2013 Archives

With exponential growth in global wealth and connectivity, Starwood anticipates the next phase of hotel innovation will revolve around personalization.

After all this, does Hopper really want to bill itself as a "catalogue?" It sounds like a retro brochure or directory. And, despite all the delay and years of work, it appears that Hopper still has a very long way to go before it can deliver a comprehensive and respectable product that is ready for prime time.

Airline seats are the new battleground for aviation flash and Qantas' investment in improving the designs and experience of flights primarily headed to Asia shows where its priorities lie.

In a digital age, destinations and travel companies have as much to gain as job winners. In addition to the brand boost from the application process, a steady stream of content from the road provides companies with a years-worth of social updates.

Major airlines covet their regional airline partners' pilots, and the big carriers are going to have to come up with programs to help the regionals get through the crunch.

Online booking websites are more popular than travel agencies, branded bookings, and deals websites; however, meta-search's 10 percent jump this year indicates the growing sector could soon become a more formidable competitor.

Sleeping pods will likely become more common as airports try and compete to become better layover options. This one from Abu Dhabi Airport is a good start, though pickup is tiny so far.

A state-owned airline can work, it just doesn't when its service is terrible and its leadership is a gaggle of political cronies.

MMGY's latest travel report offers a revealing snapshot of what frequent travelers see when they look at their options in the current market.