Top Headlines of the Week: January 25 – January 29

Each week, the San Diego Tourism Authority will gather headlines that highlight coronavirus’ impact on the hospitality and tourism industries, as well as how the San Diego region is faring in these unprecedented times.

Jan. 25

• Restrictions Eased for Restaurants, Other Businesses—CountyNewsCenter
• Hotels Offer Space for Vaccine Sites: Good for Humankind, Good for Business—Skift
• Promising Data from Rapid Testing Study Could Offer Events a Way Forward—Skift

Jan. 26

• Carnival Cruise Line Backs Out of Plan to Return to San Diego Following 9-Year Absence—The San Diego Union Tribune
• January Now the Deadliest COVID-19 Month in San Diego—USA Today
• California Health Secretary On Lifting Stay-At-Home Orders And Vaccinations—NPR
• Testing Requirement is the Latest Curveball for Travel Industry—The New York Times

Jan. 27

• State Department Warns Americans to Reconsider Travel—Travel Pulse
• January Now the Deadliest COVID-19 Month in San Diego—The San Diego Union Tribune
• California Lifts Virus Stay-at-Home Order and Curfew—The San Diego Union Tribune
• U.S. Airlines Fear ‘Crushing’ Blow from Possible Domestic Travel Testing Requirements—Skift
• U.S. Officials Consider Mandatory COVID-19 Testing for Domestic Flights—Travel Pulse

Jan. 28

• Marriott Unveils Sheraton’s New $1 Billion-Plus Look—Finally—Skift
• Executive Q&A: What Hotels Need to Know About Data Security for 2021—Skift
• Hotels in the U.S. That Offer COVID-19 Tests—Travel Pulse
• U.S. Hotel Industry Takes Massive Blow in 2020, Numbers to Improve in Late 2021—Travel Pulse
• Could Domestic Flights Require a Coronavirus Test? Here’s What Officials Say—The Washington Post

Jan. 29

• How Artificial Intelligence Could Reshape How Travelers Book Hotel—Skift
• Delta Adds New Tools for COVID-19 Travel Requirement—Travel Pulse

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