Follow Skift, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, Whatsapp etc.) https://follow.it/Skift Sat, 23 Jan 2021 11:04:11 GMT FeedCreatorClass 1.0 dev (follow.it) https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIhQKmDP43Qy4nawZ12B-dU6bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_33O92iehNa634PnvjOWyAqdeEDAzRnMh08pF1xytrnZTTL5USLSlLjPRJrD2Ql2RI93f7NXkG0dfS_RLlM9CJPKkGgolcVwXl5KfY3PojeI <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/394145030/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 394145030" title="Story 394145030"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-824277634-scaled-e1611351435231.jpg" alt="Margaret W / Getty Images" /></p><p>Family looking on hiking trip near Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California. The U.S. travel industry awaits more specificity on domestic and international travel protocols from the Biden-Harris administration. Margaret W / Getty Images</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> As mandatory tests for entry into the U.S. kick off next week, more specificity and Covid control measures are likely to emerge from the Biden administration in the coming days. Until then, industry players continue sharing their varying positions on domestic and international travel protocols. <p class="summary-author">— Lebawit Lily Girma</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/22/u-s-travel-trade-group-opposes-quarantines-for-international-entry/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:00:22 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIhQKmDP43Qy4nawZ12B-dU6bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_33O92iehNa634PnvjOWyAqdeEDAzRnMh08pF1xytrnZTTL5USLSlLjPRJrD2Ql2RI93f7NXkG0dfS_RLlM9CJPKkGgolcVwXl5KfY3PojeI https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIjhcnwgBgLCTKnAxiD9qXc5bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_96EmaVHa5clYRl3bVUUJ9Qmho3adJZyZpoVZlkG8yshN9aTKu4Du6-95wG8PjfJ82kF24ty9XzsZpVAiOh8yg4ZR_WC8Y81CA <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/394145024/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 394145024" title="Story 394145024"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Trump-International-Hotel-Las-Vegas-Prayitno-Photography-Flickr.jpg" alt="Prayitno Photography / Flickr" /></p><p>The Trump International Hotel Las Vegas (pictured) is among several Trump-related businesses struggling under the pandemic. Capitol Hill violence earlier this month may exacerbate the financial pain. Prayitno Photography / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/prayitnophotography/37257585395/in/photolist-YLjS6Z-cM8QwG-4r7mRo-8jwYJc-3jjRn-22tCtwH-6nK1R9-7RNqLN-LngGuc-MgmutE-Ln5FGU-LngCfv-MgmAT3-2jyThJT-XYZW6h-2dktnco-RxTSJ6-M9BAnb-EbC4wF-217xeuD-NzxAtm-2jXpTKH-21qfKWJ-ZyWEyD-LngEtD-217QZPq-M9BDAf-2hpM6T6-PWQhjV-68rsZp-oc6GRi-2iLYjWu-25BcxhA-Rrbrqu-2k92Lgf-25icu4X-2iXfux4-afUurt-2iVWTQo-6EDabf-HPqhSK-2k6gxsE-2jyRdgt-aU9KRv-Zaf7z7-FLSEMG-23mZvry-F4boP-p6s4xM-QqWTme">Flickr</a></p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> After Trump&#039;s departure from the White House, expect the political polarizations and divisiveness to seep back into the former president&#039;s marquee business and future deals. How bad will it be for the bottom line? <p class="summary-author">— Cameron Sperance and Matthew Parsons</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/22/does-donald-trump-have-any-real-future-in-the-hotels-business/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:00:31 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIjhcnwgBgLCTKnAxiD9qXc5bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_96EmaVHa5clYRl3bVUUJ9Qmho3adJZyZpoVZlkG8yshN9aTKu4Du6-95wG8PjfJ82kF24ty9XzsZpVAiOh8yg4ZR_WC8Y81CA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiHjPzHiPL3-6pSGW1eS8dIbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_w7BrK8ZXLn-E4A78tL4MzVy0iID1AR3Jht_kyV6mmcGa7URk_D9_L3JKsky5yiLEnrGpordBrq-pvkXLafyM1m4DdK0Q-WDEORGT-b8A_7W8XNO6maOQ57zre1xTW5lbQ <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/394037982/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 394037982" title="Story 394037982"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MAX-BFI-Oct-2020-Wideshot.jpg" alt="Courtesy of Alaska Airlines / Alaska Airlines" /></p><p>Alaska