2013 Archives

Hotels

The guy who created the all-suites hotel is back, with a new chain

Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

8 best practices for destination tourism boards on Facebook

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Cruises

Philly’s historic ocean liner desperately seeks donation to avoid scrap yard

The SS United States' one-time speed rival RMS Queen Mary has found a home as a hotel in Long Beach, California, but it seems clear there isn't enough support to create the same fate in Philadelphia.

Joann Loviglio, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Hertz on Demand and Zipcar face off over corporate car-sharing leadership

Both Hertz and Avis Budget now have their little ride-sharing subsdiaries to play with, and both are positioning themselves to tap into the business travel market.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

The booming industry of storm chasing tours

Michael Overall, Tulsa World | 11 years ago

Airlines

Pay-as-you-weigh for airline passengers a possibility?

Completely unworkable and a PR nightmare, but the paper is getting tons of media clips as this is pure clickbait.

David Millward, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Tourism

Why some Egyptian restaurateurs aren’t worried about pending alcohol bans

Traveling like a local in Egypt could soon mean going dry, but seasoned bar owners say the bans won’t be backed by actual government enforcement making it easy to bend the rules.

Patrick Kingsley, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Hotels

Minnesota city manages vacation rentals with new regulations

Duluth's regulations don't permit Airbnb-style rentals by renters, but its vacation rental rules could provide a framework for such rentals by other municipalities in the future.

Mike Creger , Duluth News Tribune | 11 years ago

Airlines

Even as airport towers get the cut, $3 billion in airport improvement pork won’t

Really a shame that the stalled machinery of our government won't consider AIP as part of its cuts.

Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | 11 years ago

SkiftX

Borders logjams could dissuade 100 million tourists from U.S. visits

Brand USA spends millions marketing the U.S. as a destination, but just fixing the gridlock at U.S. borders could probably do a lot more to entice visitors.

Sara K. Clarke and Jason Garcia , The Orlando Sentinel | 11 years ago