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Articles tagged “trump”

Tourism

Trump Travel Ban Expands to New Countries: Report

While it's not official yet, it makes sense that President Trump would expand his travel ban in the lead-up to the 2020 elections. It's time for the U.S. travel sector to unite in opposition to any new restrictions.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 4 years ago

Trump Travel Ban Expands to New Countries: Report

Airlines

Trump Administration Bans U.S. Flights to All Cuban Cities Except Havana

Don't read too much into this. It is probably more symbolic than anything else. For a long time, U.S. airlines have had little interest in cities other than Havana.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

Tourism

The World Needs Reminding That Tourism Doesn’t Happen in a Political Vacuum

On World Tourism Day, it's worth pointing out that politics and tourism don't exist independently of each other — they collide.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 5 years ago

The World Needs Reminding That Tourism Doesn’t Happen in a Political Vacuum

Meetings

Trump Says His Resort Is Perfect for G7: Here’s What Event Planners Think

Meeting organizers are pretty mixed on whether or not the Doral is a good fit for the summit. But even the ones who are in full support of the venue say it's impossible to take the politics out of it.

Isaac Carey, Skift | 5 years ago

Trump Says His Resort Is Perfect for G7: Here’s What Event Planners Think

Meetings

Meeting Planners Weigh In on Trump’s Idea to Hold the G7 Summit at His Miami Resort

The property is definitely large enough, and is located near an international airport. On the other hand, there are major internet security concerns, and the hotel is a little impersonal. Plus, is the political fallout really worth it?

Isaac Carey, Skift | 5 years ago

Meeting Planners Weigh In on Trump’s Idea to Hold the G7 Summit at His Miami Resort

Hotels

Trump Hotels’ Indonesian Partner Invests in Budget Hotel Startup RedDoorz

RedDoorz' latest funding round includes two interesting new investors, Qiming and MNC Group, and it says a lot about the potential of budget accommodation in Southeast Asia, which is also being pursued by Oyo.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Trump Hotels’ Indonesian Partner Invests in Budget Hotel Startup RedDoorz

Tourism

U.S. Travel to Cuba Faces Tighter Restrictions on Non-Family Visits

When the Trump administration took office in 2017, the popular wisdom was that it would eliminate U.S. travel to Cuba. The changes have turned out to be incremental, but now it appears that non-family travel to Cuba will be all but gone.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

U.S. Travel to Cuba Faces Tighter Restrictions on Non-Family Visits

Tourism

The Resilience of the American Vacation in Mexico

The relationship between American tourists and Mexico is nearly a century old and has weathered ups and downs. Today's drug-related violence, mounting border tension, and political rhetoric won't stop these trips, but are clearly disrupting them.

Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift | 6 years ago

The Resilience of the American Vacation in Mexico

Tourism

Travel CEOs Lay Out Concerns to Trump During First White House Meeting

The White House's Roosevelt Room was filled with some of the U.S. travel industry's most powerful leaders on Tuesday. We'll be watching to see if that meeting actually produces any powerful results, and whether it helps get President Trump on the travel industry's side.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 6 years ago

Travel CEOs Lay Out Concerns to Trump During First White House Meeting

Online Travel

Google Is Rigged. Just Not the Way Trump Thinks It Is.

Google clearly places its own travel businesses front and center in its search results to the detriment of competitors. Google argues that this benefits consumers. If you buy that argument, then you also probably believe that Google always knows best.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 6 years ago

Google Is Rigged. Just Not the Way Trump Thinks It Is.