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Tourism

Cayman Islands sea turtle tourist trap is, surprise, not so good to turtles

The desire to get up close and personal with wildlife often results in bizarre encounters like this where visitors pose with the creatures, toss them back in the holding pens, then go eat one of their cousins in a nearby cafeteria.

Mike Di Paola, Bloomberg Muse | 11 years ago

Cayman Islands sea turtle tourist trap is, surprise, not so good to turtles

Cruises

Norwegian Cruise Lines says it’s skipping Egypt through 2015

After its third related announcement, Norwegian can go ahead and drop Egypt from its itineraries indefinitely while allowing the Mediterranean destinations that take its place to celebrate their upcoming boost in families and grannies.

Skift | 11 years ago

Norwegian Cruise Lines says it’s skipping Egypt through 2015

Hotels

Interview: Facebook Graph Search will add hotels and then social signals to fine-tune results

Facebook's success with Graph Search depends entirely upon users' willingness to share as much as they currently do, and then some. Whether or not that will continue to be the case is still to be determined.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Interview: Facebook Graph Search will add hotels and then social signals to fine-tune results

Airlines

Atlanta’s Hartsfield airport voted the best for business travel, amenities in the U.S.

Travelers’ affinity for the Atlanta hub is even more impressive when considering it’s been the world’s busiest airport since 2000; meanwhile, New York’s trifecta is again voted among the worst.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Atlanta’s Hartsfield airport voted the best for business travel, amenities in the U.S.

Ground Transport

Uber lands in Asia and stays to true to its launch first, ask later strategy

Singapore is lucky to be elected the first Asian country to be bestowed with the gift of Uber, or so its founder Travis Kalanick will say when it undoubtedly runs into its first regulatory debacle.

Skift | 11 years ago

Uber lands in Asia and stays to true to its launch first, ask later strategy

Airlines

JetBlue to start doing real codeshares through JFK, though no global alliance yet

This is a smart move from JetBlue which by virtue of being the biggest domestic into the big U.S. international hub of JFK, is strategically placed very well with these real codeshare agreements.

Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

JetBlue to start doing real codeshares through JFK, though no global alliance yet

Online Travel

Google Flight Search update lets you search for regions, not just airports

A number of startups are trying to make flight comparison easier with pinning and saving, but Google Flight Search's update is a good model for a seamless regional search.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

TSA explores using commercial data to expand PreCheck program

Using credit checks or other commercial data as a security barometer? TSA may be stepping into a minefield with this one.

Skift | 11 years ago

TSA explores using commercial data to expand PreCheck program

Airlines

Boeing CEO expresses confidence in Dreamliner probe, but won’t predict outcome

The outcome of the FAA probe into the 787 Dreamliner's battery problems -- if that is indeed the core problem -- will have huge implications for Boeing and the global aviation industry.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Boeing CEO expresses confidence in Dreamliner probe, but won’t predict outcome

Tourism

Chinese tourists are young, educated, and here to stay

China's outbound tourism market will only grow from here with the majority of Chinese travelers being young educated adults who will continue to travel throughout their lifetime and introduce it to their children.

Skift | 11 years ago

Chinese tourists are young, educated, and here to stay