Travel

The restrictions placed on international visitors by the Singapore government in order to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 severely impacted the travel industry, including hotels. This was particularly the case for luxury hotels, which rely heavily…

Travel and tourism creates as much as 8% of the world’s carbon emissions, with calls for “a little less conversation, a little more action” when it comes to the sector’s engagement with the climate, despite progress made since the pandemic. There…

The hospitality sector is being transformed as a result of the global pandemic, with consumers demanding heightened cleanliness and safety measures, purpose-driven services and products, bespoke experiences and overall more responsible business…

As in most countries globally, travel in Germany has been directly challenged by the pandemic in 2021, especially in the first half of the year, when businesses and consumers were affected by strict lockdown measures. Germany is traditionally home to…

Along with the gradual removal of international travel restrictions and quarantine conditions, alongside good progress of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Austria, hotels, leisure facilities, restaurants and bars re-opened for the general public…

Travel flows trickled to some of their lowest levels in the first half of 2021 for both inbound arrivals to Germany and domestic trips within the country. Germany suffered from a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and an extended lockdown period,…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels in Austria were not allowed to welcome leisure guests until 19 May 2021, with only business guests permitted during the time of restrictions. During this time, restaurants, bars and leisure facilities were also…

Throughout the pandemic, bookings for trips trickled to record lows as consumers were challenged by the regularly changing restrictions and their own anxieties about travelling in public places. Most trips being booked were for essential travel or to…

After months of very limited travelling activities, consumer interest bounced back in May 2021 when hotels and leisure facilities in Austria re-opened for the general audience, alongside the vaccination programme in the country making good progress,…

Overnight accommodation remained restricted to just business travellers in the first half of 2021, but as the number of business trips taken fell drastically during the pandemic, hotel revenues dropped sharply accordingly. However, overall revenues…

Hotels in Austria were allowed to welcome only business travellers during the lockdown period between 3 November 2020 and 18 May 2021, however, the majority chose to remain closed due to the limited profit opportunities. A large number of lodgings…

Like all travel markets, car rental bookings and revenues were deeply impacted by the sharp decline in travel flows – both international arrivals and domestic trips – throughout the pandemic in 2020 and into 2021. However, car rental tied to outlets…

Car rental (destination) services suffered notably during the time of the pandemic, particularly so due to the decline in inbound travellers and the loss of business travel and associated car rental services. The category also saw a slow start as…

Demand for flights to and from Germany remained low throughout the pandemic, including in the first half of 2021. While an obvious challenge for airlines and airport revenues, the pandemic also gave airports a unique opportunity to make progress on…

Passenger numbers remained extremely low in the first half 2021, when Austria was still significantly impacted by the pandemic and related limitations of public life and travelling. The major airport Vienna saw a decline of 90.5% in January 2021…

In spite of having plunged by more than half during 2020 due to COVID-19 disruption and the economic shock it engendered, travel retail current value sales will see no more than a modest recovery during 2021. With both inbound and outbound…

Having plunged by almost three quarters during 2020, inbound tourism arrivals will continue to fall in 2021. Although it will be significantly easier to travel internationally in 2021 than it was in 2020, many remain wary of visiting Russia because…

Despite the negative general impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of travel, it is accelerating the transition from the offline to the online channel. The pandemic has driven a shift to e-commerce in general, as it has made many local consumers less…

Lodging retail current value sales declined by almost half during 2020. Demand for lodging collapsed as inbound tourism stalled and regulations regarding movement within Russia undermined domestic travel. During lockdown, hotels and short-term…

Having plunged by almost a quarter during 2020 due to COVID-19, retail current value sales of car rental (destination) will fall to decline in 2021 – albeit at a more moderate pace. Big multinationals have been especially hard hit by travel…