2013 Archives

The design works well for families who can adjust space for a single cost or petite passengers who can trade less space for cheaper fares. But in the end, it's just another design in which flyers who can afford more space, buy it, and those who can't, survive.

Pinterest is the Pinterest of travel, and it is going to leverage that to move into the sector formally. It may just become the first such company to complete the digital cycle from inspiration to booking.

Hotels are looking to increase engagement with guests, and CheckMate offers some of the mobile tools to get the job done. It remains to be seen, though, whether any large chains will opt for CheckMate as their preferred solution or whether they will seek out alternatives.

The case is a signal of the growing tension between hotel operators and online-booking companies that help fill rooms, but take a piece of the profits in the process.

HotelTonight has succeeded by having a singular focus on mobile. It provides a model for how startups can take on incumbents without losing focus.

Should we view Spirit Airlines as the corporately responsible greenest U.S. airline or as the best gutter marketer in travel? Despite the mixed marketing messages, Spirit is following both tracks in becoming a highly successfu airline, and the envy of many of its peers.

JetBlue's frequent flyers are truly blue that just about all the other big U.S. airlines are participating in TSA PreCheck, but JetBlue has yet to get in.

The National Park Service took reigns of the Grand Canyon before the state's money was exhausted, but legislators are now fighting for the full amount and could be waiting for a long time.

It's definitely creative, but the agency runs the risk of consumers overlooking the images having grown accustomed to an onslaught of advertising.