Skift Daily Travel Briefing

Good morning from Skift It’s Monday, December 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.

Good morning from Skift It’s Thursday, December 24, 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. If the hotel industry had one thing to celebrate during the pandemic, it’s that leisure travelers showed they will still take vacations when travel restrictions aren’t in place.

Good morning from Skift It’s Friday, December 23, 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. As good as the news was for U.S. airlines with additional aid as part of the $900 billion Covid-19 relief package approved by Congress on Monday, a stark reality awaits, writes airlines reporter Edward Russell.

Good morning from Skift It’s Tuesday, December 22, 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. If confirmed by the Senate as head of the U.S. Department of Interior, Congresswoman Deb Haaland would become the first Native American to hold a cabinet position in the history of the United States.

Good morning from Skift It’s Monday, December 21, 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. Against all the odds during a pandemic, a new airline is launching in South Africa this month, aiming to offer low-cost domestic travel to the country’s 50 million inhabitants.

Good morning from Skift It’s Friday, December 18, 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. Most of the U.S.

Good morning from Skift It’s Thursday, December 17, 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 is no end in sight for Cathay Pacific’s troubles, as the Hong Kong-based carrier grapples with an almost complete collapse in passenger traffic.

Good morning from Skift It’s Wednesday, December 16, 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 global hotel industry continues to expand its footprint, even in the worst year on record for travel demand.

Good morning from Skift It’s Tuesday, December 15, 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. Travel may start to rebound in the months ahead as effective Covid vaccines are distributed and administered. That should mean the airline industry can breathe a sigh of relief — but not so fast, the industry says.

Good morning from Skift It’s Monday, December 14, 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. It's a rough time to work for an airline. In the single largest monthly employment drop since September 1990, U.S. airlines let go of nearly 37,000 people in October, new data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics shows.