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More travel executives get their mission-critical industry news from Skift than any other source on the planet.Tell me more The managers of Aethos Corsica weren’t sure what to expect when debuting their nine-suite boutique hotel this month. Pandemic restrictions in many countries had quelled immediate international travel. But the owners needn’t have wondered. “We’ve been experiencing a tremendous increase in bookings recently especially for our larger suites,” said Ariane Chapot, the general manager of the refurbished 17th-century palazzu on the French island. The good days appear to be coming for many travel brands that woo high-income leisure travelers. In the U.S., for example, Google search interest in the phrase “luxury hotels” is at its highest since before 2006. Signs are surely pointing to luxury travel being one of the quickest slices of the travel sector to rebound from the pandemic. ....
More travel executives get their mission-critical industry news from Skift than any other source on the planet.Tell me more Colin Nagy, a marketing strategist, writes this opinion column for Skift on hospitality and business travel. On Experience dissects customer-centric experiences and innovation across the luxury sector, hotels, aviation, and beyond. He also covers the convergence of conservation and hospitality. You can read all of his writing here. There’s endless prognostication about what the future of luxury looks like post-pandemic. I’ve argued in this column that a reset of sorts has been overdue. At the higher end of luxury, before Covid, daily rates were spiraling higher and higher in global cities and some owners got used to the 20 euro Nespressos and 50 euro glasses of champagne padding their balance sheets. ....
More travel executives get their mission-critical industry news from Skift than any other source on the planet.Tell me more Nobody is more passionate about travel than Skifters. So to be put on hold abruptly during the pandemic was particularly challenging for so many of us. It can only be said that 2020 will go down as the lost year, particularly since we all had such high hopes for travel. It might not surprise you that some of are us raring to go once it is deemed safe in 2021, with plans to do long haul and push to the corners of the globe. But others are just as happy to see family and friends, while others want to slow it down even further. Savor moments. Appreciate the recovery. ....
Send In a year like no other, the Skift team of reporters and editors rose to the occasion to cover a pandemic that left unparalleled damage to the travel industry. When readers needed answers more than ever, Skift delivered in droves with smart insights and analysis. The team did it all in difficult circumstances, working remotely across the globe. I am proud every year of what we accomplish through reporting and the words that follow, but this year I am exceptionally proud of the team and its journalism. As is our tradition, I asked the reporters and editors to pick their favorite story of the year, and to explain why it was, and how it came to be. ....