05 Jun
Travel

Caribbean Islands Reopen to International Tourism

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An image of Gros Piton, or Grand Piton, a mountain in the southern tip of the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. JumpStory

Skift Take: A cluster of Caribbean islands, including Saint Lucia, are reopening this month for international tourism. But be cautious. Federal forecasters expect an above-average hurricane season amid a pandemic.

— Sean O’Neill

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05 Jun
Travel

Austria to Lift Coronavirus Travel Restrictions With Its Neighbors — Except Italy

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Austria will continue to enforce travel restrictions to and from Italy due to that country’s higher coronavirus infection rate. Emmanuel DYAN / Flickr

Skift Take: Austria’s continued plans to enforce travel restrictions against Italy show shared borders don’t mean automatic admittance to a travel bubble during the coronavirus recovery.

— Cameron Sperance

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05 Jun
Travel

Prague Tempts Visitors With Cheaper Czech Beer and Other Perks

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An image of the Charles River flowing through Prague, Czech Republic. JumpStory

Skift Take: Only last December, the Czech capital had many residents griping about overtourism. The pandemic has since crushed tourism, prompting local businesses to tempt visitors back with cheaper prices. Hopefully a balance can be struck.

— Sean O’Neill

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05 May
Travel

Hotels in Asia Revise Renovation Designs to Suit Post-Covid World

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Artist impression of Marco Polo Prince Hotel’s Club Lounge: Note the more spacious layout, plus private sections. Wharf Hotels

Skift Take: It’s clear there’s going to be a new normal when guests start traveling again. Hotels in Asia that are renovating in times of Covid-19 are altering designs, although some things don’t change.

— Raini Hamdi

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05 May
Travel

UK Hotels Threaten Legal Fight Over Rejected Insurance Claims

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Britain’s hospitality sector is threatening a wave of lawsuits against insurance firms like AXA over rejected business interruption claims stemming from coronavirus. Kokky92 / Wikimedia

Skift Take: British lawsuits could set a global precedent for how insurance firms perceive a global pandemic in terms of business interruption coverage.

— Cameron Sperance

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05 May
Travel

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Scraps $6 Billion U.S. Hotel Deal With China’s Anbang

Thomas Peter / Reuters

A general view shows the headquarters of Anbang Insurance Group in Beijing, China, February 23, 2018. Mirae Asset scraps $5.8 billion deal to buy U.S. hotels from China’s Anbang. Thomas Peter / Reuters

Skift Take: Mirae is probably experiencing a bad case of buyer’s remorse as the coronavirus pandemic takes a huge bite out of Anbang’s asset values. Such disputes over deals made in a pre-Covid era are not the first, and they won’t be the last.

— Xinyi Liang-Pholsena

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