2013 Archives

Tourism

Jellyfish threaten Mediterranean beach tourism this summer

Perhaps the EU would have had better luck encouraging foreign airlines to pay their carbon emissions fees if it had reminded travelers that with global warming comes giant stinging jellyfish along their favorite beaches.

Giles Tremlett, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Airlines

Qatar Air’s CEO isn’t going to buy Boeing’s new long-haul jet without more details

Following the Dreamliner debacle, airline bosses have earned the right to grill Boeing as much as they want.

Robert Wall, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Airline industry boss says carriers make only $4 profit on each flyer

The airlines' ability to raise profits from $2.50 a passenger to $4 demonstrates an impressive and rapid mastery of the new world of flying and fees.

The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Airlines

Heathrow’s new T2 to open in exactly a year, home for all Star Alliance airlines

Heathrow is keen to not have the opening disasters it had with T5, so it will start T2 in phases.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Priceline’s CEO questions long-term viability of online hotel booking startups

As one of Google AdWords' best customers, of course Priceline knows what it's talking about when it cautions potential competitors about the limited effectiveness of SEO, SEM, or any other search- or advertising-dependent ways travel booking sites get their traffic

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

ChinaOB Daily: Caribbean nations, Costa Rica, Myanmar, Italy, Finnish ecotourism

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Membership-based Surf Air gets FAA clearance, $7 million venture funding

Startup business traveler focused service like Blackjet, Arrow and now Surf Air are trying to reinvent the private flying model, competing on pricing+ convenience with commercial business and first class travel, minus he big airport hassels.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Turkish Airlines to start world’s longest non-stop flight, to Australia

Soo Kim, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Hotels

A lack of amenities is part of historic hotels’ charm

With the proliferation of lifestyle and design hotels, guests have come to expect a certain level of service at even the most unique properties.

Karen Schwartz, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Tourism

The gentle breezes that define Hawaii are slowly disappearing

Tourists may not notice the subtle changes, but anything that affects the quality of life of Hawaiians is destined to carry on into a visitor's experience

Associated Press | 11 years ago