With the world on hold, it is an incredibly difficult time for companies in the travel and hospitality industry. But we need to remember that people will travel again one day. Until then, we’ll be compiling some helpful resources for hoteliers and travel industry professionals.
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When Work From Home Turns Into Work From a Hotel Suite: The New Corporate Travel August 13, 2020 |
Skift
Airbnb and Vrbo Significantly Outperformed the Hotel Industry But for How Long? August 13, 2020 |
Skift
Video: U.S. performance results for week ending August 8 August 13, 2020 |
STR
Covid-19 travel restrictions state by state August 12, 2020 |
CNN
What Happened to Travel Bubbles? August 12, 2020 |
Skift
See for Yourself: How Airplanes Are Cleaned Today August 5, 2020 |
New York Times
Forget Spas and Bars. Hotels Tout Housekeeping to Lure Back Travelers. August 4, 2020 |
New York Times
Hyatt CEO Says China Offers Proof Hotels Don’t Need a Vaccine to Recover From Coronavirus August 4, 2020 |
Skift
Two cruise ships hit by coronavirus weeks after industry restarts August 3, 2020 |
The Guardian
Cameron Sperance, Skift - Aug 03, 2020 12:00 pm August 3, 2020 |
Skift
Video: U.S. performance results for week ending July 25 July 30, 2020 |
STR
Forbes poll shows luxury hoteliers are struggling with Covid restrictions July 30, 2020 |
Travel Weekly
Expedia records $577 million Q2 loss July 30, 2020 |
Travel Weekly
Wyndham Plans to Woo Independent Hoteliers Closer to When the Bills Come Due July 29, 2020 |
Skift
‘Revenge travel’ is the phenomenon that could bring back tourism with a bang July 29, 2020 |
Washington Post
Longer, Slower, Farther: Savoring the Prospects of Future Travels July 27, 2020 |
New York Times
A Pandemic Tip for Hotel Brands: Treat Your Workers the Way You Treat Guests July 20, 2020 |
Skift
‘Less Optimistic’ and ‘More Cautious’: Top C.E.O.s Fret as Virus Cases Rise July 20, 2020 |
New York Times
Marriott will require guests to wear masks in public spaces July 20, 2020 |
Washington Post
IHG Bets on Ultra-Luxury Even in This Economy by Expanding Regent Hotels July 20, 2020 |
Skift
Latest Travel Safety Barometer Reveals Americans' Overall Perception of Travel July 20, 2020 |
Travel Pulse
Video: U.S. performance results for week ending July 11 July 16, 2020 |
STR
With tourism on pause, a chance to rethink sustainability July 13, 2020 |
Travel Weekly
Hilton Expands New Cleaning Standard in Pitch to Host Meetings and Events Pre-Vaccine July 13, 2020 |
Skift
See How All 50 States Are Reopening (and Closing Again) July 13, 2020 |
New York Times
Indoor dining, gyms, playgrounds and more allowed to reopen in eastern Ontario as of Friday July 12, 2020 |
CTV News
Covid-19: why travel will never be the same | The Economist July 10, 2020 |
The Economist
Mapping the worldwide spread of the coronavirus July 10, 2020 |
Washington Post
Hotels Weigh How Many Brands Are Just Too Many in Travel’s Worst Year Ever July 10, 2020 |
Skift
Video: U.S. performance results for week ending July 4 July 9, 2020 |
STR
Coronavirus Live Updates June 25, 2020 |
New York Times
Hotel spas transition to digital, touch-free offerings June 23, 2020 |
Travel Weekly
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AND COVID-19 June 22, 2020 |
UNWTO
NEW DATA SHOWS IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON TOURISM AS UNWTO CALLS FOR RESPONSIBLE RESTART OF THE SECTOR June 22, 2020 |
UNWTO
Convention Plateau: The Hotel Recovery Can Only Go So Far Without Group Bookings June 22, 2020 |
Skift
TRAY TABLE UP AND MASK ON: Air travel in the era of COVID 19 June 22, 2020 |
Travel Industry Today
Video: U.S. performance results for week ending June 13 June 18, 2020 |
STR
5 Ways Travel Brands Can Use Messaging to Strengthen Customer Service — and Why It Matters Now June 17, 2020 |
Skift
Microsoft Advertising insights travel audience network travel destination trends (U.S.) June 15, 2020 |
Microsoft
Travel Trends to Look for Post-COVID-19 June 15, 2020 |
Travel Pulse
Luxury quarantining: Inside the Wyoming resort renting for $175,000 a week June 12, 2020 |
CNN
Can Hotels Ever Have Enough Cleaning Standards? June 11, 2020 |
Skift
Hotels Transformed New York’s Social Life. Now What? June 11, 2020 |
New York Times
Video: U.S. performance results for week ending June 6 June 10, 2020 |
