Coronavirus Travel News

This week, Skift’s top stories explored new business recovery strategies from Sun Airline's surprise IPO to Marriott’s new all-inclusive resorts, as well as the latest in global tourism from New Zealand all the way to India.

SH Hotels & Resorts has many of the boutique qualities bigger brands covet, so its new CEO simply has to stay the course. But he also has to hit the ground running, quickly finding revenue substitutes for the depleted international travel sector.

Air Canada places the blame for a "grim" 2020 on Covid-19 and what it sees as onerous restrictions from the Canadian government. But it's betting that it can convince the government to replace quarantines with a testing mandate, and maybe even some financial relief for airlines.

Hotels have clearly fallen out of favor with most business travelers, but they'll be back at some point. Monaker's focus on alternative accommodations may be a long shot.

Spirit Airlines says its business model carrying budget-minded flyers cheaply from point A to point B is sound. And even with the threat of a new domestic Covid testing mandate, the carrier is bullish on its prospects to grow this year.

Wyndham is hungry for new franchise agreements with independent hotel owners. The only roadblock? So is every other major hotel company.

MGM Resorts may see plenty of growth opportunities with online gaming platforms. But what happens to its tens of thousands of hotel rooms when more people gamble from the comfort of their own living rooms?

More and more airlines are taking back the middle seat and while it makes good business sense, do they risk losing customers who might interpret it as greed or an affront to their health?

Global hotel companies like Marriott have to pursue business where they can find it during the pandemic recovery. That's a major reason to build out more all-inclusive resorts.