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Tag Archives: tour
05
Sep
How Will Emerging Economies Reliant on Tourism Survive the Crisis?
Fishermen in Bali Thomas Depenbusch (Depi) / Flickr
Skift Take: Many emerging economies have built their growth strategies on tourism. Not every one will survive a long-term upset — followed by a likely long-term recession — and be able to pick up where they left off on the other side.
05
Sep
Gunmaker Smith & Wesson’s Parent Sees Opportunity With New RV Vacation Boom
Anthony Lake in Baker County, Oregon. It’s in the Elkhorn Mountains of Northeast Oregon along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway just outside of Baker City. Baker County Tourism
Skift Take: Thanks to pandemic-driven demand for all thing in outdoor recreation, everyone’s hearing the call of the wild. Even gunmakers.
05
Sep
Croatia Welcomed Americans This Summer — How’d That Work Out?
Dubrovnik, Croatia Morgan / Unsplash
Skift Take: Croatia has taken a more liberal approach than other European nations to visitation this summer, framing itself as a safe country to visit even while welcoming Americans. The problem is that an influx of visitors may just be undermining that claim.
05
Sep
The Tourism Industry Wants a ‘Stretch Season’
The travel industry hopes people still take road trips into autumn. Dino Reichmuth / Unsplash
Skift Take: The virus isn’t going anywhere come autumn, but there is some hope that the travel industry can stretch the summer travel season into the cooler months.
05
Aug
Starwood CEO Touts Resiliency of Extended Stay Hotels During Pandemic
Starwood Property Trust continues to see notably above-average performance in its extended stay hotel sector investments, like InTown Suites (pictured). InTown Suites / Wikimedia
Skift Take: Extended stay hotels may be strong performers for Starwood Property Trust and Barry Sternlicht, but it may be years before the investment firm looks to deploy capital further into other hospitality sectors.
05
Aug
Traveler Confidence in Public Health Officials Plummets
Who’s keeping Americans safe? Skift
Skift Take: Travel companies in the U.S. are up against a vexing foe: declining trust in public health bodies.
05
Aug
The Coolest Airbnbs in New York City
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05
Aug
Struggling Tourist Destinations Pitch Themselves to New Digital Nomads as Remote Work Locales
Come to Bermuda, stay a while? Bermuda Tourism Authority
Skift Take: The pandemic may accelerate the existing trend of digital nomads in an unexpected way — and some destinations are taking notice at a time when leisure travel is decimated.
05
Aug
Virgin Atlantic Files Chapter 15 Petition in U.S. to Assist Its Rescue in the UK
Virgin Atlantic and TUI Airways aircraft are seen at Manchester Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, Manchester, Britain, June 8, 2020. Phil Noble / Reuters
Skift Take: The real restructuring happened three weeks ago, as Airline Weekly’s analysts have noted. This move is just to facilitate that.