2013 Archives

Loews isn't the biggest hotel chain by far, but Tisch's views are a bellwether for the industry.

FairSearch member Foundem scrapped its flight, hotel and car rental services last March in a scrape with Google over its Panda penalties. The FTC isn't spanking Google, but Foundem seeks compensation for Google's alleged "anti-competitive" behavior.

These trends could be adopted by the entire travel industry as consumers across all spending strata are attracted to companies that are digitally engaged and offer beneficial loyalty programs.

American's ownership of the spectacular property was especially grating to non-executive employees who took pay and benefit cuts in the early 2000s while the top end rewarded themselves with bonuses.

It is one of the most fascinating battles in tech right now, with huge amount of money involved, and one that will also define the future of how we travel.

States with fewer attractions than NYC and California are left to their own devices to come up with a creative branding strategy that attracts tourists. I mean, even South Dakota can leverage Mount Rushmore.

Wyndham Vacation Rentals, which picked up around 1,000 vacation rental units along the Grand Strand, has grand expansion plans and acquired other Gulf Shore properties and in the UK, as well.

Tabuk sees snow every few years, but it's still a rarity and reason enough to slow transportation -- both for safety and because of the people who come to see the flakes.

Inebriated pilots are few and far between and the lack of commercial airline fatalities due to a sloshed captain point once again to the safety of the skies.