Articles tagged “russia”

Marriott International stated Friday that it is suspending operations in Russia following new U.S., UK, and European Union sanctions over the Ukraine war.

Global planemakers are confident in their ability to meet production targets despite the Western sanctions on Russian exports. The aerospace industry relies on Russian supply of this key metal for aircraft production.

Uncertainty is sweeping across Europe, with many airlines now figuring out their next step. In this video, watch Air France CEO Anne Rigail share how she thinks this summer will pan out, and what she makes of rail operators replacing flights as the sustainability movement accelerates.

Many company crisis teams with a presence in the region are addressing issues that today go way beyond the logistical challenges of evacuations.

In Skift's top stories this week, Hong Kong will reopen to travelers from nine countries in April, the war in Ukraine is delaying world health officials' review of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, and family trips are expected to make a big rebound this year.

A couple of regions are performing well for Accor, the France-based hotel company. But let's not confuse this with those booming pre-pandemic times. The Covid hotel industry recovery still has a long way to go.

The listings platform is refocusing on hosts, and wants to make their lives as easy as possible in a bid to continue growing the business.

Learning to live with Covid, Expedia expects an amazing summer for its Europe business, but is wary of the kind of restrictions that may come back, if at all they do.