Articles tagged “pandemic”

Coronavirus

U.S. Travel Rebound Getting Stronger: New Skift Recovery Index

A lot of positive vibes came from the travel industry during March. Many countries performed strongly in our Skift Recovery Index, with U.S. key indicators, in particular, up across the board.

Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Innovation Propelled the Travel Sector Forward Despite the Pandemic

The travel sector couldn't afford to lose money on efforts done merely to appear innovative for social media optics. So the companies and destinations rediscovered innovation's original spirit. They focused on lasting boosts to operational performance and traveler satisfaction.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

EventMB

How Can the Events Industry Forge a Gender Equal World?

3 years ago

Online Travel

Hope, Despair and the Human Faces Managing the Pandemic Crisis

Having lapped a year of our pandemic coverage, we wanted to call out how it's emotionally felt for leaders in the travel sector to endure this crisis. In a word, brutal.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Vegan Tourism Set to Be Travel’s Greener Shoot With a New Emphasis on Health

Well past the days of being a fringe diet, veganism has emerged as a tool for tour operators to attract guests to its excursions. And vegan-friendly tours are set to increase in years to come after pandemic.

Rashaad Jorden, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

TUI Sees a Bookings Surge by Baby Boomers Confident About the Vaccines

Travelers over age 50 accounted for half of all online bookings from the UK through TUI Group in the past month. This fact signals a pent-up desire for travel worldwide.

Sarah Young, Reuters | 3 years ago

Announcements

Pandemic Travel Buzzwords We Hope Get Left Behind in 2020

Hygiene theater. Pivot. Revenge travel, and many more. It looks like it's going to take a lot more than a pandemic to end the travel industry's love of pithy, jargony buzzwords and phrases.

Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Mask On, Wheels Up: Meet the Intrepid Biz Traveler Who’s Taken 42 Trips Since Pandemic’s Start

While many businesses are sticking to holding meetings via video conferencing during the pandemic, Abdol Moabery thinks the key is meeting the clients in-person and being socially responsible while traveling. A lot of executives feel the same way but haven't actually acted on it, just yet.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

5 Key Takeaways From Skift Aviation Forum

The airline industry may be hobbled now, but industry leaders at the Skift Aviation Forum saw some hope. Much, of course, depends on the trajectory of the pandemic and the efficacy of vaccines. But the glory days aren't returning any time soon.

Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Resurgent Virus Dims Airlines’ Earlier Hopes From This Summer

3 years ago