Airlines is due to take delivery of its first 737 Max this weekend. Courtesy of Alaska Airlines / Alaska Airlines</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> Alaska was the first airline to officially throw its support behind Boeing&#039;s beleaguered 737 Max after the jet was ungrounded, with commitments for 36 more aircraft. But it was a long and winding road to that decision with the seed planted in its merger with Virgin America four years earlier. <p class="summary-author">— Edward Russell</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/22/the-inside-story-of-how-alaska-airlines-went-all-in-on-the-returning-boeing-737-max/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:00:18 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiHjPzHiPL3-6pSGW1eS8dIbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_w7BrK8ZXLn-E4A78tL4MzVy0iID1AR3Jht_kyV6mmcGa7URk_D9_L3JKsky5yiLEnrGpordBrq-pvkXLafyM1m4DdK0Q-WDEORGT-b8A_7W8XNO6maOQ57zre1xTW5lbQ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIhyimJzjKQzax4qXtCBZOA-bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_w7BrK8ZXLn-feNJJBAb07ciEX-TCQvDrIlnMgS2yAwNshdivglfZdZhOOqwgFaNifyRHRTXPRn5wvq_9foXSIwQtZrGXiPVhukZiAwCatgHKcYINtPUVMIIpQzhBkKsiA <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/394037977/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 394037977" title="Story 394037977"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/illustration4.png" alt="Nadia Sgaramella " /></p><p> Nadia Sgaramella </p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> If airlines and hotels end up cutting back too much, they would risk providing plenty of opportunities for new companies to emerge, fill gaps, and gobble up market share. But a faster recovery in corporate travel would make this issue moot for a lot of companies. <p class="summary-author">— Cameron Sperance</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/22/travel-megatrends-2025-product-mediocrity-seeds-a-new-era-of-travel-industry-disruption/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:00:46 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIhyimJzjKQzax4qXtCBZOA-bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_w7BrK8ZXLn-feNJJBAb07ciEX-TCQvDrIlnMgS2yAwNshdivglfZdZhOOqwgFaNifyRHRTXPRn5wvq_9foXSIwQtZrGXiPVhukZiAwCatgHKcYINtPUVMIIpQzhBkKsiA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIhSN2gdC1cmyB4qXtCBZOA-bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_yAaXGqM_W6ckWmBfib1wbs5tivoNv6u9sDGUFTEUJwbrkBl_mvCk6jSbIiNg3Yed0u8jtFESM-c7GdqbvHvGBoPbo-yNQuy9BVxaD5iI1b5HGoyLZ-BzJE <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/394037967/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 394037967" title="Story 394037967"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Intrepid-Travel-India-Vegan-street-food-pax-leader-8-scaled-e1610979875477.jpg" alt="Intrepid Travel" /></p><p>A vegan tour in India. Intrepid Travel</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> Well past the days of being a fringe diet, veganism has emerged as a tool for tour operators to attract guests to its excursions. And vegan-friendly tours are set to increase in years to come after pandemic. <p class="summary-author">— Rashaad Jorden</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/22/vegan-tourism-set-to-be-travels-greener-shoot-with-a-new-emphasis-on-health/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:00:46 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIhSN2gdC1cmyB4qXtCBZOA-bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_yAaXGqM_W6ckWmBfib1wbs5tivoNv6u9sDGUFTEUJwbrkBl_mvCk6jSbIiNg3Yed0u8jtFESM-c7GdqbvHvGBoPbo-yNQuy9BVxaD5iI1b5HGoyLZ-BzJE https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIhSN2gdC1cmyKnAxiD9qXc5bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_w7BrK8ZXLn-NhxSGhyDSUX4RbSBFkrbpqtM5kXHvAJ2HCMckIqLdREXHb8Xt91an5boTCSShVGYWdcKGiTHjlIRwVMBOByY-bp4gwYoy1gM <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/394037964/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 394037964" title="Story 394037964"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/thumbnail-ba0fead9669a4d435922f453bd669669-scaled-e1611313825650.jpeg" alt="Issei Kato / Reuters" /></p><p>A man wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks past a banner