2013 Archives

The survey further confirms how important it is for travel companies to develop mobile functionality and tap into social media networks to engage travelers before, during, and after their trips.

The iPad is an ideal device for travelers to use when they want to sit back on the couch, or take an elliptical through its paces, and muse about where they'd like to travel to. Priceline's new Explore feature in its updated iPad app isn't going to kick the stock up to $1,500 per share, but it is a nice touch to round out its offerings.

Mobile booking is the way of the future and mobile-only startups with clean designs and fast-moving teams will soon find homes at online booking behemoths that know they need to be on travelers' smartphones in order to survive moving forward.

Besides the health issues involved with overwork, the U.S. tourism economy could benefit a lot more if Americans could take more vacations.

Many people can't or don't want to pay $250 and up for a hotel room they'll only briefly use in a trendy urban neighborhood. The Freehand brand is designed for those people.

We wouldn't recommend buying tons into the absolute traffic numbers here, but the relative rankings shows some interesting trends.

Being the nice guy in the neighborhood means nothing if you’re invisible. Canada needs to get out of its funk, get more funky and become more exciting for a whole new generation of travelers coming out of Asia and Latin America.

Brand loyalty in the travel industry has been an achilles heel with few being able to engender much of it. Miles and points are great, but it will be the experience, as well, that will make people keep coming back for more.