Articles tagged “covid-19”

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 | 4 weeks ago

Hurricanes But Not Flu Outbreaks: Airbnb Revises Cancellation Policy

Tourism

China Resumes Outbound Group Trips to U.S., UK, Japan

How long will we have to wait before China's outbound tourism sentiment is revived completely?

Casey Hall and Joyce Lee, Reuters | 9 months ago

China Resumes Outbound Group Trips to U.S., UK, Japan

Airlines

U.S., China Address Drag in Flights Between the Two Countries

The 24 weekly commercial flights between the U.S. and China, compared to an estimated 350 flights before the pandemic, speak volumes about the relations between the two countries.

Kanishka Singh, Reuters | 10 months ago

U.S., China Address Drag in Flights Between the Two Countries

Tourism

China’s Billion-Dollar Dragon Boat Festival Shows Faltered Recovery

China's iconic Dragon Boat Festival has seen year-on-year revenue growth. Still, the overall numbers for the 2023 festival appear to lag when compared to 2019, putting tourism recovery in the spotlight and whether added measures are needed to boost its growth in the world's second-biggest economy.

Reuters | 10 months ago

China’s Billion-Dollar Dragon Boat Festival Shows Faltered Recovery

Airlines

TSA Screened Highest Number of Airline Passengers Since 2019

This is a lot different than Memorial Day 2020. Remember?

David Shepardson, Reuters | 11 months ago

TSA Screened Highest Number of Airline Passengers Since 2019

Airlines

Ryanair Almost Sets a New Profit Record

Ryanair has inched closer to profit highs last seen by the company in 2018, with the Irish carrier carefully considering the impact of Boeing delivery delays and its ability to grow its passenger numbers in the year ahead.

Padraic Halpin, Reuters | 11 months ago

Ryanair Almost Sets a New Profit Record

Tourism

U.S. Will Drop Vaccine Requirement for International Flyers

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks at U.S. vaccine rules, Qantas’ new CEO, and VisitBritain’s AI-assisted campaign.

Rashaad Jorden | 12 months ago

U.S. Will Drop Vaccine Requirement for International Flyers

Hotels

Hilton Taps HotelKey for Property Management Tech at All Its Hotels

This move by Hilton is significant and shows that the hotel industry is, finally, modernizing its core systems. For HotelKey, it's a remarkable win by a small tech vendor in a competitive space.

Justin Dawes | 12 months ago

Hilton Taps HotelKey for Property Management Tech at All Its Hotels

Airlines

United Sees 2023 as Setting Course for Its Post-Pandemic Future

Domestic business demand fell by about 8 percent immediately after the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March but rebounded within two weeks. The banking crisis did not affect domestic leisure or international business and leisure demand.

Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift | 1 year ago

United Sees 2023 as Setting Course for Its Post-Pandemic Future

Tourism

Australia Welcomes Far Fewer Chinese Tourists Than Expected

Numbers are at just a fifth compared to before the pandemic, with geopolitical and educational tourism issues at play here.

Stella Qiu and Byron Kaye, Reuters | 1 year ago

Australia Welcomes Far Fewer Chinese Tourists Than Expected