U.S. Travel Industry's Take From $1.9 Trillion in Covid Relief

March 11, 2021

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Covid-19 has shaken up the meetings and events industry. But with preparation and quick action — and safety top of mind — Houston First Corporation has set up the city for a bumper calendar of events in 2021 as the country looks toward recovery from the pandemic.

Launching Future of Work Briefing, For Skift Pro Subscribers Only

Whatever happens to the future of work will determine what business travel and the meetings & event sectors come back as. Skift is starting a new weekly briefing to help Pro subscribers navigate this new future of corporate travel.

Entire Hotels Are Starting to Get Booked for a New Round of Company Retreats

The pent-up demand is real, but over time traditional notions of the corporate retreat may change.

Tour Operator Intrepid Travel Gets Large Minority Investment from French Investor

This investment in Intrepid caps intense interest from private equity investors in the multi-day tour operator sector over the last few years, and the expected post-pandemic travel boom will likely see many more such deals happen.

Delta Is Bringing All Its Pilots Off the Sidelines: Will Passengers Follow?

Delta is taking a big chance with a forward-looking perspective by re-engaging pilots. Whether it's doing the right thing, or setting itself up for failure, will become much more clear in the months ahead.

Saudi Arabia Pins Hopes on Booking Apps to Realize Grand Tourism Ambitions

In old-school business wisdom, the large eat the small. Today the truism is that the fast eat the slow. No wonder Almosafer is looking to outrun the regional and global competition in Saudi Arabia and a couple of its bordering countries.

Do Virtual and In-Person Attendees at Hybrid Events Actually Want an Integrated Experience?

The future is hybrid, but what does that mean when it comes to engagement? Do virtual and in-person audiences actually want to interact with each other, and how are tech companies approaching the features they offer?

Luxury all-inclusive resorts may be optimistic about the future post-pandemic, but profits will come alongside heightened green challenges. Then there's an increasingly demanding, socially conscious consumer. Can the resorts return to their former stature as the fast-growing sector of accommodations?

Dubai Faces Festering Tourism Challenges Beyond Pandemic

Dubai has spent significant capital billing itself up as a progressive destination that offers uninterrupted tourism and entertainment, but now reality may have caught up to the emirate.

How One Travel Newsletter Confronted the Pandemic and Changed Its Narrative

Much has been made about how the pandemic has affected so many travel businesses. But what about travel media? Interviews with the creators of one travel newsletter reveal the larger dilemma of when to encourage travel, and when you do the complete opposite.

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