Skift Take It’s another specifying year ahead for the travel industry as recovery begins in some parts of the world– the WTTC’s new leadership has the opportunity to improve how success in travel is measured and to push for a more sustainable market post-recovery. Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift On the heels of finishing up its most tough year yet as the world’s leading company...
Skift Take Regardless of leading the way with many digital health passport trials, it’s paradoxical that U.S. borders are primarily remaining closed because of the uncertainty around tracking who’s vaccinated. Matthew Parsons U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Monday she is pushing for the easing of coronavirus constraints that disallow much of the world from traveling to...
Skift Take In this video from Skift Future of Lodging Forum 2022, we hear from Eric Liebman, senior vice president, SVP tactical partnerships, at JCB International Credit Card on how the hospitality market can harness guest-centric payments to drive their client and income strategies. JCB International Charge Card In this video: JCB’s global impact: Understood colloquially as the...
Skift Take The government’s probe comes after a fresh Covid-19 outbreak in the city, which was attributed to the two absconding crew members. Matthew Parsons Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will comply with two government investigations after two crew members who broke self-isolation rules sparked a Covid-19 outbreak in the city, chairman Patrick Healy said. In a video to staff on...
Skift Take In Skift’s leading travel stories this week, we covered Marriott’s superapp technique in China and Southeast Asia, Expedia’s commitment push, 3 prompt tourist projects, and the United CEO’s considering a travel healing inflection point. Dennis Schaal, Skift Throughout the week we are posting initial stories night and day covering news and travel patterns...
Skift Take Less hotels are being built in the U.S. this year because of rising expenses and supply-chain issues. Plus, talk of a Star Wars concept hotel, and other news on offers and advancement. Sean O’Neill Here are some excerpts from Daily Lodging Report from the previous week. If you’re not a subscriber, you need to be. Get news on hotel deals, advancement, stocks, and profession...
Skift Take Anticipate more highly worded travel advisories like this over the winter season to accompany the Omicron case rise all over the world. Cameron Sperance The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department on Monday recommended Americans against travel to eight destinations including Spain, Finland, Chad and Lebanon. The CDC likewise included Bonaire...
Skift Take A prompt pointer that the recovery will be unequal, but exists scope for more countries to return to regular with strenuous Covid checks? Let’s hope so. Matthew Parsons Fiji reopened its border to international travellers for the very first time in nearly two years on Wednesday, as the Pacific Island country looks for to restore its dominant tourism market. Fiji shut its border...
Skift Take Carnival survived the pandemic long enough to get in the growing travel surge. The cruise operator now has to cruise through a brand-new storm– historic inflation and surging costs. Dawit Habtemariam Carnival Corp on Friday anticipated a core revenue for the current quarter, as the cruise operator go back to complete operations even as decades-high inflation and surging fuel...
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