for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2020. Issei Kato / Reuters</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> If the reports had been true, it would have only been the fourth time in modern history that the Olympic Games had been cancelled. Japan assured the world Friday the Games are on. Tourism players breathed a sigh of relief. <p class="summary-author">— Tom Lowry</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/22/tokyo-olympics-will-go-on-despite-reports-of-cancellation-organizers/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:20:26 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIhSN2gdC1cmyKnAxiD9qXc5bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_w7BrK8ZXLn-NhxSGhyDSUX4RbSBFkrbpqtM5kXHvAJ2HCMckIqLdREXHb8Xt91an5boTCSShVGYWdcKGiTHjlIRwVMBOByY-bp4gwYoy1gM https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIjQerKW2ui2IX1z8-xSOmNlbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_yqOsYbdiESDh2W2gputWuro4MZJ2PvqnL-VC02ONSkFdMwFxCxLxvLwa70A88uJF72mo4on9wFUQIq9bMmKPZStkod1A9R9l9iiHiINjwZ0tRzuACGmLdkPggKHg6Q_gw <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393922689/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393922689" title="Story 393922689"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/lobby-at-Hotel-BLUE-TREE-PREMIUM-MANAUS.jpg" alt="Manaus Hotels" /></p><p>The lobby of the Blue Tree Premium Manaus, a hotel in Manaus, Brazil, that's available for booking by business travelers via travel startup Onfly. Manaus Hotels</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> This week, travel startups announced more than $176 million in funding. Concepts included corporate travel, hotel robots, and channel management for vacation rentals. <p class="summary-author">— Sean O'Neill</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/22/onfly-raises-funds-for-brazilian-business-travel-travel-startup-funding-this-week/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 06:00:36 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIjQerKW2ui2IX1z8-xSOmNlbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_yqOsYbdiESDh2W2gputWuro4MZJ2PvqnL-VC02ONSkFdMwFxCxLxvLwa70A88uJF72mo4on9wFUQIq9bMmKPZStkod1A9R9l9iiHiINjwZ0tRzuACGmLdkPggKHg6Q_gw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiAdq2YCRJIsqpSGW1eS8dIbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_wam9Q9bmTxj2RwhETXpJpWgpVtltWLhBGxugII0aZZLd_QzpQSFKjchU5wGVhUZHDyU2OrlYmPYPKNx_oFvp_Nea-BX1wCFm6p9nOvn6hkID4ICh4OkP4M <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393838032/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393838032" title="Story 393838032"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Joby-aircraft-source-joby.jpg" alt="Joby" /></p><p>A Joby aircraft. The Electric passenger aircraft developer Joby may go public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm, or SPAC. Joby</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> Joby Aviation, a startup that&#039;s building an electric aircraft capable of making vertical takeoffs and landings inside cities, may seek to go public soon. If it does so by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, it will copy similar moves by helicopter taxi service Blade and Richard Branson&#039;s Virgin Galactic. <p class="summary-author">— Sean O'Neill</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/air-taxi-startup-joby-may-go-public-by-merging-with-a-blank-check-company/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:15:11 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiAdq2YCRJIsqpSGW1eS8dIbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_wam9Q9bmTxj2RwhETXpJpWgpVtltWLhBGxugII0aZZLd_QzpQSFKjchU5wGVhUZHDyU2OrlYmPYPKNx_oFvp_Nea-BX1wCFm6p9nOvn6hkID4ICh4OkP4M https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiAdq2YCRJIsjjq7PwYEWiNbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_7PfDLz3Hyzo5RNKnZlhFnrSj1atsF655IYpWqcWtGIX6q7cws84JgqmxqGLv0w9FpSIoVZ1xArfgiDFweryf4zgtmaVUTOClziXQABO8H-vPUUS9-TPs9Z3KaQle53ZCA <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393838031/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393838031" title="Story 393838031"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/48012595782_abfb156a46_k-e1611266567116.jpg" alt="Gage Skidmore / Flickr" /></p><p>Pete Buttigieg (seen here in an earlier photo) laid out his vision for the nation's transportation infrastructure during a hearing on Thursday before Senate committee considering his nomination as U.S. Transportation Secretary. Gage Skidmore / Flickr</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> Confirmation hearings can be contentious, but Thursday&#039;s hearing to confirm Pete Buttigieg as the nation&#039;s first open LGBTQ cabinet member seemed more like a gathering of old friends. But Buttigieg was clear: transportation can play a leading role in bringing the country back. <p class="summary-author">— Ruthy Muñoz</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/transportation-will-play-vital-role-in-pandemic-recovery-buttigieg-vows-during-hearing/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 22:15:14 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiAdq2YCRJIsjjq7PwYEWiNbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_7PfDLz3Hyzo5RNKnZlhFnrSj1atsF655IYpWqcWtGIX6q7cws84JgqmxqGLv0w9FpSIoVZ1xArfgiDFweryf4zgtmaVUTOClziXQABO8H-vPUUS9-TPs9Z3KaQle53ZCA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIgXkDGj3Ju5G31z8-xSOmNlbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_ySuZ594WFfVNc_1klcpRR_oTldGAi04SuSHpxB1zHKTZVXjwSxLmsRQudptPP949kNK8Lyz_gtCPk5v6nTgdGqQpSMtZD8_weibB_jYNFQ2 <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393838029/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393838029" title="Story 393838029"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/47709263261_3a8f2a4277_h.jpg" alt="Edward Russell / Flickr" /></p><p>United is betting on international travel to buoy its post-pandemic profits. Edward Russell / <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2fFUrNv">Flickr</a></p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> United Airlines executives are betting that structural changes on the international front mean it can emerge larger and stronger from the pandemic. But this won&#039;t occur until travelers return in significant numbers, something they don&#039;t expect for some months. <p class="summary-author">— Edward Russell</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/united-airlines-looks-abroad-eventually-for-travel-recovery-profits/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:15:18 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIgXkDGj3Ju5G31z8-xSOmNlbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_ySuZ594WFfVNc_1klcpRR_oTldGAi04SuSHpxB1zHKTZVXjwSxLmsRQudptPP949kNK8Lyz_gtCPk5v6nTgdGqQpSMtZD8_weibB_jYNFQ2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiIqHkL7xbwM7V8HZmzB6Mmbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_-f9hefMiO8pEyRz5nT17A0YT7LPqL_m2UK1PI3kT02io71N49FRiNtAEczxjbq7-9JX0aagMLPSTiegt7lVOSUEe0oWOnA2GPR7HnWKdcp4iySe9ap1HoE <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393838013/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393838013" title="Story 393838013"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Vrbo-ad-e1611256091980.png" alt="" /></p><p>Vrbo's TV ad, "Your Together Awaits With Vrbo," was the top online travel agency spot in impressions on U.S. TV during the first three weeks of 2021, according to iSpot.tv. </p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> Sister brands Vrbo and Expedia are being opportunistic in getting relatively aggressive about U.S. TV advertising early in 2021 when rival brands are standing down. You can debate whether it is smart or risky given the pandemic backdrop. <p class="summary-author">— Dennis Schaal</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/vrbo-and-expedia-dominate-online-travel-tv-advertising-in-the-u-s-so-far-in-2021/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:30:15 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiIqHkL7xbwM7V8HZmzB6Mmbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_-f9hefMiO8pEyRz5nT17A0YT7LPqL_m2UK1PI3kT02io71N49FRiNtAEczxjbq7-9JX0aagMLPSTiegt7lVOSUEe0oWOnA2GPR7HnWKdcp4iySe9ap1HoE https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIgG5y5le80fdTjq7PwYEWiNbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_wam9Q9bmTxjRgATLllvTv53ymgRG_fn_18GfHKZdFj5FKS27o8mAUEE6-qzePjreRfjEGW0bxfG1266pAXFcOGAdaRjHsFeKcdxrkdClXvu <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393728531/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393728531" title="Story 