pandemic Archives

Online Travel

Hostelworld CEO Sees Profit Rebound, Adoption of Traveler Chat Tool

Hostelworld CEO Gary Morrison is ringing in the evolution of the hostel dweller. More solo travelers look for friends with chat tools, and bunking up can bring carbon emissions down.

Elizabeth Casolo | 6 days ago

Short-Term Rentals

Hurricanes But Not Flu Outbreaks: Airbnb Revises Cancellation Policy

Airbnb's new cancellation policy will cover hurricanes — if they trigger government travel bans. But if there is a flu warning in the U.S., a malaria emergency in Thailand, or a Covid-19 outbreak, these situations would not be covered.

Dennis Schaal | 3 weeks ago

Tourism

Southern Europe Tourism Is Back With a ‘Vengeance’

Someone in the Expedia leadership — exactly who isn't clear — said after the terrorist attacks of September 11 that without travel, there is no life. Inflation be damned. Southern European travelers are proving that with their wallets 22 years later.

Giselda Vagnoni, Reuters | 11 months ago

Travel Technology

Sabre Is Cutting 15 Percent of Its Workforce, Roughly 1,100 Jobs

Big tech companies everywhere have been dropping staff, and now it's Sabre's turn. This may also be a result of a permanently changed travel industry post-pandemic and Sabre's effort to keep up.

Justin Dawes | 12 months ago

Tourism

Spain Welcomed 71 Million Global Visitors Last Year Shy of 2019 Peak

Spain saw international visitors rise by 40 million last year from 31 million in 2021. The best part for tourism businesses, they spent $95 billion. That's significant for a country that relies on the sector for 12 percent of its gross domestic product.

Belén Carreño and David Latona, Reuters | 1 year ago

News Blog

Europe, Middle East to Reach Pre-Pandemic Tourism Levels in 2023: UNWTO

Both the Middle East and Europe are on track to reach their pre-pandemic levels in 2023 , according to the UN World Tourism Organization. Last year saw a stronger than expected recovery for the global tourism economy. In 2022, more than 900 million tourists traveled internationally, double from 2021 but 63 percent of 2019 levels.…

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Mergers and Acquisitions

Booking CEO Fogel on Why Making No Deal Is Better Than the Wrong Acquisition

Mergers and acquisitions are sexy for shareholders, analysts and the press. Booking CEO Fogel knows, though, that sometimes the best decision is not overpaying and walking away from that shiny object.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

U.S. Airline Passenger Loads for Thanksgiving Holiday Just Shy of Pre-Pandemic Levels

Thanksgiving travel is back, well nearly. U.S. airlines anticipate flyer numbers just shy of 2019 levels making this turkey day the busiest holiday for travel since the pandemic.

1 year ago

Business Travel

Working for the Weekend: 3 Charts Showing the New Face of Business Travel

It's Saturday. Chances are that one of you, or maybe many of you, reading this are on a combined business and leisure trip right now because, hey, you can do that much more easily these days. Blended travel looks like it's a real thing.

Tom Lowry | 1 year ago