2014 › August

Morgans is retooling its brand for the Creative Class living in a post-recession world, orchestrated by a new crew of creative minds rallying around the reworked "Mondrian is a hotel for creators" message.

It’s a holiday, after all. Passengers should expect more comfort and a little entertainment. As for the alcohol thing: There’s plenty of that at their destination, and more to buy at the Duty-Free shops.

The Priceline Group is moving much closer to Ctrip with a minority stake and CEO Darren Huston points to a series of additional moves in China in the next few years. Ctrip, though, hasn't always played well with other partners so it remains to be seen whether familial relations between these new second cousins will be long-standing.

Effective destination marketing today demands a consistent high-quality content that highlights the diversity of a place while speaking directly to its most numerous visitors.

Was the $200 million acquisition of Viator the right move for TripAdvisor in the tours and activities sector? We'll find out in a few years.

Identifying a specific customer set is one of the first steps to a successful startup and one that most on this list have mastered.

Video is powerful, and now users of Yelp's iPhone app have some additional user-generated ammunition. Nice move by Yelp.

The changes are coming to the tours and activities sector, mostly centered around the changing habits of travelers. Download this detailed presentation to understand these changes.

Choice Hotels had an asset, its own property management system, and decided in 2013 to offer the solution to unaffiliated hotels, but it is always a tough sell for one brand to attempt to sell services to competitors, as Choice is finding out.