STR
Can U.S. Citizens Travel To Canada Yet? June 8, 2020 |
Forbes
Emirates and Etihad Will Resume Transit Flights June 4, 2020 |
Skift
Video: U.S. performance results for week ending May 30 June 4, 2020 |
STR
How airport screenings have changed since the pandemic June 3, 2020 |
Washington Post
Skift Hotels Summit Video: Building a Strategy for a Successful Hotel Recovery June 3, 2020 |
Skift
The World is Slowly Starting to Travel Again, Says UNWTO June 2, 2020 |
Travel Pulse
Safety is now the sexiest word in travel June 2, 2020 |
CNN
COVID-19 Resource: Global brands & Associations introducing Cleaning Standards - 4 Updates June 1, 2020 |
Hospitality Net
Master List Of Luxury Hotel Reopenings May 29, 2020 |
Forbes Travel Guide
Video: U.S. performance results for April 2020 May 28, 2020 |
STR
Hotel Reopening Strategies to Engage with Guests Online May 28, 2020 |
Hospitality Net
Boutique Hotels Push Back on Major Chain Brand Conversion Tactics May 28, 2020 |
Skift
WEDDINGS IN A DIGITALLY NATIVE WORLD: WHAT HOTELS AND SPECIAL EVENT VENUES NEED TO KNOW May 28, 2020 |
Skift
US Travel: Great News, As Trump Says Some Europe Visitors Soon Welcome May 28, 2020 |
Forbes
The traveller in late 2020 and beyond: What will matter and where they're going May 28, 2020 |
Travel Daily News
Interactive Coronavirus (Covid-19) Travel Regulations Map May 22, 2020 |
IATA
https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/mexico-developing-health-protocols-to-safely-open-tourism-industry.html May 22, 2020 |
Travel Pulse
Ski operators expect serious challenges for 2020-21 season May 21, 2020 |
Travel Weekly
Video: U.S. performance results for week ending May 16 May 21, 2020 |
STR
How Hospitality Revenue Managers Can Take a More Holistic Approach to Planning and Profitability May 20, 2020 |
Skift
COVID-19 Resource: Global brands & Associations introducing Cleaning Standards - 6 Updates May 20, 2020 |
Hospitality Net
The Travel Industry Refunds Conundrum: Survival Versus Doing the Right Thing May 20, 2020 |
Skift
Hilton CEO Says Comeback Depends on How Quickly Contactless Tech Features Roll Out May 19, 2020 |
Skift
All 50 U.S. states have taken steps toward reopening in time for Memorial Day weekend May 19, 2020 |
Washington Post
The influence of COVID-19 on travel plans and accommodation types May 19, 2020 |
STR
Travel will never be the same, thanks to COVID-19 May 18, 2020 |
Global News
Wealthy Travelers Are Starting To Book Year-End Vacations May 15, 2020 |
BNN Bloomberg
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriennejordan/2020/05/12/what-is-the-outlook-for-the-tourism-industry-post-pandemic/#60b530f83089 May 12, 2020 |
Forbes
Coronavirus Upheaval Prompts Independent Hotels to Look at Management Company Startups May 11, 2020 |
Skift
Marriott First Quarter Revenue Per Room Down Nearly 23 Percent and Profit Down 92 Percent May 11, 2020 |
Marriot
Wallop's Covid-19 Report May 11, 2020 |
Wallop
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Monday May 11, 2020 |
CBC
Covid-19 Digital Marketing Plan May 11, 2020 |
Wallop
'Now it starts again': new coronavirus outbreaks spark unease in China May 11, 2020 |
The Guardian
The future of tourism in the coronavirus era: Asia may hold answers to what's ahead May 10, 2020 |
CNN
What will staying in a hotel look like in the near future? May 7, 2020 |
CNN
ARMCHAIR TRAVELLER:Brand USA blazes new trails with GoUSA TV May 6, 2020 |
Travel Industry Today
Hotels roll out new initiatives designed to boost reservations and cash flow May 6, 2020 |
Washington Post
The Future of Travel: How the industry will change after the pandemic. May 6, 2020 |
New York Times
I Spent a Weekend Bingeing Airbnb’s Virtual Experiences. Was it Worth It? May 4, 2020 |
New York Times
U.S. Travel’s Lobby Group Gestures Toward Reopening With New Health Guidelines May 4, 2020 |
Skift
Carnival announces plans to start cruising days after CDC’s no-sail order is set to lift May 4, 2020 |
Washington Post
With virus under control, Australia and New Zealand may form a travel ‘bubble’ May 4, 2020 |
Washington Post
A European Travel Ban to the U.S. Came At Least 5 Weeks Too Late: Here’s a Timeline of the Fallout May 3, 2020 |
Skift
What Would a Timeline for Travel’s Reopening Look Like? April 29, 2020 |
Skift
Live-streamed safaris, sunsets and 'virtual small group tours' bring travel to stay-at-homers April 21, 2020 |
