Travel News

Yeah, that’s a no. While crossing the 1 million daily passenger mark on 10/18 is a meaningful threshold the number of daily travelers is still ~60% off from last year same day totals. That said, something *is* happening as we’ve now recorded four straight weeks of meaningful travel growth. The industry appears to have broken through another threshold after stalling out for a month or two. That’s a good sign. But, what comes next?

Airlines are strapped for cash right now thanks to the pandemic and the travel industry may never look the same again. Some airlines have started to get creative in drumming up new revenue and its in that vein that we present a collection of random ideas for airlines to generate some extra cash or examples of airlines thinking outside of the box in desperate attempts to survive.

As we started to taxi it became clear that the fella in the middle seat next to me was visibly ill. As he hacked and coughed and sneezed into his face mask, I adjusted my own mask and had a brief moment of panic. Does he have COVID? Will I get sick? Four hours later we exited the plane and 6 days later, no sickness for me and no COVID either. Are masks that good?

The total weekly traveler count along with the weekly average daily travel count hit a new high last week as the most amount of total travelers in a week since before the COVID crisis was recorded. Yet, despite progress, travel’s immediate future remains grim.

In one of the more creative ideas to lure hotel guests, famed hotelier, Omni Resorts is offering guests a free round of golfer night stayed at select resort properties. In their Stay Like a Pro package, guests can score a free round at a stunning golf course plus some free golf balls, a golf hat and a $75 resort credit.

I’ve now traveled for work twice in the COVID-19 era and I didn’t catch this nasty bug. Does that mean business travel is safe again? Yeah, not completely, but it’s safer than you might think. Here’s what I’ve seen and why I think companies should consider (safely) getting their staff back on the road again.

A workation is a temporary trip that combines work and vacation. And, in today’s world, the workation is booming in popularity as remote work has never been more accessible.

A company is legit offering a $1000 bounty for a lucky winner to spend a weekend in an RV. The catch? You’ve got to completely disconnect from the digital world.