attention to the guest experience is essential.
Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago
In coronavirus-related travel stories this week, the Maldives scored some tourism wins, Marriott axed more headquarters staff, Booking Holdings showed strength, U.S. Travel's tourism campaign raised doubts, and airlines newly discovered leisure travelers.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago
So what good has come out of the Maldives' reopening since July 15? A lot actually, which other resort destinations may learn from, albeit this paradise has its unique strengths.
Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago
Launching a reopening campaign is exciting and positive, but the ability to visit is still the great question that the paradise must sort out — with only weeks to go.
The coronavirus pandemic has underscored Maldives’ tourism vulnerability. How this Indian Ocean nation strategizes its recovery path in the days ahead could be a good case study for other small island nations heavily reliant on foreign tourist dollars.
Xinyi Liang-Pholsena, Skift | 4 years ago