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Articles tagged “travel recovery”

News Blog

International Inbound Travel to U.S. Still Just 2/3 What It Was Pre-Pandemic

Around 4.3 million international visitors came to the United States in May, amounting to 64 percent of its May pre-pandemic volume, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office. This volume was reported for May, the last month before the U.S. lifted its testing Covid requirement for inbound international travelers. Canada (1.3 million), Mexico (1…

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

News Blog

Thai Energy Giant PTT Will Invest in Traveloka

Thailand-based public firm PTT Oil and Retail Business (PTTOR) is set to invest in Indonesian travel superapp Traveloka, through its subsidiary, PTTOR International Holdings Singapore. While the value of the investment has not yet been disclosed, the retail arm of Thailand's state-owned energy giant PTT, through its collaboration with Traveloka, aims to provide additional lifestyle solutions to…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Google Searches for Summer Trips Doubled in Q2

Searches for travel — and retail items — propelled Google's advertising business in the second quarter, although one executive acknowledged that the travel sector is "experiencing some challenges."

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Google Searches for Summer Trips Doubled in Q2

Coronavirus

Air Travel Woes Put a Drag on Recovery: New Travel Health Index

The Skift Travel Health Index dropped for the first time in 2022, as the mess at airports and airlines is catching up with the industry.

Wouter Geerts | 2 years ago

Air Travel Woes Put a Drag on Recovery: New Travel Health Index

Skift Meetings

Meetings Recovery Forecast Reveals Stronger-Than-Expected Performance

The rate of recovery for meetings and events has sped up fueled by smaller meetings and events of 200 attendees or less.

2 years ago
Meetings Recovery Forecast Reveals Stronger-Than-Expected Performance

Online Travel

Airbnb and Expedia Momentum Slowed in June While Booking.com Showed Strength

Booking.com, with its hotels, vacation rentals, flights and wider array of brands, is a larger and more well-rounded company than Airbnb. Booking seems to be making gains at the expense of both Airbnb and Expedia.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Airbnb and Expedia Momentum Slowed in June While Booking.com Showed Strength

Online Travel

Booking Site Declines in June Could Signal Softening of Blockbuster Summer

Please check your pandemic-era assumptions at the door. Hotels have gained ground on online travel agencies. Also, the blockbuster summer travel season may be slightly less so.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Booking Site Declines in June Could Signal Softening of Blockbuster Summer
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Online Travel

New Research: Understanding Consumer Demand for Sustainable Travel Options

Sustainability is good for the planet, but it’s also good for business. Expedia Group Media Solutions’ Sustainable Travel Study seeks to understand what consumers consider sustainable travel, what trade-offs they’re willing to make, and where they expect to find information to help them make more mindful choices.

Expedia Group Media Solutions + Skift | 2 years ago

New Research: Understanding Consumer Demand for Sustainable Travel Options

Airlines

EasyJet Continues to Struggle With Flight Cancellations

A little more than a week after cancelling around 200 flights, EasyJet is now faced with fresh flight cancellations and delays, adding to the travel chaos at European airports.

Sneha Bhowmik, Reuters | 2 years ago

EasyJet Continues to Struggle With Flight Cancellations

Skift Originals

In These Surreal Times, Should Travel Push for Growth or Push on Brakes?

How do we navigate these strange recessionary times, even as we are overwhelmed with demand for a blockbuster year so far and a summer travel crush coming?

Rafat Ali | 2 years ago

In These Surreal Times, Should Travel Push for Growth or Push on Brakes?