Travel's Reopening and Coronavirus Recovery

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.

Despite being excluded from any government Covid relief to date, tourism stakeholders remain resilient and hopeful, with a future closer to vaccines plus promising backyard tourism trends.

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.

Travel advisors play a critical role in the recovery of the leisure tourism sector. But these majority women-owned, small businesses will need relief to stay afloat if the U.S. travel industry is to benefit.

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?

New Zealand's latest "traveling under the social influence" campaign could have been brilliant, if it weren't so ill-timed. It's a privilege to be the first to beat Covid, but it can also be a blind spot.

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.

Accor's aggressive push into the high-end luxury and lifestyle hotel segments with brands like Delano and Raffles position the company well — if analyst predictions of an early luxury demand recovery actually materialize.