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05 Jun
This Tour Guide Keeps Muhammad Ali’s Legacy Alive by Sharing His Lessons of Racial Justice
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Educational programming director and tour guide Erin Herbert poses in front of a Muhammad Ali mural at the Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo courtesy of Erin Herbert/Ali Center / Skift
Skift Take: The foundation for positive change laid down by Muhammad Ali’s character and conviction rings as true today as the day his gold medal story came to life in the 1960s. Erin Herbert says she is grateful to be able to impart his messages to tourists at the Louisville museum created to honor The Greatest.
05 Jun
UK Removes Portugal From Tourism Green List
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Beach umbrellas and the ocean in Lagos, Portugal. The United Kingdom removed the country from its coronavirus safe list today. eriK / Unsplash
Skift Take: With Portugal’s tourism downgrade, UK tourists lose the last foreign beach destination that doesn’t require quarantines and complicated testing.
05 Jun
Facebook Launches Scheme to Help Boost Tourism Recovery in Rural Italy
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Houses in a village in Italy’s Piedmont region. Megan Mallen / Wikimedia Commons
Skift Take: Some small businesses in Italy might be the beneficiary of support from an unlikely source in their quest to benefit from a surprising rebound in tourism.
05 May
Saudi Arabia May Close Borders to Overseas Hajj Pilgrims for the Second Time
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Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual hajj as worries grow about the emergence of new variants. Ibrahim Uz / Unsplash
Skift Take: There’s still time until July 17 for the kingdom to make the call, but with uncertainty around the new Covid variants, it would be unwise.
05 May
Hilton Glimpses a Recovery in Decimated Conventions and Corp Travel Business
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Leisure travel still leads the recovery at Hilton, but business and group travelers are signaling a return to booking rooms. Matti Blume / Wikimedia
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Skift Take: If Hilton sees reason to be optimistic around a faster-than-expected travel recovery, that’s a major boost to all hotel companies, especially ones with less exposure to convention and business-transient customers.
05 May
Nearly Half of U.S. Travelers Plan to Use Travel Advisors Post-Pandemic, Survey Shows
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A bigger number of U.S. travelers interested in international trips will use travel advisors post-pandemic. C Watts / Flickr Commons
Skift Take: There’s cause for optimism for this at-risk segment of the industry, just as National Travel Advisor Day hits. Travel agencies that are quick to adapt have the potential to capture a new customer base that outlasts the travel recovery years.
05 May
Majority of Airlines Miss Environmental Efficiency Targets: New Skift Research 🔒
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Airplane flying over natural vista in the U.S. Sylvia Gorajek / Unsplash
Skift Take: Fuel efficiency is integral to the bottom line of airline operators. Skift Research found that efficiency improvements fluctuate considerably by year and between companies. Most were unable to achieve efficiency goals set by the industry.
05 May
10 Places to Visit in Oregon (That Aren’t Portland)
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05 May
Valerie Wilson Travel Agency Acquired By Frosch
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Skift Take: Two well-known family travel agencies come under one umbrella, driven by private equity backing to grow. Expect more such deals to happen in the coming months.