Coronavirus Travel News

Oracle Hospitality's first acquisition under new top boss Alex Alt takes the hotel tech giant deeper into guest-facing interactions before guests arrive at a property, not just once they reach the front desk.

The hotel distribution landscape is complex, with hotel rooms being sold and promoted in many different channels. Covid-19 has certainly impacted how and where hotel rooms are being distributed, but it is unlikely this disruption will be sustained long-term. That’s not to say that disruption isn’t coming, though.

Independent hotel owners have a new pandemic survival strategy with the arrival of the Curator Hotel & Resort Collection. The big brands need to address grievances over their high costs in order to remain competitive.

As people wanted to escape from cities and wanted more space, they fled to Airbnbs within driving distance of where they lived. We knew that anecdotally. Now we have hard numbers from Airbnb's S-1 filing.

Durban was a rare source of growth for South Africa's tourism economy in 2019, but leaders have to be vigilant against an early reopening of international borders sparking a case surge and becoming a drag on the region's reputation.

Don't look to the past in how to rebuild the travel industry's post-pandemic future. Look at everything from design to diversity to structuring events.

A revival of conventions and major events will help the hotel industry tackle its high unemployment rate, but federal stimulus is needed first while struggling businesses still wait for the virus to get under control.

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Longer-term stays may buoy Extended Stay America through the pandemic, but the company aims to build up its business traveler base to garner greater profits post-pandemic.

More coronavirus economic relief is likely for the U.S. travel industry, but the virus needs to get under control before stimulus measures like travel tax credits get a receptive audience in Washington.