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Uber and Bloomberg could one day join forces to “destroy” NYC’s taxi industry
TransportNew York City mayor Michael Bloomberg told the head of a taxicab fleet that he plans to “fucking destroy” the city’s taxi industry when he leaves office on January 1. Bloomberg’s frustration with New York’s yellow cabs and their drivers stems from their unwillingness to adopt new technology such as accepting electronic passenger hails from smartphones, [...]
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Luxury brands worry Parisian crime will stop tourists from shopping
DestinationsThe streets of Paris are getting a reputation of being unsafe for tourists and is threatening the great brand names of French fashion. A leading association that counts Chanel and Dior as members urged the authorities to take action on the climate of insecurity which it said could keep cash-flush tourists away. Several recent incidents [...]
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Best travel ads this week: Switzerland, sunshine, and swimming pools
DestinationsThe summer tourism season is heating up in the Northern Hemisphere, sparking a wave of new ad campaigns. Not all destinations have a beach and sunshine to flaunt, but those without have found creative ways to attract travelers whether it be via culture or cartoons. FOR ALL OF OUR SKIFTADS OF THE WEEK COLLECTION, CHECK [...]
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Heathrow flight cancellations spike after British Airways flight emergency landing
TransportThousands of families have had their bank holiday break ruined after being stranded at Heathrow following the emergency landing of a British Airways airbus. The airport was forced to cancel 193 flights on one of the busiest days of the year after closing both its runways when the service to Oslo turned back following an [...]
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Unprofitable Sri Lankan Airlines looks to cut costs with revitalized Airbus fleet
TransportLoss-making national carrier Sri Lankan Airlines has signed a provisional deal with Airbus worth $1.3 billion to buy six A330-300 and four A350-900 aircraft between 2014 and 2023 to replace ageing aircraft, the state-run firm’s CEO told Reuters. The airline, seeking to modernise its fleet to cut fuel costs, will opt for Rolls-Royce Plc engines [...]
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Chinese and Brazilian tourists are driving luxury retail sales in the U.S.
DestinationsMost men might balk at spending $600 on a pair of Dior sneakers but for U.S. shoppers like Ephraim, an upbeat 30-year-old, such indulgences are becoming increasingly commonplace. Ephraim is the kind of man who gives luxury goods makers high hopes that the U.S. market can fuel future growth, as China runs out of steam [...]
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America kicks off its summer travel season with lukewarm expectations
DestinationsThe forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny. Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic. But for a travel industry still stinging from the Great Recession, the best it can likely hope [...]
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Can South Dakota attract summer tourists with presidential mascots?
DestinationsSouth Dakota tourism officials expect a good summer season despite high gas prices that are putting a slight damper on travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, generally considered the kickoff to summer. Travel nationwide is expected to drop about 1 percent from the 2012 holiday, according to Triple AAA. “Gas prices will have an [...]
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Mexican hotel operator City Express plans to go public next month
DestinationsHoteles City Express SAB, a Mexican operator of hotels for business travelers, plans to raise about $250 million in an initial public offering this year, said Abelardo Loscos, a company investor relations official. The hotel operator plans to carry out the offering next month, Loscos said in a telephone interview today from Mexico City, where [...]
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Obama to visit Jersey Shore, topping off beaches’ post-Sandy tourism push
DestinationsPresident Barack Obama plans to visit the New Jersey shore next week to inspect hurricane-ravaged coastal areas as the state’s tourism season begins. Republican Governor Chris Christie will join Obama on the May 28 visit, according to a White House official asked not to be identified because the trip hadn’t been formally announced. Shore communities [...]
