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Tourism
Large-scale conflicts can damage tourism beyond the borders where fighting is occurring. Here's a look at the wider impact of war on tourism throughout the world.
Rashaad Jorden | 6 months ago
Cruises
Carnival Cruise executives don't see the macroeconomic slowdown everybody is talking about.
Dawit Habtemariam | 8 months ago
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at hotel industry recovery, resilience of Ukrainian tourism, and a hotel boom in the Middle East.
Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago
The continuing cost-of-living crisis is now adversely affecting the medical tourism industry. After all, if it's a toss-up between getting a hair transplant or paying the gas bill, the choice is fairly simple.
Joanna Plucinska, Reuters | 1 year ago
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the travel industry in significant ways, and its impact will continue to be felt for many years. Here is Skift's look at how the war has altered the business of travel.
Seems like the loss of the Russian tourist segment made Cyrpus' transition to a more sustainable approach to tourism easier.
Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago
Thailand needs tourists and Russians need to travel. The equation seems to have worked out pretty well so far for the two countries.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago
Airlines
As the Ukraine war continues, expect more Asian airlines to resume using Russian airspace to save on time and costs for their routes.
Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat and Mrinmay Dey, Reuters | 2 years ago
News Blog
Booking of one-way airline tickets from Russia soared 27 percent during the week of September 21 when President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilisation of its citizens, travel analytics firm ForwardKeys noted on Tuesday. Amid growing concerns about travel restrictions, tens of thousands of military-age men have reportedly been fleeing the country after Putin ordered Russia's…
Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago
Tourism to Russia has taken an enormous hit since the country's invasion of Ukraine. An economy hurt by sanctions doesn't help in its pitch to travelers either. But Russia sees opportunities with India's outbound travelers.
