Home-sharing’s challenges aren’t only about social distancing and hygiene. Overtourism, racial bias, fee transparency and controlling the party crowd are also in the mix.
Tag: Hotels and Travel Lodgings
Do Safari Companies Really Want African Travelers?
During these lean times for tourism, travel companies are appealing to residents with special rates. But locals ask: Why didn’t you reach out before?
With Tourists Gone, Bali Workers Return to Farms and Fishing
Many resort workers have gone home to villages and small towns, taking up traditional ways of earning a living to feed themselves and their families.
Southern Europe Opens Its Doors to Tourists. Not Many Are Coming.
Most tourist beds are empty in Spain’s Canary Islands. Bookings are down in Italy despite government incentives. And ferries to the Greek islands are carrying less than half the load they once did.
Voices From Travel’s Front Lines: ‘We Walk in Fear, We Work in Fear’
Six travel workers from Alaska to the Maldives talk about returning to the job. They are in a new world, with restrictions and health measures, uncertainty and new procedures.
Wandering a Grand Hotel Emptied by Coronavirus, and Checking 1,400 Taps
A luxury hotel in Barcelona plans to welcome guests again once Spain’s lockdown ends. Until then, its sole occupant lives in a room with enviable views and preps it for a post-pandemic world.
Isolating the Sick at Home, Italy Stores Up Family Tragedies
“Stay home” measures have helped Italy control the coronavirus, but home is also a dangerous place that may be propping up the infection curve the lockdown was meant to suppress.
Help! The Coronavirus Struck and I Want a Refund
In this week’s column, Sarah Firshein investigates the ever-changing refund policies offered by travel companies.
Hotels Open as ‘Comforting Refuge’ for Health Care Workers
Hotels, some high-end, that have closed in recent weeks because of the coronavirus have reopened as lodgings for workers on the front line.
Empty Hotels. Idled Tour Buses. The Pandemic Is Devastating Tourism.
Millions are losing their jobs and economies are suffering as once-bustling tourist sites give way to eerie emptiness. The Caribbean is suffering a particularly heavy blow.