2013 Archives

Japan is desperate to regain its reputation as a tech powerhouse and sees a Maglev in the U.S. as the first step towards becoming the primary exporter for high-speed trains. But even with Japan's help, it is unlikely to happen.

Gogo's reputation as the top in-flight wi-fi provider just received a serious setback. Satellite-based Wi-Fi will soon be the only accepted service as airlines work to compete for the best in-flight service.

Putting tonight-only deals into the Groupon App isn't going to put HotelTonight or other competitors out of business, but it adds a competitor with a huge user base. Game on.

Concur has faced intense pushback from the business travel establishment to its open booking initiative. Rebranding it as TripLink is a small bow to that opposition, but the essentials of the program remain the same.

The only downside to the design is that the bar is limited to Upper Class passengers.

Global tourism is growing despite a still slow economy, and as the largest travel site in the world, it is no longer just PR to say that hotels' TripAdvisor pages have an impact on their profits.

From the front lines of online and mobile travel, Orbitz Worldwide still thinks it can be a winner as an insurgent, although there hasn't been any major evidence of a surge.

Demography is destiny, and the U.S. travel industry needs to start a bigger conversation and indeed efforts around diversity if it wants to remain relevant for the multi-ethnic future.

For all the noise tourism boards try to create with flashy TV ad campaigns and social media efforts, are they forgetting to put their resources behind online marketing 101? This data certainly suggests so.