Skift Take: Travel agents should've been expecting a development would arise making the sale of cruises difficult since the cruise industry has been so volatile since the start of the pandemic. It's clear to many agents now to find ways to be less dependent on booking cruises.

— Rashaad Jorden

Skift Take: Chief executives on Monday cautioned that the "vast majority of the traveling and shipping public will essentially be grounded" if 5G wireless technology is allowed to roll out this week. Not exactly what flyers needed to hear after two years of traveling tumult.

— Tom Lowry

Skift Take: More signs of Omicron waning. Thai officials are mulling whether to drop quarantine requirements yet again for vaccinated tourists entering the country.

— Tom Lowry

Skift Take: Airlines may be waving goodbye to the Omicron variant but they are just beginning to feel the fallout from the pandemic. U.S. carriers face a worsening shortage of pilots to fly small, regional jets, which is hampering their recovery and sending more travelers into the hands of budget competitors.

— Edward Russell

Skift Take: Good morning from Skift. It's Monday, January 17, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

— Jason Clampet

Skift Take: Mass cancellations and their knock-on effect will mean further delayed flights, and another obstacle for airlines and airports that had hoped for a public holiday boost after Omicron setbacks.

— Matthew Parsons

Skift Take: Destination Canada broke new ground by helping to pay for many U.S. elite status flyers to get matching status on Air Canada. The promotion was a noteworthy example of a destination marketing organization working with a travel tech company to target high-value customers.

— Sean O'Neill

Skift Take: If it isn't the pandemic, then it's geopolitics and looming armed conflicts that continue to interfere with travel.

— Lebawit Lily Girma

Skift Take: Listen now to a conversation with Google Travel Managing Director Richard Holden at Skift Global Forum in September 2021 in New York City.

— Skift Staff

Skift Take: This is your PhD in travel, a fascinating read for those who want a deep dive into the most fascinating industry on this planet.

— Rafat Ali

Skift Take: China's zero-Covid efforts may be about to go by the wayside, particularly with the Winter Olympics just over two weeks away.

— Lebawit Lily Girma

Skift Take: Timing is everything, and this startup carrier has much to gain if the Europe-North America market does manage to take off this spring.

— Matthew Parsons

Skift Take: In Skift's top stories this week, Marriott indicates W Hotels will get a makeover, Google Maps was the most downloaded travel app in 2021, and Omicron batters European hotels.

— Rashaad Jorden

Skift Take: Inflation can be a good thing for travel sectors able to play the rate game. But volume eventually has to catch up and play a part in the rebound. Otherwise, you run the risk of driving customers, no matter how desperate they are to travel, who will just say no to high costs.

— Cameron Sperance

Skift Take: One thing we're certain about 2022 is that smart brands, companies, and destinations need to be ready to quickly respond to changes. Our annual Megatrends can offer a roadmap to success.

— Jason Clampet

Skift Take: Good morning from Skift. It's Friday, January 14, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

— Jason Clampet

Skift Take: This is a huge blow for many airlines that rely on the hub, further delaying their recovery plans.

— Matthew Parsons

Skift Take: Why 2022 could be a bumper year for company-sponsored working holidays that fend off pandemic-induced exhaustion.

— Matthew Parsons

Skift Take: A consumer-driven slowdown is preferable to a government led shutdown. People will be ready to fly when they feel good about flying and crews are back and healthy.

— Rachel Bronstein

Skift Take: Omicron cases are still surging around the world, but major brands like Marriott and Radisson and brands-on-the-rise like CitizenM are all signaling moves to accommodate travel demand and operations for the other side of this latest variant.

— Cameron Sperance