2014 Archives

Commune sits squarely inside the growing boutique and lifestyle sector, putting it in a prime position to discover and adapt to guests' changing expectations faster than large hotel corporations dipping into the segment with a newborn brand.

American has one other trump card that helps it compete while United and Delta scramble to pander to business class clients: The world's largest network of flights.

The ultimate goal of every trip is to enjoy oneself, which makes the ultimate purpose of these startups' point on -- even if it seems inconsequential at times.

DMAI is working overtime to illustrate how tourism drives more than air arrivals and hotel nights to a destination when tourism marketers work well with local economic developers.

A negative mind might suggest that Marriott is culling young talent for innovative ideas that it can turn around and slap a Marriott logo on; however, the brand deserves credit for going all in on its millenniall-or-bust development strategy.

Hacking incidents and phishing scams inside and outside of the travel industry are taking their toll, putting a huge strain on customer confidence.

In the near future, travelers won't be all thumbs when trying to get things done on their mobile devices. Help is on the way.

It's unlikely that many airline or hotel guests are waiting on their preferred travel brand for a holiday card; however, it is now in fashion for all companies to send out the warm wishes for both current and potential customers to see.

Etihad really has ramped up the show in the skies. These uniforms are the perfect finishing touch on a year marked by its design evolution.

Dohop is carefully picking its spots: Going all in on the B2B side of the business, targeting the Middle East, and working with low cost carriers on in-app flight bookings. All of that focus and contrarian thinking could work in its favor, although competing against much larger competitors could be as difficult as scaling an Icelandic glacier.