2013 › February

Cruises

The nutty tycoon who’s building a replica of the Titanic, in his own words

Whether or not this self-promotional stunt will ever sail and, if so, whether it will be the ship of dreams Palmer muses about are questions which will likely end the same way: We saw that fiasco looming on the horizon like a giant iceberg.

The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Media and PR

SkiftSocial data dashboard: Adding Klout, search and social conversations

Dan Nguyen, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Hotwire and TripIt co-founder Brockway launches furniture marketplace

Brockway will likely find out that his flirtation with a business outside the travel industry was a flight of fancy. We like his criteria for starting a new business though -- think big.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

SkiftX

Record shopping by tourists to UK in 2012, but France is still 8 times that

These numbers are good in actual amount, but macro trends on number of visitors, especially from Europe, are trending lower.

Laura Chesters, The Independent | 11 years ago

Airlines

Larry Ellison’s Hawaii buying spree continues, now buys Island Air

Seems like tech billionaires love buying up parts of Hawaii. Maybe Ellison is competing with Steve Case, who also owns tens of thousands of acres in the islands.

Audrey Mc Avoy, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Tourism

There is a reason why it’s called “adventure travel:” It has risks, too

Things that make your adrenaline racing have some amount of risk built in, including a seemingly sleepy activity like hot-air balloon riding, especially in a turmoil-laden area like Egypt these days. That said, adventure travel is on a growth curve as people search for deeper experiences.

Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press | 11 years ago

SkiftX

Hawaii tempts New Yorkers, Chicagoans with $500K marketing campaign

Tourism to Hawaii might be booming, but that means little to carriers operating direct flights unless they see full seats on every plane hence Hawaii’s goal of increasing tourism from its most served markets.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Hotels

How Booking.com and its ad campaign may change your lodging options

Where Booking.com leads, other online travel agencies tend to follow. Don't be surprised if you start seeing more apartment hotels and hostels appearing on Expedia sometime soon.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Puerto Rico’s capital airport turned over to private company in $2.6 billion deal

Privatizing the airport will give the local government a boost in revenue and continue improving services at the growing airport: a win-win as long as local jobs are not impacted.

Danica Coto, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Hotels

Priceline outpaces Expedia room night growth, takes $16.1 milliion hotel tax charge

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago