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2013 Archives

Airlines

Alitalia taps a motorcycle maker boss with a reputation for turnarounds as CEO

Seems like a bit of a punchline for a story about Italian CEOs. A motorcycle boss heading a troubled airline? Priceless.

Alitalia taps a motorcycle maker boss with a reputation for turnarounds as CEO

Tourism

Japan considers easing visa rules to attract more Asian visitors

The Asian market is looking to travel and with so many short-haul destinations to pick from, a cumbersome visa requirement is enough to deter visitors from choosing Japan.

Japan considers easing visa rules to attract more Asian visitors

Airlines

FAA: Air-traffic control furloughs could lead to 3-hour delays this summer

Aviation safety will certainly be sacrificed if these furloughs stick, and summer travel could be a mess.

FAA: Air-traffic control furloughs could lead to 3-hour delays this summer

Ground Transport

All public transportation in Boston shut down early Friday morning

Online Travel

Google Translate adds Cambodia’s Khmer as its 66th language

Although Google lagged behind Apple in adding language support for the Cambodian language, its expanding portfolio provides better tools for communication between travelers, global businesses, and foreigners.

Cruises

Can Costa really re-float the Concordia? The cruise company is giving it a shot

Authorities may refloat the ship and scrap it, but the memories of the disaster will live on forever.

Can Costa really re-float the Concordia? The cruise company is giving it a shot

Tourism

Theme parks in Asia experience sudden visitation boom

Nowhere is tourism, and subsequently theme park visitation, growing as quickly it is in Asia. In addition to higher profits, growth is raising brands’ awareness and priming them for further market penetration.

Theme parks in Asia experience sudden visitation boom

Hotels

How one hotel turns leftover bars of soap into something better

It's good to see a hotel experimenting with solving this problem. In the future, a method by which hotels could purify and recycle the soap themselves seems like the most green option.

Tourism

New Zealand approves same-sex marriage, expects influx of Aussie tourists

Online Travel

Orbitz Worldwide and Travelport get their freedom from Blackstone

Blackstone saddled Travelport and Orbitz Worldwide with tremendous debt, and greatly restricted Orbitz's freedom to maneuver. There have to be some champagne corks popping this weeks as Orbitz has a chance to taste some freedom.