Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, May 19, 2022 Two years after the pandemic shattered San Francisco’s hotel industry, wiping out leisure travel and business conferences, the crucial cog of the city’s economy is seeing a comeback. April hotel occupancy reached a pandemic era high of 67.2% in April and the average daily room rate was…
Christopher Elliott, The Washington Post, April 24, 2022 Travel smells. It isn’t just your resort’s signature fragrance wafting through the lobby or the aromatherapy kit in your bathroom. During the seemingly endless pandemic, it’s also the solutions used to clean the public areas in airports, train stations and hotel lobbies. They’re giving us a headache. Airlines, car…
Telis Demos, Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2022 American consumers’ leisure lives are working hard for card companies right now. American Express AXP 1.97% on Friday reported that spending on its cards for travel-and-entertainment just about matched the prepandemic 2019 level in March. While large corporate travel spending and international consumers still aren’t back to those…
Hotel Business, April 21, 2022 Business travel is surging forward, international travel is returning and despite new challenges, industry recovery is entrenched. In addition, corporate travel policies are undergoing a revamp and employees are broadly willing to travel for business. These findings are from the April Business Travel Recovery Poll, the latest and 27th in…
Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, April 15, 2022 If you are looking for a true San Francisco experience, then head to the city on Sunday, May 15, 2022 for the annual Bay to Breakers race. Now in its 111th year, this event is a San Francisco original. This 12K race is one of the largest and…