2013 Archives

The changing of the guard is now official -- in more ways than one.

Hyatt's first attempt at all-inclusive brands seems slightly half-baked. The names are so similar that they're confusing and there's no iconic design to differentiate the brand.

The low-cost carriers continue to take over the economy segment of the market in all possible ways around the world, and U.S. is now moving in line with the rest of the world.

Airfarewatchdog's list does a good job comparing airlines that are usually not lumped in together to demonstrate what's working in the air right now.

Booking dot, oh yeah.

Spirit's Ben Baldanza appears to be a kinder, gentler Michael O'Leary. Baldanza takes inspiration from Ryanair's market share as Spirit is slated to add about 90 additional planes by 2021 to help take a much bigger piece of the pie.

However BBC Trust wants to apportion the blame, the reality is the management screwed-up badly here: the people who BBC entrusted to make this happen, and the integration, and the the top management it brought in to run it. It should have named names.

If you're opening a mid-priced hotel in the U.S. Midwest, you better make sure your breakfast buffet is working before you begin to worry about that Wi-Fi connection.

This will be an interesting dance for HomeAway, which clearly wants to cater more to the major players, meaning professionally managed properties.

The speed of innovation and expectations of customers will only rise in the next year. Travel providers to need adapt and adapt quickly before new technologies take their place.