Tripadvisor CEO may be underestimating the threat competitors pose to its business. It's true that Airbnb is only going after a small slice of the market for now, and Amazon's intentions are unclear. skift.com/2020/10/15/tri…

Italy is being removed from the UK’s travel corridor in a fresh blow to holidaymakers who will have to quarantine for a fortnight on their return from the country. theguardian.com/politics/2020/…

Will New Business Class Fares Woo Back Corp Travelers? After Emirates, now low-cost carrier Zipair is offering a "basic" business-class product. The concept sounds great, but convincing company travel buyers could be a challenge. skift.com/2020/10/16/wil…

London hotel rates up but occupancy down London’s hotels have enjoyed higher room rates in September compared to the previous month but have reported lower occupancy. businesstravelnewseurope.com/Accommodation/…

As the US heads into the third wave of the Covid pandemic, planning trips for the Christmas holidays is going to be much trickier this year. The most influential public health experts are predicting that this surge will be deadlier than the first two. forbes.com/sites/suzanner…

Emirates has announced it is to cover the medical costs related to Covid-19 for any traveller while they are away from home. businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/Emi…

How many times do you touch the cabin around you in an airplane when you fly? The answer today is, as a rule, "quite a lot." But airlines, airports and the aviation industry want the answer in the near future to be "quite a bit less." edition.cnn.com/travel/article…

By the time the Covid-19 pandemic has run its course, BCD Travel will have reduced its workforce by more than 20 percent, BCD founder John Fentener van Vlissingen told Dutch newspaper Financieele Dagblad. businesstravelnews.com/Procurement/Re…

The UK's Covid travel policy is blunt, inflexible – and could be doing more harm than good The critique of the evidence underlying the government’s Covid policy for international travel published today makes a powerful case for change. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Emirates has launched a package of biometric technologies at Dubai International Airport to give passengers a seamless journey from check-in to boarding gates, with fewer document checks and less queuing. businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/Emi…

In Skift top stories this week, Expedia conducted layoffs, tech investors are drooling over the events industry, American Airlines is bringing back the 737 Max before the end of the year, and Google finding itself dealing with a U.S. antirust lawsuit. skift.com/2020/10/24/exp…

Many in Silicon Valley may be fuming about the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google, but one slice of the tech industry is cheering the move: Online travel booking operators. cnbc.com/2020/10/23/tri…

What’s better: Public transportation or ride share? Whether you're commuting on the Metro or calling for a car, people who end up riding near each other could still transmit the virus. So what is the best option for getting from Point A to Point B? washingtonpost.com/transportation…

Lufthansa launches NDC continuous pricing for ‘lower fares’ Germany’s Lufthansa Group has launched a continuous pricing offering, enabling its airlines to set fares in more than the 26 buckets traditionally used and offer customers lower prices. businesstravelnewseurope.com/TMC-Distributi…

The risk of inflight Covid-19 transmission is low, provided passengers remain masked throughout the flight and maintain social distancing when boarding and deplaning, according to a study this week by Harvard University's public health school. businesstravelnews.com/Transportation…

Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky says the company has saved US$1 billion on travel and expenses as a result of the restrictions brought in because of the Covid pandemic. He also believes travel costs may remain permanently down. businesstravelnewseurope.com/Travel-Procure…

Glimmers of Hope for a Winter With Tropical Travel Canada’s public health experts are researching approaches to testing and quarantine that could make travel abroad more feasible. nytimes.com/2020/10/30/wor…

How Delta Managed to Avoid Pilot Furloughs Delta Air Lines and the leadership of its pilots union reached a tentative deal that would prevent furloughs until Jan. 1, 2022. airlineweekly.com/how-delta-mana…

Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt (BER), 18 kilometres south east of the German capital, is next to the city’s former Schönefeld airport and welcomed two special flights as its first arrivals on Saturday afternoon. businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/Ber…

The way we travel isn't the question that will decide the election, but a second term of Trump's presidency or the first term of a Biden administration might have radical differences in the industry's development, not just in the US, but globally, too. edition.cnn.com/travel/article…