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Skift Take: United has leverage in its contract dispute with Expedia as each side maneuvers for position in the run-up to their contract expiration September 30.
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Lady Liberty, best known as the Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is a part of the city’s skyline. Located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty is a national monument that represents a mixture of emotions that Americans lived like financial barriers they overcame, the many struggles and hardships experienced by inmigrants, and being freed from tyranny and the end of the 19th century.
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Southwest’s Threat of Historic Furloughs Already Deepening Divide With Unions
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Ryanair Order Caps a Good Week for Beleaguered Boeing
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Video: Interview With Top United Airlines Exec Andrew Nocella at Skift Aviation Forum 🔒
United Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella. SkiftSkift Take: United is optimistic that even the most-struggling sectors like corporate travel will eventually return. But the airline will continue to play it safe with capacity cuts until the positive impact of a vaccine fully resonates throughout the broader economy. — Cameron SperanceRead the Complete Story On Skift
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U.S. Airlines Could Get $17 Billion in Relief if Bipartisan Covid Relief Is Approved
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6 Questions for Airlines Iconoclast Gordon Bethune on the State of the Industry
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Uncertainty Looms Over Seamless EU-UK Tourism as Final Brexit Nears
As Brexit's final phase nears, uncertainty looms over how travel between EU-UK will operate seamlessly. Mirko Toller / Flickr CommonsSkift Take: The lack of clarity surrounding EU-UK travel regulations in 2021 is causing concern among European Union destinations as well as tourism service providers. But the biggest deterrent to consumer confidence could be the continued lack of consensus on travel health protocols. — Lebawit Lily GirmaRead the Complete Story On Skift
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The Park Ranger Connecting Civil Rights to the U.S. National Parks
Park Ranger Shelton Johnson in Buffalo Soldier uniform with Half Dome in the background. Keith Walket / Yosemite ConservancySkift Take: As we grapple with the role of race and exclusion in the wilderness, Shelton Johnson’s views on Sierra Club founder John Muir, as well as the connection between the civil rights and national park movements, give us all a fuller picture of the complete idea of freedom, and what it means to have an inheritance in those parks. — Jill RobinsonRead the Complete Story On Skift
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A Funding Crisis at Destinations Spurs New Tourism Marketing Models
Los Cabos Tourism Board established a private sector funded trust months before Covid hit. Los Cabos Tourism Board Skift Take: Since April, destination marketing organizations have been forced to seek funding beyond revenue from hotel bed taxes, which aren’t expected back fully for four years. What’s emerging? A blended DMO model in which advocacy, corporations, and communities play key roles. — Lebawit Lily GirmaRead the Complete Story On Skift
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Thailand Welcomed 1,201 Tourists in October, Down from 3 Million in October 2019
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100 Million Chinese Projected to Travel Overseas in 2021: How Realistic Is That?
Chinese free independent travelers exploring Switzerland. Photo courtesy of Switzerland TourismSkift Take: It would be fantastic if 2021 would see 100 million mainland Chinese traveling overseas. The first huge swell is touted to begin during the Lunar New Year holiday in February. But like a horoscope, it's just a prediction. Still, destinations are wise not to be caught off-guard should the big moment happens.
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