393728531"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/business-traveler-chicago.jpg" alt="Nick Harris / Flickr" /></p><p>Ovation Travel is headquartered in the U.S. Nick Harris / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickharris1/7004114708/in/photolist-bEVVhq-SFo7H2-DSARby-nFoBJ9-nu5TAG-nGx1XU-6FLu3V-oSVicv-7mNhha-Wz7CLo-j69L1-7ex8iX-bWxBbf-j6axb-ppbqo-sxvCXg-4xbFtA-o7mqnX-vanJov-4ytELZ-K26A6-3yBVS8-b3aChF-dkJ2uu-9govhJ-j69J5-DMvnG-BRCFEm-9bRWi4-fXQT2B-rmoExE-9bRWqa-5XmNd2-616UgZ-nCxhCB-8Fsep2-fPxGqz-rsKkMq-9vqafs-CYzzWx-dYHgCm-qQPw9U-5XmRwF-CTvYoD-ErjCm7-5HSEHX-xCBnE8-ANDAAN-nem32C-6Gb2Z5">Flickr</a></p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> It&#039;s a strategic move to get a better foothold in the small and medium-sized company sector, and the future will be smaller. <p class="summary-author">— Matthew Parsons</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/amex-gbt-confident-of-corporate-travels-return-with-latest-acquisition/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:00:51 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIgG5y5le80fdTjq7PwYEWiNbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_wam9Q9bmTxjRgATLllvTv53ymgRG_fn_18GfHKZdFj5FKS27o8mAUEE6-qzePjreRfjEGW0bxfG1266pAXFcOGAdaRjHsFeKcdxrkdClXvu https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIgG5y5le80fdXawZ12B-dU6bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_6SjzwXLHkSkE6L6pmtHi9HXjuIycEAt_9NUDchsStd5lCkdCn_tvcaGkY9Gq-b2iA1RD0d2ug52IwXFX6UDBteEgymDsrH_MjjTPsAbuNpX <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393728530/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393728530" title="Story 393728530"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/REUTERSJonathan-Ernst-jan-21-2021.jpg" alt="Jonathan Ernst / Reuters" /></p><p>U.S. President Joe Biden participates remotely in a virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service from the White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2021. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> The Trump Administration banned most Americans from making leisure trips to the Caribbean island. Travel companies such as Carnival will watch whether the Biden Administration reverts to Obama-era policies. Some policy experts predict change will come slowly. <p class="summary-author">— Sean O'Neill</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/cuba-wonders-if-biden-will-loosen-rules-on-u-s-leisure-travel-to-cuba/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:00:36 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIgG5y5le80fdXawZ12B-dU6bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_6SjzwXLHkSkE6L6pmtHi9HXjuIycEAt_9NUDchsStd5lCkdCn_tvcaGkY9Gq-b2iA1RD0d2ug52IwXFX6UDBteEgymDsrH_MjjTPsAbuNpX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiVIFxs395HjKuOb4R2Z5gEbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_6SjzwXLHkSkl3yQF-qtKSlegZWhaOpq9A3VWQpZ6GhT6bFKfKgyy1Wq16VnTMqlQTBK1RvMjJNFlNuHUOkD4DHMv1qio9CqJxRquTjib9Nj <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393728528/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393728528" title="Story 393728528"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Yuhua_Shijiazhuang_Hebei_China_-_panoramio_12-scaled-e1611243668818.jpg" alt="ping lin / Wikimedia" /></p><p>China's latest lockdowns impact northern cities like Shijiazhuang (pictured). ping lin / <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yuhua,_Shijiazhuang,_Hebei,_China_-_panoramio_(12).jpg">Wikimedia</a></p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> All eyes have been on China in terms of its travel recovery. While China&#039;s hotel recovery faces a major setback now with a surge of new Covid-19 cases, the country is still likely to make a faster rebound than other parts of the world. <p class="summary-author">— Cameron Sperance</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/chinas-hotel-recovery-falls-off-rails-amid-new-coronavirus-flare-ups/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:00:44 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiVIFxs395HjKuOb4R2Z5gEbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_6SjzwXLHkSkl3yQF-qtKSlegZWhaOpq9A3VWQpZ6GhT6bFKfKgyy1Wq16VnTMqlQTBK1RvMjJNFlNuHUOkD4DHMv1qio9CqJxRquTjib9Nj