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2013 › February

Tourism

Dubai has its eye on medical tourism, wants “millions” of visits by 2020

Dubai definitely has the transportation network and the hotels that would make this easy, but competing in medical tourism includes competing on price, which is something Dubai will need to get used to.

AllArabianBusiness.com Staff, HotelierMiddleEast.com | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Hotels upgrade suites to make extended stays feel more like home

IHG, Marriott, and Best Western have upgraded suites to fit business travelers’ needs in recent years, but touting the ‘suite’ name won’t mean higher profits until corporate travel picks back up.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

American Airlines big-screen pick is Samsung phones, not iPhones

It looks like Samsung is getting some smartphone assistance from on high, sort of.

Skift | 11 years ago

American Airlines big-screen pick is Samsung phones, not iPhones

Tourism

Fears over election violence brings tourism in Kenya to a halt

Tourism had finally rebounded following extreme violence in 2008, but foreign visitors are wary of another outbreak are heading to Kenya’s neighboring nations until a new government in firmly in place.

Beatrice Gachenge, Reuters | 11 years ago

Online Travel

TUI Travel makes a bet on tour services with Isango buy

TUI Travel's acquisition of Isango puts a focus on tours and activities, although observers question whether Isango will get new life or whether it will get lost in the relatively clunky TUI Travel machine.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

TUI Travel makes a bet on tour services with Isango buy

Airlines

EU rules that airlines must pay fliers for delays three hours or longer

What appears to be a consumer victory could actually backfire if smaller carriers refuse certain connections or schedule longer connection wait times to avoid the hefty pay out.

Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Media and PR

Forget smart city, hello playable city: now lampposts talk to you

The Bristol project is trying to mix making a city fun for it residents and visitors, while also helping visitors get more information and history. The "Internet of Things" is also fun.

Skift | 11 years ago

Forget smart city, hello playable city: now lampposts talk to you

SkiftX

California adds another $1 million to online marketing campaign in China

A $1 million boost to California’s marketing campaign isn’t small change, but worth the cost to continue attracting Chinese tourists who spend more than any other group of foreign visitors.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Smithsonian to keep regular hours even if $40 million budget cut takes effect

The amount seems large, but $40 million translates into only 5% of Smithsonian's annual budget, so it will likely find ways to operate normally, at least for now.

Brett Zongker, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Smithsonian to keep regular hours even if $40 million budget cut takes effect

Cruises

Caribbean nations consider their readiness for a cruise ship accident

These are all good questions to be asking, as is the question of how the financial benefits gained at cruising ports of call are or aren't funneled back into improving islands' infrastructures.

Robert Maclellan, Caribbean News Now | 11 years ago

Caribbean nations consider their readiness for a cruise ship accident