For travel companies looking at how and when they might emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, scenario planning is a big part of the equation. Many now believe domestic travel will rebound first followed by intra-regional travel, as countries reopen bord…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Poised for New Era of Travel Redistribution: The Long View This Week
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky said his company is already adapting to what he believes will be a post-coronavirus era where mass tourism will be on the wane and “travel redistribution” will take hold. Interviewed by Skift founder and CEO Ra…
New products: Long Tail drinks, Plant Based Cooking Crème and more
A look at the latest food, drink and equipment to hit the market
Minute on the clock: Melanie Brown, the Laundry, Brixton
Wine expert Melanie Brown opened all-day neighbourhood bistro and wine shop the Laundry in London’s Brixton last year.
Revelations: Shuli Wimer, executive chef, the Fancy Fork by Farmer J, City of London
What was your best subject at school? Music. It was the only class I went to in high school
Survey finds 81% of accommodation and foodservice businesses ‘temporarily closed or paused trading’
Some 81% of accommodation and foodservice businesses temporarily closed or paused trading between 23 March and 5 April, a survey published yesterday has revealed.
Clarence Court ensures NHS goes to work on an egg
Wiltshire-based free-range egg producer Clarence Court has donated more than 5,000 eggs to staff at Wiltshire community hospitals and Great Western Hospital in Swindon as part of the effort to fight the Covid-19 crisis.
Business advice: wording of some insurance policies may allow claims on coronavirus closures
Businesses have been advised to seek advice if they think their insurance policy should cover the enforced closure caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
The Connaught and the Berkeley owner agrees £340m refinancing deal
Constellation Hotels, owner of the Connaught and the Berkeley hotels in London, has used a £340m, 10-year loan to refinance an existing facility against the two properties.
Shearings owner ‘exploring options to weather Covid storm’
Shearings owner Specialist Leisure Group has confirmed it is in discussions with stakeholders, advisors and the government, following reports that it is seeking a buyer to survive the coronavirus crisis.