Online Travel
Boingo Wireless Signs Wi-Fi Contract for New World Trade Center
Boingo Wireless has yet to detail the value of its new contract to power Wi-Fi services at the new World Trade Center complex, but the 20-year deal has to be a big and tall win.
Online Travel
5 Digital Trends We're Tracking At Skift This Week
Hotels
Airbnb's CEO Explains the Sharing Economy to Stephen Colbert
Chesky's appearance no doubt had Uber CEO Travis Kalanick asking his PR team why the Airbnb kid got to do Colbert before he did.
Airlines
The Pilot Shortage Is Real and Regional Airlines Are Feeling It
Call it a pilot shortage, attrition, a wage-rate problem, or a structural defect -- it all amounts to basically the same thing. Pilot recruitment is under stress, and will remain so until there are reforms.
Media and PR
5 Travel Brands Winning on Social Media for the Week Ending August 8, 2014
Airlines are not only flying to destinations, it's getting hip to local culture enough to share it.
Meetings
The Global Meetings Industry Regains Its Footing
By bringing together the largest ever cross section of tourism industry players, the Meetings Mean Business Coalition shows how the economic impact of business meetings dwarfs other industries, and why it needs to be supported by government at all levels.
Online Travel
Flight Tracking App Downloads Increase After Malaysia Airlines Accidents
Flight-tracking apps are being downloaded by family members and friends who are concerned about the welfare of loved ones and want to track the progress of their flights in real time.