2013 Archives

Michael Burke loved the sea, and was passionate about his beloved Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. From the sound of it, so were many of the line's passengers.

While the moves do signal an increasingly conservative government, they're not too different from laws in many European countries and U.S. states that limit where and when alcohol can be purchased.

How many other biased hoteliers are lurking around TripAdvisor? The site’s rules state reviews from hotel employees aren’t permitted, but their enforcement can be lax and is one of its biggest shortcomings.

Gol's timing has been wrong on everything for the past few years. Will it's current moves break this chain of errors?

Latin America’s boom in business travel comes after four years of continual growth giving travel-related companies the confidence needed to execute their riskier growth strategies including fleet revitalizations or IPOs.

Can JetBlue succeed on its Boston-Philadelphia route where other airlines have failed in competing against US Airways? Philadelphia is a US Airways hub, and that will make it tough-going for JetBlue.

Quartz and the New York Times are the few sites that don't see this simply as a new Vs. old economy challenge. It's a responsible company Vs. company eager for an IPO one.

The profit rebound signals an increase in business and leisure travel in the U.S.; however, revenue growth slowed in 2012 pointing to a rise in operation costs and property expansions.

Whether mass tourism at Everest is a blessing or curse depends on who you ask: The economic boost for the Kathmandu government and mountain guides comes at the cost of the mountain’s cleanliness and prestige.

Latin American airlines like Colombia’s Avianca have an advantage over international carriers that are just now entering the region, but they’ll need first invest in their fleets to match foreign carriers' capacity.