2013 Archives

Ground Transport

What a $24 billion car rental market means to the U.S. travel economy

Car rental companies don’t often air the details of market reach and regulatory issues, making Enterprise’s comments a broad but interesting overview of an industry that remains unaffected by the growing number of startups trying to disrupt it.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Qatar looking to buy stake in British Airways parent

Bankia may well be desperate enough to sell its IAG stake, and Qatar's probably the most ready and willing buyer if it happens. Thus continues the tectonic shifts in global aviation, as the Gulf states and the airlines that they have become the leading global players.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

TSA spends $800,000 a year to store obsolete equipment

The TSA makes it so easy for critics to point out the agency’s operational inefficiencies, which waste taxpayers’ money and overshadow its necessary security functions.

Jeff Plungis, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

UK’s best-known foodies to revamp Heathrow’s food offerings

Heathrow's been known for these high profile gimmicks -- hiring Alain De Botton as airport's writer-in-residence -- though if this one improves its already relatively good food options, it would be well worth it.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Now Sharjah has Dubai envy: Launches big island tourism project

Putting "ecotourism" in a big project in the desert nation makes it one, right? Right.

Khaleej Times | 11 years ago

Tourism

Fiji isn’t a tropical tourist paradise, new dissident campaign says

Usually, any despotic tourism-dependent island nation with surfeit of resorts has a lot of skeletons hidden outside of these resorts. Fiji's getting highlighted now.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Tourism

Dubai focuses on families and events to drive vision for tourism in 2020

Dubai plans on investing in family attractions and attracting global sporting events to complement its already strong business travel market in its goal to treble tourism’s economy impact by 2020.

ARABIANBUSINESS.COM STAFF, HOTELIERMIDDLEEAST.COM | 11 years ago

Hotels

Ritz-Carlton makes a bet on Tunisia and Morocco with 3 new properties

Khaleej Times | 11 years ago

Hotels

The most preferred hotel brands in India

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Cruises

Norwegian Cruise Line’s first quarter as a public company sees revenue improvements

NCL sees this as their its year to lose. An aggressive expansion in New York, multiple new ships, entertainment products aimed at both Disney and Carnival, and a faltering rival add up to opportunity.

Hannah Sampson, Miami Herald | 11 years ago