Canada Blew Its Covid Advantage and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week


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In Skift's top travel stories this week, Canada let its Covid advantage slip away, hatred of Asians will keep Chinese travelers away from the U.S., and major U.S. airlines think they could break even next month.

Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including on the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend we will offer you a chance to read the most essential stories again in case you missed them earlier. Canada’s Vaccine Misstep Is Hurting Tourism Recovery: Things change fast in a pandemic. Canada ranked first in tight Covid restrictions, then it trailed the U.S. in vaccinations. Now it’s playing catch up, while asking Canadians to help by spending the bulk of their vacation savings at home this summer, and not next door. Will they listen? ‘Anti-Asian Hate’