2012 Archives

Airlines

Delta Air Lines envisions 2013 expansion while competitors preoccupied with mergers

Delta CEO Anderson is probably right that the airline can focus on its goals while United-Continental still deal with integration problems and American is just getting started with merger considerations.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Times Square’s NYE ball drop building makes $23 million a year from ads

The tourist footfall is so high and increasing, that ads for the eyeballs, not rent, makes Times Square so lucrative.

Skift | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

New York City crossed 50 million tourists mark in 2012; 55 million goal for 2013

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

Here’s to a great 2013, from all of us at Skift!

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Netflix apps on hotel TVs becoming more common as video-on-demand losing steam

Connected TVs in hotels will become a lot more common in 2013 and going ahead, as user behavior on content consumption in hotels mirrors their normal daily patterns.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Will 2013 be the year the FAA comes clean on portable electronics?

Bilton has been on a quest this year to make the FAA be consistent on why the agency has the rules it does. Here's wishing him good luck in the coming year.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Kingfisher Airlines to lose operating license

Without providing information on new financing, Kingfisher's operating license will expire, although it can seek reinstatement if the airline can find an investor.

Karthikeyan Sundaram, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Tourism

Best New Year’s Eve cities for celebrating 2013

It may be too late to change your plans for New Year's Eve, but some of these cities from Atlanta to Hong Kong and Sydney could be on your party bucket list.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Australia’s robust economy attracts tourists specializing in sex, drugs, and rock and roll

Australia's robust economy is also good news for outbound tourism as better wages make it easier for Australians to afford the cost of relatively expensive long-haul international flights.

James Grubel, Reuters | 11 years ago

Tourism

Tomorrow Beijing and Shanghai lift visa restrictions on short-term stays

China's move is just smart. Allowing fliers to stick around two of its most impressive cities rather than moving through will attract a new type of traveler.

Soo Kim, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago