07
Feb
France’s Ban on Non-Essential Travel Cuts Number of Air Passengers in Half in a Week
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A ban on non-essential travel in France has greatly reduced air travel into the country, leaving airports like De Gaulle (pictured) in Paris even more desolate. Terry / Flickr
Skift Take: Trying to avoid having to impose a third lockdown, France has put in place new border restrictions, which are a good move for the country’s citizens. For the airlines? Not so much.
07
Feb
The Ultimate Guide to Hoi An, Vietnam
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07
Feb
U.S. Hotel Jobs Recovery Stalls, Unemployment Rises
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The U.S. hotel unemployment rate jumped more than 4 percent in January due to a longer-than-expected travel recovery. Elizabeth Backus / Flickr
Skift Take: The slow winter travel season, delayed vaccination schedules, and people giving up on hotel jobs are pushing the hospitality sector unemployment figures up once again. More vaccines can speed up the recovery (the industry hopes).
07
Feb
Hotels Hope Profits Are Cooking in the Ghost Kitchen Business
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The Graduate Berkeley (pictured) is the first to host a multi-branded ghost kitchen in a partnership between parent company Graduate Hotels and C3. Graduate Hotels
Skift Take: The pandemic has produced unlikely partnerships between the hotel and office sectors, but the longevity is up for debate. The ghost kitchen pairing between hotels and an outside food operator may actually stick for years to come, as it solves a pre-pandemic revenue loss problem.
07
Feb
Collinson, Singapore Airlines, and Mandarin Oriental Consider Travel’s Safe, Long-Term Return in Asia-Pacific
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Skift Take: The vaccine rollout is fueling optimism among Asia-Pacific’s travelers and the region’s travel industry. But until inoculations are widespread and the right systems for recognizing official health documents are in place globally, extra layers of protection — such as testing — remain key to traveler health and safety.