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Hotels

Economy hotels finally worm their way into the Big Apple

This is win-win for budget and luxury travelers who will hopefully be able to find more rooms at lower prices as the building boom takes the edge of the city’ sky-high occupancy rates.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Rumors of a Brazilian airfare cap send Gol stock price tumbling

Brazil’s aviation regulator refuted the rumors stating that the upcoming news dealt with slot distribution, but concerns of the president’s interventionist policies continue to keep the industry on its toes.

Julia Leite, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Rumors of a Brazilian airfare cap send Gol stock price tumbling

Business Travel

Carlson Wagonlit sues the federal government after losing $1.3 billion contract to Concur

Word on the street is that Concur won a low-ball contract for federal government travel. Still a 15-year exclusive contract to handle all travel for 70 federal government civilian agencies, from the State Department to the Commerce Department, amounts to big bucks for Concur, and Carlson Wagonlit has a lot to lose by being shut out.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Rand Paul isn’t ready to give up on his dream of destroying the TSA

It's hard to take advice about how things should be run from a man who thinks de-segregation was an overreach by the federal government. When will the crazies get out of the way so real TSA reform can happen?

Skift | 11 years ago

Rand Paul isn’t ready to give up on his dream of destroying the TSA

Airlines

Analysts explain why US Airways’ CEO would be a better leader post-American Airlines merger

Despite making some decent gains during the restructuring process, nobody -- from creditors, to analysts, to board members, to non-executive employees -- wants him to stick around post-merger. What does that say about the culture he's created at AA?

Andrea Ahles, Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

A day in the life of Grand Central Terminal by the numbers

Statistics are one of the only ways we can really comprehend the masses of New Yorkers and visitors that have buzzed around the terminal day in and day out for the past 100 years.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

A day in the life of Grand Central Terminal by the numbers

Tourism

Hawaiian legislators are trying to make celebrities’ vacations less paparazzi-filled

The thought that a "Steven Tyler Act" describes anything other than dressing like a 60-year-old woman with multiple facelifts is hilarious enough on its own, but letting the thought of this law proceed this far speaks to how far some lawmakers will go to make a famous person happy.

Anita Hofschneider , Associated Press | 11 years ago

Business Travel

“Million Milers” frequent flyer lawsuit against United to continue

Airlines such as United and Delta are making significant changes in their frequent flyer programs, and some members rightfully aren't taking it lying down. Expect more of these kinds of suits.

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters | 11 years ago

“Million Milers” frequent flyer lawsuit against United to continue

Airlines

Oneworld alliance is 16-destinations stronger with Malaysia Airlines onboard

Oneworld is the smallest of the three major alliances so expanding its presence with a second hub in Asia is an integral move to its growth.

Skift | 11 years ago

Oneworld alliance is 16-destinations stronger with Malaysia Airlines onboard

Airlines

Behind the fee hikes that drove stellar profits for U.S. airlines in 2012

The incremental hikes in 2012 and bundling only serves to confuse consumers and make true price comparison even more difficult to decipher.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Behind the fee hikes that drove stellar profits for U.S. airlines in 2012