2013 Archives

Airlines

Ryanair abandons transatlantic flights and pornographic promises

Well, then. CEO Michael O'Leary does have a certain je ne sais quoi when it comes to saying offensive things that break new ground. And this method gets much more press than, say, Delta's CEO does when he says particular routes are out of the question for the foreseeable future.

Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Private equity giant Cerberus patiently waits for payoff from Japanese rail giant

The combination of public and private funds that drive Japan's rail industry are a model for other nations and a reminder of the immense value just waiting there for properly managed transportation networks.

Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Tourism

California parks need a new business model says report

This is a radical rethink of the National Parks model on a state level, and California needs it due to it size. If California goes this way, other smaller states will likely be looking at it for guidance.

Tracie Cone, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Tourism

Istanbul has its 2020 Olympics slogan: “Bridge Together”

We would have preferred "Way Cool Istanbul", which is apt enough, but unfortunately IOC requires something more boring.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Online Travel

5 travel startups that want to get you deep into your destination

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Will Apple’s new indoor location services acquisition lead to better maps?

The speculation is that Apple would be able to give you walking directions to the duty free shop or baggage lost and found inside the airport. The technology could be a not-too-distant nextGen GPS.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Tours & activities startup SideTour raises $2.5 million new funding

This is a tough sector to raise funding in, so kudos on that, and long term, SideTour's corporate/B2B business will likely be the driver of the company's revenues and future.

Skift | 11 years ago

Cruises

Senator Rockefeller is taking on the cruise industry one ship at a time

Carnival and its peers will have a mess on their hands if Sen. Rockefeller manages to yell loudly enough about how little tax the companies pay and how much the companies take from of U.S. taxpayers.

Jared Hunt, Charleston Daily Mail | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hotel room-in-a-box, for those urban empty spaces

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Air France-KLM CEO to depart (again), with a management overhaul

CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta says he's leaving his post a few months early because his work is done, but it appears the airline is not close to righting itself.

Gregory Viscusi and Andrea Rothman, Bloomberg | 11 years ago