Category: Travel

December 28, 2021

Although the full impact of the Omicron variant on the travel industry is not yet known, with borders reopening across the world and recovery settling in, airlines and hospitality brands are again looking ahead with an expansive lens. Crisis always […]

December 27, 2021

Skift Research has been tracking the recovery of the flight, hotel, short-term rental, and car rental sectors in 22 countries since the start of the pandemic. One continuing truth is that recovery is extremely unequal, with the latest November 2021 […]

December 13, 2021

Only time will tell whether European governments are overreacting by trying to bolt the entry door shut after Omicron has already entered the country. However, as an industry, we need to understand that the new normal for travel is uncertainty […]

December 7, 2021

These last two years have not been easy. Tourism professionals have seen tourism industries that just a few years ago were highly successful now needing to fight for their survival. Certainly, world pandemics play a major role in this decline. […]

December 3, 2021

It’s all Greek to me. The COVID-19 pandemic has so thoroughly dominated everyday life that we have all got an education in the Greek alphabet. From Alpha and Beta to Gamma and Delta, each new strain is a grim reminder […]

December 1, 2021

There are only 77 reported cases of the fourth Covid variant, Omicron, in South Africa and 19 in Botswana as of Nov. 30. Yet in just two weeks, the variant is known to have spread to 17 countries: South Africa, […]

November 30, 2021

Renowned experts and academics in sports tourism debated over two days on current and future trends in the sector and underlined the key role of sport for the development of a more sustainable and inclusive tourism. The first edition of […]

November 23, 2021

After years of travel-banned holidays, we know you’re headed far out to your favorite corners of cities, woods and bluffs. But even with travel restrictions loosened, testing requirements and Covid-related rules still can make travel tricky. Not having the right […]

November 22, 2021

When not traveling for work, we travel to explore destinations, seeking relaxation and inspiration to recharge our batteries. As tourists, we want an environment that is clean and untouched. Nobody wants to go on vacation and lie on the beach […]

November 16, 2021

Days after the U.S. reopened its land and air borders to vaccinated international visitors, U.S. Travel Association released its biannual forecast which shows an uneven recovery for the international inbound and business travel segments, while domestic leisure travel has returned […]

November 8, 2021

On Nov. 8, the United States will reopen its borders to international travelers for the first time in nearly 20 months. While there will be restrictions on incoming travel — with limited exceptions, visitors will have to provide proof of […]

November 8, 2021

Planes poured across the North Atlantic towards the United States on Monday, a boon for airlines after 19 months of travel restrictions – but that alone won’t be enough for carriers whose profits depend on filling the most expensive seats. […]

November 4, 2021

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, has joined forces with governments, Travel & Tourism organisations and businesses around the world in support of the Glasgow Declaration, a global initiative to […]

November 2, 2021

Worldwide business travel spending looks set to rise by more than a quarter this year and reach two thirds of pre-pandemic levels by 2022, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The forecast comes in a major new […]

October 20, 2021

Tourism leaders from around the world will once again come together for the UNWTO, WTTC & WTM Ministers’ Summit at WTM London this November, to commit to investing in the sector’s sustainable future. The summit is the largest annual gathering […]

October 14, 2021

Excerpt from Destination Analysts Americans’ travel marketability continues to gradually recover from the Delta-variant damage but travelers are feeling more financial stress lately and some uncertainty about vaccine protection. Meanwhile, the reopening of the U.S. border to vaccinated international visitors […]

October 11, 2021

Last week, Travelodge, the UK’s first budget hotel chain which operates over 590 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain announces the launch of Travelodge Business™. This bespoke one-stop service has been created to help businesses restart their business travel […]

October 8, 2021

U.S. airport security screenings were up, but hotel demand was down in the latest weekly data, particularly in the country’s largest markets and among hotels that typically rely on significant group and corporate business. The decline in U.S. hotel performance […]

October 6, 2021

The Travel & Tourism sector’s continued sluggish recovery will see its year-on-year contribution to global GDP rise by less than one third in 2021, according to new research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WTTC, which represents the […]

October 1, 2021

Weekly U.S. hotel performance trended upward for a second straight week, defying expectations of a seasonal slowdown compounded by an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, and pointing to better-than-expected business demand. The gap between the latest weekly data and the comparable […]