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As governments across the world loosen coronavirus restrictions and shift their approach to accepting COVID-19 as a manageable part of everyday life, the travel industry is growing...
How The Pandemic Created A New Hotel Giant In Less Than A Year share this article The Royal Sonesta Washington DC, was formerly the Kimpton Palomar. — SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS Occupancy levels hit a record-breaking low of 44% for the year, down from 66% in 2019, according to analytics and data firm STR. The average daily hotel rate fell by 21%, and the all-important revPAR (revenue per available room) fell by 48%. For the first time in history, the industry surpassed one billion unsold rooms, easily blowing past the previous record of 786 million in 2009. Advertiseme...
Travel beyond 2021: Sanitization robots will stay, but in-flight meals may return Harriet Baskas © Provided by NBC News Sanitizing stations, social distancing floor stickers and nasal swabs were not part of the travel experience before the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, they are a regular part of the routine. But for how long? NBC News asked some industry experts to weigh in on which travel trends, technologies and protocols might outlast the pandemic. "Many business travelers will lower their number of trips, and leisure travelers will shift from ‘hyper-global’ to ‘hyper-loc...