Sean O'Neill, Skift
If you're looking for flickers of hope, new data suggests that budget airlines are seeing better-than-expected rebounds in Europe. But routes serving some countries, like beleaguered Spain, remain weaker than others.
6 days ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
It's understandable that tourism economies are eager to reopen despite the public health risks. But with the situation so fluid and unstable, reopening could prove an economic risk as well.
2 weeks ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
Given the longstanding critique of the cruise industry's business model, some critics were pleasantly surprised when U.S. Congress declined to give federal assistance to the industry back in April. Few noticed when the UK did just that as part of its Covid-19 corporate recovery package.
4 weeks ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
In a month, the UK's travel restrictions have gone from blanket quarantine, to air bridges, to a traffic light system. What will they think of next?
1 month ago
William James, Reuters
As many people expected it would, the UK has balked on its highly controversial quarantine policy. The airline industry will be relieved.
2 months ago
Paul Sandle, Reuters
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new rules are certainly idiosyncratic, but they will come as welcome news to a sector that is keen to get back to business.
2 months ago
Ceyda Caglayan, Kaan Soyturk and Jonathan Spicer, Reuters
It's unfortunate some of Turkey's most important source markets were heavily impacted by coronavirus. Effective diplomacy will be needed to convince those countries it's a safe bet for summer.
2 months ago
William Schomberg, Reuters
UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak didn't provide much detail on how the government might alter its tough quarantine rules other than to mention certain travel corridors might be a consideration. It's clear the government is under intense pressure.
2 months ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
During the coronavirus pandemic, Britain has been something of an outlier in Europe — and not in a good way. As travel reopens on the continent, the travel industry is loudly questioning the logic of its quarantine and proposing a better way.
2 months ago
Reuters, Reuters
A travel industry lobby group fed up at the UK's quarantine policy is pushing the alternative of travel corridors. However, the latter comes with plenty of baggage of its own.
2 months ago
Kylie MacLellan, Reuters
When public health conflicts with airline operations perhaps erring on the side of safety measures isn't a horrible thing.
2 months ago
Frances Perraudin, The Guardian
The UK's culture minister indicates he wants Britons themselves to prop up the tourism industry this summer.
3 months ago
