Articles tagged “omicron”

Airline Weekly

Allegiant Air Misses Targets Due to Comping Flyers for Cancelled Flights

Allegiant Air's costs soared in the fourth quarter, as bad weather and crew shortages due to the Omicron variant forced it to cancel flights. The airline paid $23 million to passengers to compensate for cancelled flights in the quarter, compared with $4-5 million in compensation it pays in an ordinary year.

Allegiant Air Misses Targets Due to Comping Flyers for Cancelled Flights

Travel Technology

Travel Bookings Seesawed More Under Omicron, Tech Data Reveals

Recent U.S. travel data contains signs of optimism for 2022.

Travel Bookings Seesawed More Under Omicron, Tech Data Reveals

Travel Agents

Cruise-Dependent Travel Agents Seek Alternatives After Another CDC Warning

Travel agents should've been expecting a development would arise making the sale of cruises difficult since the cruise industry has been so volatile since the start of the pandemic. It's clear to many agents now to find ways to be less dependent on booking cruises.

Cruise-Dependent Travel Agents Seek Alternatives After Another CDC Warning

Coronavirus

Beijing Toughens Inbound Travel Covid Test Rules Over Omicron

China's zero-Covid efforts may be about to go by the wayside, particularly with the Winter Olympics just over two weeks away.

Beijing Toughens Inbound Travel Covid Test Rules Over Omicron

Hotels

Marriott’s Refresh of W Hotels and Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Marriott indicates W Hotels will get a makeover, Google Maps was the most downloaded travel app in 2021, and Omicron batters European hotels.

Marriott’s Refresh of W Hotels and Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Tour Operators

Tour Operators Delay Lucrative Long-Haul Trips Yet Again on Omicron Curbs

Although tour operators are wise to try to limit the risks their guests might face during trips longer than two weeks, they need to find ways to resume these profitable trips immediately because their businesses can't take the further financial hits.

Tour Operators Delay Lucrative Long-Haul Trips Yet Again on Omicron Curbs

Cruises

Royal Caribbean Pauses 3 Cruise Voyages Due to Omicron

A current Royal Caribbean marketing slogan is that "this is the year of yes." But the company's latest pause on sailings comes after tests found onboard cases on more than 90 ships across various cruise brands. So call it "the winter of waiting" instead.

Royal Caribbean Pauses 3 Cruise Voyages Due to Omicron

Online Travel

Online Travel Faces Lots of Unfinished Business in 2022

Several travel-oriented, special purpose acquisition companies are out there that have not announced merger partners. A SPAC glut and the lackluster performance of several online travel or short-term rental companies that recently went public could have some of the hunters coming up empty.

Online Travel Faces Lots of Unfinished Business in 2022

Tourism

Israel to Reopen to Vaccinated Visitors From Medium-Risk Countries

Expect more countries to follow in Israel's footsteps as governments realize that travel bans are ineffective in stopping the spread of Omicron — as well as the need to revive tourism industries battered by travel restrictions.

Israel to Reopen to Vaccinated Visitors From  Medium-Risk Countries

Cruises

Carnival Downplays a Covid Surge That Threatens Cruise Recovery

If the Covid surge accelerates, then U.S. health officials could slap the cruise industry with another pause despite the lines' big efforts to make cruising safer.

Carnival Downplays a Covid Surge That Threatens Cruise Recovery