Skift Take The RUSSPASS app is a significant competitive step in increasing Russia’s appeal as a tourist destination. However no e-visa, no dice. The two must go hand in hand. Lebawit Lily Girma Taking a trip to and checking out Russia has actually been simplified for international travelers– at least, that’s the message the federal government is sending out with RUSSPASS, a one...
Skift Take Great early morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, January 20, in New York City City. Here’s what you need to learn about the business of travel today. Rashaad Jorden Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast takes a look at the yearly Skift Megatrends report, Sonder’s launching on the Nasdaq exchange, and the reason universities and trainees want study abroad...
Skift Take SeaWorld is immensely positive that travel will make a significant rebound soon since why would they offer more than $3 billion for Cedar Fair if it didn’t see the leisure and home entertainment sector rapidly approaching pre-Covid metrics. Rashaad Jorden SeaWorld Entertainment Inc has actually offered to purchase theme park operator Cedar Fair LP for $3.4 billion, according to a...
Skift Take CEO Johan Lundgren wants to take market share from the similarity British Airways and Air France-KLM as they restructure their short-haul operations, but is the cash enough to give it a headstart against Ryanair? Matthew Parsons British airline company easyJet stated it had declined a takeover offer on Thursday by Wizz Air and would raise $1.7 billion from shareholders to money its...
Skift Take Among Italy’s many attractive islands wants its celebrities and tourists back. Can Europe’s digital health passport plan provide them? Matthew Parsons Capri’s world has actually constantly been blue– the color of the water surrounding the Mediterranean island, a lot of its fishing boats and, the majority of notoriously, the light in its Blue Grotto. Now, the...
French catering group Sodexo stated on Friday it had sealed a deal to offer the renowned Paris cabaret Le Lido de Paris to Europe’s largest hotel group Accor, verifying a media report. “Sodexo confirms it reached a deal with Accor over strategies to sell Lido de Paris,” a Sodexo spokesperson said in an email to Reuters. Additional information were not instantly readily...
Skift Take Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer told Skift that Tripadvisor Plus is “a super-high top priority for the company.” The program may find enthusiasts at the residential or commercial property level, but so far the biggest hotel chains do not seem jumping on board. Dennis Schaal, Skift Online Travel This Week After a number of months in beta, Tripadvisor’s new subscription...
Skift Take It is difficult to be optimistic about fall hotel performance for business like Marriott and Hilton– unless the lack of business travel is somehow offset by higher-than-expected leisure travel. Cameron Sperance The Delta version’s influence on hotel reservations is most likely short-lived, declares the CEO of the world’s biggest hotel business. After major hotel CEOs...
Skift Take Some lawmakers state they want to prevent a “terrible winter season rise” of coronavirus, however it’s skeptical there’ll suffice support that reverses Americans’ flexibility to fly. Matthew Parsons Three lots Democratic legislators on Friday prompted President Joe Biden to require domestic airline company travelers to be vaccinated versus Covid-19 or...
Skift Take Many Americans, long fed up with travel limitations, will likely disregard the CDC’s caution– which would be a big relief to Canadian businesses that still have not recouped the billions of dollars lost due to the U.S.-Canada border being closed for much of the pandemic. Rashaad Jorden The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised versus travel...