Journey Well being Index Hits Highest Publish-Pandemic Mark

Skift Take

The journey business began 2023 on a excessive be aware, each when it comes to earnings and Skift’s proprietary well being metrics. Learn this and different highlights from this week in our Saturday information roundup.

Jason Clampet

First Issues

Whereas the tech sector faces the blues, the journey sector continues to be shifting in a constructive course. You’ll be able to see this within the final month of earnings reviews, in addition to from unique Skift Analysis surveys. Though not absolutely recovered utterly, the journey business gained substantial momentum at the beginning of the 12 months. All areas have nearly recovered from the pandemic blues, Asia Pacific being the one exception. However with loosening journey restrictions and China reopening, we anticipate a stronger journey business to be much less uneven this 12 months.

Skift Analysis subscribers can learn the complete report right here. Non-subscribers can see highlights of the report right here.

Final thing: We added extra audio system and particulars concerning the Skift Way forward for Lodging Discussion board this week. We’d like to have you ever be a part of us in London on March 29. 

High Headlines

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Reserving Holdings Makes Good on Lengthy-Standing Purpose to Take U.S. Market Share

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Journey Well being Index as of January 2023

After years of uncertainty and challenges throwing curveballs on the journey business, the brand new 12 months is anticipated to convey new alternatives. 2022, though sometimes called the 12 months of pent-up demand, noticed a really secure Index efficiency all through the latter a part of the 12 months. This 12 months too appears to have began on the identical be aware. There was a rise over December 2022, with the Skift Journey Well being Index now sitting at 89, which is a noteworthy 30 proportion factors (pp) enhance over January 2022. 

Skift Analysis subscribers can learn the complete report right here. Non-subscribers can see highlights of the report right here.