https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiVIFxs395HjB4qXtCBZOA-bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_7PfDLz3HyzofeNJJBAb07ciEX-TCQvDrC3b8TxKsXPUsKJoTSkNCgaVX6izh1BcAfJHXUBm2jWGYit9lp6ESQGvLU2boce5niB8178L7W2w <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393728527/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393728527" title="Story 393728527"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/windstar-mallorca-722019.jpg" alt="Windstar Cruises" /></p><p>Windstar Cruises crew source vegetables at a market in Mallorca, Spain. Windstar Cruises</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> Covid&#039;s multi-year blow has pushed the world&#039;s major cruise lines into efficiency overdrive – pruning ships, reducing ports of call, and expanding offshore islands to boost onboard revenue. But mounting global environmental pushback stifles the growth of mass cruise tourism. <p class="summary-author">— Lebawit Lily Girma</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/travel-megatrends-2025-cruise-lines-take-refuge-in-their-private-islands/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:00:02 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiVIFxs395HjB4qXtCBZOA-bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_7PfDLz3HyzofeNJJBAb07ciEX-TCQvDrC3b8TxKsXPUsKJoTSkNCgaVX6izh1BcAfJHXUBm2jWGYit9lp6ESQGvLU2boce5niB8178L7W2w https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiVIFxs395HjDVgI9BJwrBmbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_7PfDLz3HyzoNCb3FyIAwT16ozy82IQYxqIvQY4n0Hr7Jmt-xoXXMKJACcVnThRqBBNvtJ5xYCSOsYIKLvbQHgo0KTSj-Wp3L7USCTQNSe1MKgI_ETep1RyuauUrPotqY4uuxSxeaAF0 <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393728526/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393728526" title="Story 393728526"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Meeting-Bantersnaps-Unsplash-scaled-e1611226663287.jpg" alt="Meeting Bantersnaps / Unsplash" /></p><p>Corporate travel agencies could play a role in helping customers plan more offsite meetings. Meeting Bantersnaps / Unsplash</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> A significant investment, but it&#039;s still too early to tell if corporate travel has the potential to make any significant comeback this year. <p class="summary-author">— Matthew Parsons</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/tripactions-wants-to-find-ways-to-unite-dispersed-employees-with-155-million-in-new-funding/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:00:11 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiVIFxs395HjDVgI9BJwrBmbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_7PfDLz3HyzoNCb3FyIAwT16ozy82IQYxqIvQY4n0Hr7Jmt-xoXXMKJACcVnThRqBBNvtJ5xYCSOsYIKLvbQHgo0KTSj-Wp3L7USCTQNSe1MKgI_ETep1RyuauUrPotqY4uuxSxeaAF0 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiVIFxs395HjKnAxiD9qXc5bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_6hPkXxa1t0eY6LDzS-LaUXhwBkNraYfVxsYwZTYGjzRJZReH2Hc7YE0KTSj-Wp3L59QuE4PPn122Yi9aohSpPa6KT49b0HR5acsQ4pzQC6Jn2leYN_4Xco <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393728524/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393728524" title="Story 393728524"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/singapore-airlines-plane-tarmac-photographer-Shawn-Ang-source-Unsplash.jpg" alt="Shawn Ang / Unsplash" /></p><p>A Singapore Airlines plane on Tarmac. Shawn Ang / Unsplash</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> Airlines are increasingly using application programming interfaces, or APIs, to distribute their fares. That could let Amazon and other companies more easily sell tickets. That opens up an opportunity for tech players. <p class="summary-author">— Sean O'Neill</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/how-some-airlines-aim-to-sell-fares-with-data-sharing-tool-key-to-e-commerce/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:15:16 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIiVIFxs395HjKnAxiD9qXc5bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_6hPkXxa1t0eY6LDzS-LaUXhwBkNraYfVxsYwZTYGjzRJZReH2Hc7YE0KTSj-Wp3L59QuE4PPn122Yi9aohSpPa6KT49b0HR5acsQ4pzQC6Jn2leYN_4Xco https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIgv5jorwQSKu6nAxiD9qXc5bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_0CoikSoQqEL8649Frzr3EG7dAFeGrR_00RKc2EEdyDGng_BmbmXev1P3lAp9PqXBEcbMxS18fBI <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393605424/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393605424" title="Story 393605424"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/50633675997_dd16d91a5a_k.jpg" alt="Biden for President / Flickr" /></p><p>Then-candidate Joe Biden speaking at Broward College in Coconut Creek, Florida on October 29, 2020. Biden for President / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bidenforpresident/50633675997/">Flickr</a></p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> Despite the travel industry&#039;s continued growth from the Obama administration into the first three years of the Trump era, its leaders found themselves apologizing for the president&#039;s offensive comments, discriminatory policies and lack of planning. The hopeful normalcy of a Biden administration will be a welcome relief. <p class="summary-author">— Jason Clampet</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/president-biden-ends-discriminatory-travel-ban/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:02:31 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIgv5jorwQSKu6nAxiD9qXc5bvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_0CoikSoQqEL8649Frzr3EG7dAFeGrR_00RKc2EEdyDGng_BmbmXev1P3lAp9PqXBEcbMxS18fBI https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIjpdwLhcAuUPTVgI9BJwrBmbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_wam9Q9bmTxjDYWIpBs3obl2bkWl16E3DW6waiGB_EWTXwD5Ccgr076CeWK72WkXChLjzsctELRELcs-QH4danOyLp1uEKPrVyB8178L7W2w <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393605406/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393605406" title="Story 393605406"> <p><img src="https://skift.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/biblioteca-University-of-Las-Palmas-de-Gran-Canaria-Tafira-in-the-basement-is-the-Amadeus-travel-tech-school-source-ULPGC.jpg" alt="ULPGC" /></p><p>Here's a view inside the main reading room of the library on the Tafira campus of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with a statue of "The Thinker." In the basement, Amadeus plans to build a "travel tech school." But we thought this photo was more interesting to look at than the basement. ULPGC</p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> Amadeus will soon open an educational program for travel careers at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The plan is for employees and professors to use virtual reality tools and other technology to train students. If it works, it could address a yawning skills gap in the labor market. <p class="summary-author">— Sean O'Neill</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/21/amadeus-first-travel-tech-school-will-open-soon-on-spains-canary-islands/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 07:00:13 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIjpdwLhcAuUPTVgI9BJwrBmbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_wam9Q9bmTxjDYWIpBs3obl2bkWl16E3DW6waiGB_EWTXwD5Ccgr076CeWK72WkXChLjzsctELRELcs-QH4danOyLp1uEKPrVyB8178L7W2w https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIgkmGTjjMm9406NAX1_5kxdbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_5NVtB-09HlygqO0G8qsxBLdE4wAIENreaHrYBUyIkte_kcxVLZ04aT5GZYEpIo3xW-cPuUYuZ5SJWbz9t9dAqQ9R4U2IImg_A <img src="https://api.follow.it/rssubscribers/rss_show_story_count/393521625/17014" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="Story 393521625" title="Story 393521625"> <p><img src="" alt="" /></p><br><br><div class="skift-take"><strong>Skift Take:</strong> Israeli Arab entrepreneurs have not benefitted from the travel tech startup boom in Israel. The controversial peace deal between Israel and some of its Arab neighbors could begin to get the investments flowing. <p class="summary-author">— Dennis Schaal</p></div><p><a href="https://skift.com/2021/01/20/middle-east-diplomacy-could-help-fix-online-travel-blindspot/">Read the Complete Story On Skift</a></p> Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:30:27 GMT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/NumSDlt0sIgkmGTjjMm9406NAX1_5kxdbvqp9GzEpbfqR7BRSIO-_5NVtB-09HlygqO0G8qsxBLdE4wAIENreaHrYBUyIkte_kcxVLZ04aT5GZYEpIo3xW-cPuUYuZ5SJWbz9t9dAqQ9R4U2IImg_A