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These are the questions whose answers will define how travel moves on from here and what the coming future would look like.

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| July 4, 2020 View in browser |
| Top Stories It Won't Get Better in the Second Half of 2020 Let's start planning 2021, assuming most of our businesses get there … Read More Register Now for Our Loyalty Webinar on July 16 Join Skift editors, research analysts, and leaders throughout the industry for this 90-minute webinar as we discuss the ongoing global crisis and its effect on the loyalty-tech landscape. Registration is open so book your place now. REGISTER NOW 6 Key Takeaways From Skift Forum Europe Nothing like a world-shattering crisis to force companies to look into the mirror and contemplate a makeover. Will consumer travel preferences change forever because of coronavirus? Forever is a very long time. Read More IHG and Accor Leaders See Short-Term Virus Response Fueling Longer-Term European Hotel Strategies The hotel sector is nothing if not inventive, and IHG and Accor have bold ideas to take advantage of what's shaping up to be a mostly domestic summer season. Read More Introducing the Next Phase of Skift’s Evolution: Skift Pro, Our Daily News Membership Service Skift Pro is designed to give our loyal travel industry readers unlimited access to our independent and exclusive news coverage and directly support Skift business and growth from here. Read More Could This Be the End of Hostels in Singapore? The spectre of vanishing hostels in Singapore is a dreadful one. The city needs these establishments, which keep its accommodation landscape affordable and vibrant. Read More KLM CEO Still Sees Slow Recovery Even as More Flights Resume KLM has a powerful brand and should be able to withstand this crisis. But it is not a good time for legacy European airlines that usually rely on lucrative corporate travelers. Read More Travel Managers Are Working Out How Companies Can Return to Travel — Is It Worth It? With so much uncertainty, you might wonder why travel managers would bother pitching any process to get employees moving again. But there is a method to the madness. Read More Editor's Picks Nearly 37 Million Americans Are Expected to Take July 4th Road Trips Even as Virus Cases Surge The pandemic shows no signs of slowing down in the U.S., but the Arrivalist's Daily Travel Index shows that Americans are taking road trips regardless. Read More Airbnb House Party Crackdown Now Bans Certain Renters Under 25 Wild house parties are certainly not in the interests of short-term rental platforms because of the brand hits and potential liability. Airbnb's limited steps won't end the problem, but it may reduce the volume — in more ways than one. Read More Behind the Lens: How Google’s Street View Traveler Is Capturing the World’s Most Iconic Places Business travel is often dreaded by perpetual road warriors, but that's not true for Valentina Frassi. Except when there's a pandemic, Frassi travels the world recording iconic scenes of major landmarks that most people can only dream of seeing. Read More For Gmail users: If you are using the tabbed inbox, Skift emails may be pushed to the 'Promotions' tab. To get updates from Skift direct to your primary inbox, drag and drop this email to that tab. You received this email because you are subscribed to Skift Weekly Review Newsletter from Skift. |
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