2013 Archives

Among the last places in Europe that is just beginning to get the tourists in numbers they deserve, after decades of communism and blood rivalries.

A little taste of old Europe is never a bad thing, but you'll need to be almost as rich as a count to afford it.

This tax increase won't have much effect on casual vacationers, but does come into play for larger conventions when meeting planners are comparison shopping across cities, hence this worry.

It would be a much more difficult task to bolster passenger rights on board cruise ships than on planes, but the need is no less necessary.

Google Street View’s first trip to the Canadian Arctic and its images of the ghost town left by Japan’s 2011 earthquake are evidence of Google’s goal to put every inch of the earth online.

United is only one of many airlines that have been unable to execute their plans for growth, which were pinned on the Dreamliner’s promises of fuel-efficient long-distance travel.

Contrast and comparison is a particularly effective technique for travel ads, because it highlights what makes each culture or company unique -- the ultimate goal of any good campaign.

No, seriously Fung Wah. Cut it out. You're making Carnival look safe and reliable.

Now you now why it is hard for startups -- and indeed traditional players -- to be successful in digital: all the historical industry-defined value chains have blurred -- we would even argue the phases of dreaming, planning, booking, destination aren't as clear as this report says -- and consumers are jumping across all of these using all the digital tools at their disposal.

Online travel "supermarkets" Travelocity and Expedia years ago looked like winners, but hotel "specialist" Booking.com prevailed, Room 77 argues. And, it's betting that a singular focus on hotels will one day enable Room 77 to out-Kayak Kayak. It's a huge hill to climb.