05 Apr
Travel

The Week That U.S. Travel Started Its Recovery, by the Numbers

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Occupancy rates, airline passenger traffic, and forward bookings all show U.S. travel demand is strengthening heading into summer. Hanoi Photography / Adobe

Skift Take: Travel companies owe a lot to Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson. The acceleration of vaccine distribution jolted the U.S. travel industry out of its winter travel slump and built major strength heading into warmer months. Check out the numbers in just the last five days.

— Cameron Sperance and Sean O’Neill

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05 Apr
Travel

3 Big Upsides for Travel From President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

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President Biden wants to invest $621 billion in everything from bridges to trains and airports over the next eight years. Edward Russell / Skift

Skift Take: The years of infrastructure week memes are finally over with President Biden’s $2 trillion proposal to upgrade and green America’s infrastructure. But with battle lines already forming, can he get the package over the line in Congress?

— Edward Russell

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05 Apr
Travel

Pandemic Leaves Prague Tourist-Free Yet Again for Easter Break

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A bartender drafts a plastic bottle of beer as the Deminka pub remains closed due to the coronavirus restrictions in Prague, Czech Republic. David W Cerny / Reuters

Skift Take: The latest peaks in Covid-19 cases are dealing a blow to thousands of small businesses. Without tourists over Easter in Prague, how long can they hold on for?

— Matthew Parsons

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05 Mar
Travel

Europe Gears Up for Sweeping Digital Health Passport Coordination to Spur Travel

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EU member countries are getting closer to a decision on implementing a green vaccination passport in time for summer travel. John Walker / Getting Images

Skift Take: After a year of impasse on unified Covid protocols and corridor agreements, European Union members are close to a consensus in implementing a green vaccination passport in an effort to save the summer vacation season.

— Lebawit Lily Girma

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