04 Aug
Travel

Best Western CEO Says U.S. Hotels Need 6-Month Lifeline From D.C. to Survive, Not Just to Recover

Best Western Hotels & Resorts

The next six to nine months are a crucial survival breaking point for the U.S. hotel industry, Best Western CEO David Kong said in an interview with Skift. Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Skift Take: Best Western CEO David Kong wants hotel-specific economic relief from Washington like anyone else in the industry, but he’s among the few publicly to recognize what is realistic and needs to happen to survive into 2021.

— Cameron Sperance

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04 Aug
Travel

Majority of Brits, Germans and French Would Skip Holidays if Masks and Testing Required: New Survey

Nacho Doce / Reuters

No wonder these tourists are lonely. Many Europeans say they would skip vacations if required to wear masks and take tests. Nacho Doce / Reuters

Skift Take: Travel is just too much of a hassle, it seems. So many Europeans are asking: Why bother? Not what airlines, hotels, and destinations want to hear right now.

— Tom Lowry

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