20 Hopeful Signals for Reopening and 11 Other Top Coronavirus Travel Stories This Week
Photo Credit: Revenue per room tanked 90 percent globally in April for Marriott, but the world's largest hotel company sees positive signs in China and North America. Wikimedia / OCLS Central Michigan University
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In Skift's top coronavirus-related travel stories this week, we detailed hopeful signals about a recovery, independent hotels mulling joining a flag, Scott Kirby's upcoming coronation as United Airlines CEO, and Vietnam leading the tourism pack in Southeast Asia.
Learning to Walk Again: 20 Hopeful Signs for Reopening the Travel Economy: Here’s to the world’s most consequential sector learning to walk again …
Hotels Are Betting Big on Brand Conversions Coming of Out of the Crisis: Is That Smart?: Depending on whether global brands or independent operators are the ones talking, there is a lot of money to be won or left on the table in a hotel brand conversion. Run the numbers on renovation costs and fee structures before making the plunge into one of these deals.
Remembering Hope Is Not a Strategy: Who United Airlines Needs Right Now: Scott Kirby takes over as United’s CEO on May 20. Kirby is positioning himself as the rare leader in corporate America who tells the truth to employees and shareholders. So
