U.S. Travel Tracker July 2020: Summer Vacation Main Driver Despite New Case Surge
Despite rising new COVID cases, 35% of Americans traveled in July. But most are not taking their typical summer vacations.
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U.S. Travel Tracker May 2020: Early Signs of Recovery
The U.S. travel rate climbed to 24% in May, after dipping to 19% in April. However, a full travel recovery might take a very long time as more people start to realize COVID-19 is a longer-term battle.
U.S. Travel Tracker April 2020: Emerging Consumer Segments
When and how consumers will travel again might have a lot to do with how their lives are impacted by COVID-19. Our April travel tracker analysis delves into the details.
Travel Winners and Losers During the 2008 Financial Crisis: Lessons for COVID-19
History doesn’t repeat but it often rhymes. While COVID-19 has different root causes than the financial crisis of 2008 there are still lessons to be learned from the last crisis that apply to the travel industry today.
Travel Marketing During COVID-19
Nearly 90% of travel marketers have slashed their marketing budgets due to COVID-19. With restrained resources and changing mandates, how can travel CMOs and their teams navigate through the crisis stronger? We delve into these crucial questions for answers.
The Hotel Industry and COVID-19: Lessons From 9/11 and SARS
With no way of knowing how long this crisis will last or what recovery will look like, we look back at two past crises to see how the industry reacted then, and what lessons can be learned. Many, as it turns out.
U.S. Travel Tracker March 2020: Travel Sentiment Amid Lockdown
With travel restrictions in place, the U.S. travel rate in March dropped to 25% from 41% in February. What’s changed is also people’s outlook of travel on the other side of the pandemic.
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Hotel Industry
There is no doubt that these are some of the toughest times for the hotel industry. Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry is on its knees. Recovery will come, but when and in what shape is wholly uncertain. Understanding the current situation, and what a recovery might look like, will help the industry to prepare for when that day comes.
U.S. Travel Tracker January and February 2020: Onset of COVID-19 Impact
We are keeping track of if and how the U.S. population is traveling month by month and hope to detect signs of a rebound in the not too distant future.
The Hotel Property Management Systems Landscape 2020
Legacy PMS vendors have for too long reaped the rewards without truly pushing the boundaries of what they could offer hoteliers. Now technology has passed them by, and they are playing catch-up. Cloud computing, open APIs, marketplaces, and middleware layers are shaking up this stale corner of hotel tech, and it’s crazy exciting.
A Deep Dive into OYO 2019: an Update
Recent filings give us a better understanding of Oyo’s profitability, valuation, and the performance of its all-important China business.
Skift Global Travel Economy Outlook 2020
We head into 2020 with more question marks than any year of this cycle. Risks are rising and the global economy is slowing. But, crucially, we are still growing and our base case forecast travel growth to continue next year.