Articles tagged “recovery”

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at New York City’s new tourism challenges, AI-powered Google Maps, and an old solution to selling travel.

Business travel spending is unlikely to reach 2019 levels in the near future as corporations are implementing stringent travel policies and the availability of video conferencing options is expected to displace a share of business traffic.

U.S. airlines all say that demand continues to stay super strong as they look ahead to spring and summer. But just how long will the happy demand story persist and might the party be ruined by rising costs?

Cruise lines will continue to debut new ships in the near term through a balancing act between refinancing debt and improving profit margins. The high cost of debt will not stop vessels from sailing. The three major cruise lines remain optimistic for demand recovery.

Amadeus wants to get ahead of the changing travel industry through investments in new technologies like next-generation distribution, payments, and hotel software. Getting back into the black will help.

Continuing uncertainties and headwinds suppressed growth in October, with the Skift Travel Health Index sitting around the 85 percent mark since June with little movement.

Eight-five percent of parents said in the 2022 U.S. Family Travel Survey released on Wednesday that they're very likely to travel with their children in the next 12 months, another…

Tour operators are puzzled by Germany's move to expand the value added tax because they believe it not only threatens its tourism recovery, but because they believe German authorities didn't think through the decision.

What were meeting planners discussing at the first in-person Global DMC Partners conference since 2019? Just like the conference itself, their events are moving back to in-person — but rapidly rising demand also means growing pressures.

It's good to be cautious, but Thailand may pay the price of being cautious to a fault. Having already lost out on the first-mover advantage, will the delay in reopening deal a major blow to the already-fragile economy of Southeast Asia's biggest tourism hub?