05 Sep
Travel

Airlines Urge U.S. and Britain to Trial Virus Testing for Flyers to Revive London-New York Route

Toby Melville / Reuters

Passengers from international flights arrive at Heathrow Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, London, Britain, July 29, 2020. Toby Melville / Reuters

Skift Take: Passenger testing could enable an “air bridge” between London and New York. Yet quick, accurate, and affordable tests remain rare.

— Sean O’Neill

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05 Sep
Travel

Not Every U.S. Airline Is Eliminating Change Fees in the Same Way

American Airlines

American Airlines has introduced new customer-friendly policies. Pictured are a parent and child on one of the airline’s aircraft. American Airlines

Skift Take: In the near future, airlines expect fewer business travelers will fly. That means they need to attract people going on vacation. And a lot of those consumers do not like change fees.

— Brian Sumers

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05 Sep
Travel

The End of the Expat Lifestyle and How That Will Impact the Travel Industry

Merla / Adobe

One of the casualties of globalization, hyper-connectedness, direct flights, rising levels of nationalism — and a global pandemic — is most certainly the plum expat gig.  Merla / Adobe

Skift Take: As the cushy expat gigs wind down in the world, what is needed from a policy standpoint to attract the new generation of talented, remote workers who can go wherever they please? And what does it all mean for travel’s ecosystem?

— Colin Nagy

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05 Aug
Travel

Starwood CEO Touts Resiliency of Extended Stay Hotels During Pandemic

InTown Suites / Wikimedia

Starwood Property Trust continues to see notably above-average performance in its extended stay hotel sector investments, like InTown Suites (pictured). InTown Suites / Wikimedia

Skift Take: Extended stay hotels may be strong performers for Starwood Property Trust and Barry Sternlicht, but it may be years before the investment firm looks to deploy capital further into other hospitality sectors.

— Cameron Sperance

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