Skift Daily Travel Briefing

Good morning from Skift It’s Wednesday, February 10, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Germany-headquartered TUI is relying on the UK, its biggest market, to make a comeback this summer, the company said in its latest earnings announcement on Tuesday.

Good morning from Skift It’s Tuesday, February 9, here in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift It’s Monday, February 8, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. The U.S. hotel sector’s unemployment rate is once again on the rise, as experts point to a slower-than-expected vaccine rollout hindering the industry’s recovery, writes hospitality reporter Cameron Sperance.

Good morning from Skift It’s Friday, February 5, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. There’s an unlikely contender emerging as a great city to visit in Asia. Ho Chi Minh City is making a case to become one of the most resilient destinations in a post-pandemic world.

Good morning from Skift It’s Thursday, February 4, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. A growing number of governments are trialling digital health passports, offering a glimmer of hope that more countries will reopen their borders by the end of this year, writes Matthew Parsons and Edward Russell.

Good morning from Skift It’s Wednesday, February 3, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. JetBlue Airways could triple the number of flights it offers at New York's sought-after LaGuardia airport under its new alliance with American Airlines that some competitors criticized as unfair, writes airlines reporter Edward Russell.

Good morning from Skift It’s Tuesday, February 2, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. U.S. airline workers face a new round of anxiety with United and Hawaiian airlines warning almost 15,000 employees on Monday that they could be back on unemployment rolls come April.

Good morning from Skift It’s Monday, February 1, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift It’s Friday, January 29, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker stood steps from the U.S. Capitol just four months ago, calling on Congress to provide billions of dollars in additional aid.

Good morning from Skift It’s Thursday, January 28, in New York City. For daily updates in your inbox, subscribe to the Skift Daily newsletter at skift.com/daily. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. U.S airlines were just beginning to sound optimistic about the year ahead, talking about a tipping point in the travel recovery when Americans feel comfortable to fly en masse again. Those prognoses may have come a little too soon.