Xenia SpA SB
Crew Accommodation in the Travel Industry: An Evolving Business
- This article first appeared in the Railway-News magazine Issue 4 2021.
For 30 years Xenia S.p.A. SB has been the main character in the travel industry and also an anchor for transport companies through crew accommodation services.
The context we are operating in is still very uncertain due to external factors that affect the travel industry such as the limitations and consequences brought on by the pandemic.
It has been two years now since Covid-19 started and, as crew accommodation operators, we have assisted our clients with services that could better answer their constantly changing needs due to this climate of uncertainty.
Even during this difficult period, we helped our clients and partners plan services for future opportunities which will challenge the pre-pandemic models.
In the travel industry, while the cargo segment experienced a steady increase in operations, the passenger transport segment was significantly affected even though business and leisure travellers said rail was their preferred mode of transport. One key reason for this is passengers’ growing sensibility towards the environment.
Additionally, our company registered data that shows a willingness to travel that is mostly unaffected by the consequences of Covid-19, such as restrictive regulations and health risks. Consequences which in the future will probably affect models of supply and demand.
