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Meetings and conventions bookings sluggish compared with trips for vacations
DigitalWith the economy on the rebound, Americans once again are cracking open their pocketbooks to take family vacations and other leisure trips. But corporate managers in charge of spending for business conferences and conventions remain tightfisted with their money.
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SkiftDesign: Vintage airline bag tags as wall art
TransportEven as the world moves towards self-tagging of airline bags using bar-coded, bland, boring automated silicon composite adhesive tags, there is a continued artistic fascination — especially of the vintage 50s era — with this ubiquitous ephemera of modern connected life. Back when airline tags first started, they were influenced by the multi-color design of maritime [...]
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TripAdvisor promotes Jetsetter and kills its SniqueAway flash-sales brand
DigitalLess than three months after acquiring Jetsetter, TripAdvisor is phasing out its home-grown private-sales brand, SniqueAway, Skift has learned. When TripAdvisor acquired Jetsetter in April, the spin was that the two brands, Jetsetter and SniqueAway would co-exist, but sales director Kathleen Hanefeld has emailed hotel partners, informing them that “as of June 28, SniqueAway.com will [...]
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Ace Hotel partners with Converse to create a branded high-top sneaker
RoomsAce Hotel has established a well-known and widely respected brand that has transcended the hotel industry into fashion, home goods, and even art. It’s newest product is the Converse X Ace White Pro Leather High Tops. The hotel and fashion brands teamed up to design the limited edition sneaker made of sheep skin and Nubuck [...]
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Brand new look unveiled at New York City’s public beaches
DestinationsNew York City’s outdoor spaces – from Central Park to Rockaway Beach – look slightly more similar this summer. The city was able to get its eight public beaches running by Memorial Day and welcomed visitors back with a new brand. The new line of signage, created by Pentagram Graphics, is meant to identify the beaches, [...]
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The future of U.S. tourism: China, Brazil and Saudi Arabia lead the way
DestinationsChinese tourists will be arriving in the U.S. over the next few years by the millions, but U.S. tourism should also get ready for an influx of visitors from Saudi Arabia, the Russian Federation, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Travel & Tourism Industries’ 2013 Spring Travel Forecast shows that [...]
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The board battle that’s putting Morgans Hotel Group’s future in question
RoomsA proxy battle for control of Morgans Hotel Group Co’s board will be decided on Friday but the momentum seems to have swung in favor of the incumbent board after it said it would explore a sale of the company if re-elected. OTK Associates, the hotel operator’s largest shareholder with a 13.9 percent stake, has [...]
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Boeing plans larger Dreamliner and showdown with Airbus at Paris Airshow
TransportBoeing Co. is poised to launch a larger member of its 787 Dreamliner jetliner family to meet demand for long-haul travel within Asia and other long-haul routes, sources told Reuters on Thursday. Long-discussed plans for a 323-seat version of the 787 are likely to be formally announced at next week’s Paris Airshow, the sources said, [...]
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Avis Budget corporate customers will soon get rate hikes like leisure travelers
TransportWith Hertz, Avis Budget Group, and Enterprise wielding about a 98% airport market share in North America, the three companies can raise rental rates with near-impunity, and they are enjoying the new-found freedom that consolidation has delivered. So far it’s been leisure customers who have felt the brunt of the rate increases, but rate hikes [...]
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United’s international fleet now has flat beds, but which type will you get?
TransportI never thought I’d see the day, but United has finally finished outfitting its international fleet with flat beds in business class. This is a truly momentous milestone considering that the process started when I still worked at United and that was more than 8 years ago. But there are still some tricks to what [...]