The Independent
How COVID-19 has affected intentions to travel April 21, 2020 |
STR
13 Virtual Train Rides From Around the World That You Can Experience Right Now April 21, 2020 |
Travel + Leisure
COVID-19 Hotel Recovery Strategy: Top 10 Ways to Prepare your Hotel for the Rebound in Travel Demand April 21, 2020 |
Hospitality Net
Take a Virtual Trip to the Big Easy April 20, 2020 |
Travel + Leisure
Pretend You're Travelling Again with Free Zoom Backgrounds April 20, 2020 |
Travel + Leisure
Will Travel Change after Corona Virus? April 20, 2020 |
Travel + Leisure
Short-term vacation rental companies pivot to longer stays April 20, 2020 |
Travel Weekly
Will there be a second wave of coronavirus? April 20, 2020 |
The Guardian
Hilton preliminary Q1 results show March RevPAR down at least 56% April 17, 2020 |
Travel Weekly
World Travel & Tourism Council launches #TogetherInTravel campaign to inspire the global tourism community April 17, 2020 |
World Travel and Tourism Council
House Members Urge COVID-19 Relief for Destination Marketing Organizations April 17, 2020 |
Travel Pulse
Sanitizer Over Room Service: Luxury Hotels Pivot to Healthcare During Coronavirus April 17, 2020 |
Skift
Covid-19 Response: 96% of Global Destinations Impose Travel Restrictions, UNWTO Reports April 17, 2020 |
UNWTO
Booking Holdings Applies for European Relief With Substantial Layoffs Possible April 16, 2020 |
Skift
5 Ways Travel Brands Can Manage Customer Engagement in Times of Crisis April 16, 2020 |
Skift
A United Tourism Voice: Associations, Canadian Government Discuss COVID-19 Impact and Response April 15, 2020 |
Tourism HR Canada
From Spirits to Sanitizer: Brush Creek Distillery changes production to provide hand sanitizer for community April 15, 2020 |
Saratoga Sun
Marriott Estimates 23 Percent Drop in First Quarter Revenue Per Room April 14, 2020 |
Skift
A Love Letter to Our Favorite Cities in Lockdown April 14, 2020 |
Skift
Updated List of Travel Bans April 13, 2020 |
Aljazeera
Travel Industry Calling on Congress for Additional COVID-19 Relief April 10, 2020 |
Travel Pulse
Our Continued Efforts: We Will Travel Again April 8, 2020 |
Marriot
U.S. Travel Ad Spending Plunges 90 Percent in March April 3, 2020 |
Skift
Cloudbeds is linking healthcare providers with hotels March 26, 2020 |
Travel Weekly
Americans Are Wary About Traveling After COVID-19 Curve Flattens March 25, 2020 |
The Harris Poll
Just 8% of consumers think brands should stop advertising due to the coronavirus outbreak March 25, 2020 |
Marketing Week
How Zingerman's Cornman Farms is dealing with the impact of COVID-19 on the Wedding industry March 24, 2020 |
Wedding Chicks
The adoption of a long-term perspective in a time of crisis: Why now is not the time to let your marketing and communications go dark March 24, 2020 |
Hospitality Net
Virtual Hotel Experiences March 23, 2020 |
Forbes Travel Guide
Hospitality Communications in a Time of Coronavirus: Tips for Maintaining Trust and Engagement March 23, 2020 |
Boston University
COVID-19: Hotel Industry Impact Reports & Webinar Recordings March 22, 2020 |
STR
Major Travel Rebounds Historically Follow Downturns March 18, 2020 |
TravelPulse
Bunkhouse GoFundMe Employee Relief Fund for Staff affected by COVID, now at $28k raised March 18, 2020 |
Gofundme
Navigating Covid-19: Part 2 March 16, 2020 |
Wallop
Navigating Covid-19: Part 1 March 9, 2020 |
Wallop
Country Specific Mobility Reports Google
A Message from Arne Marriot
Tour the Keukenhof Gardens Keukenhof Gardens
A toolkit for navigating global crises like COVID-19 Cendyn
Covid-19: Measures to Support Travel and Tourism UNWTO
Virtual Platform on COVID-19 Local2030 Islands Network
Then and now: visualizing COVID-19’s impact on air traffic Flightradar24
Coronavirus world map The Guardian
Live Stock Market Tracker The New York Times
Visit the Guggenheim From Home The Guggenheim Museum
Catch the Northern Lights from Home Explore Live Cams
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Notre équipe a mis au point un plan de reprise après Covid-19 pour des hôtels indépendants et acteurs du tourisme. Ce document offre des recommandations approfondies et mesures à mettre en oeuvre pour faire face à la crise Covid-19 étape par étape. Inscrivez-vous ci-dessous si vous souhaitez recevoir une copie.