2014 Archives

With its new Content Studio initiative, Marriott is serious about building relationships with content.

As more brands want to appear less touristy and more unique, focusing on attracting locals makes sense to establish credibility and good reputations. If locals approve of your tour product, tourists will likely follow.

Viator discussed getting more comprehensive before the TripAdvisor acquisition, but it is clear that TripAdvisor wants Viator to emphasize scaling the business.

Social campaigns are a dime a dozen today, pushing travel brands to become ever more creative with offline activations to fuel their ambitions.

Although passenger volume builds throughout the summer, the proportion of tourists split between domestic and international carriers remains relatively the same throughout the year.

Anthony Bourdain and ZPZ take their inquisitive, open approach home for an honest, if not somewhat troubling, look at America's changing suburbs. The tactfulness in which the show examines such an issue should be a lesson for news and entertainment programs.

Hotels say they're supportive of graduate education and offer tuition benefits for employees, but not having a head count of how many hold advanced degrees says something about how they actually track professional development. Ultimately, like most other industries, seniority is the biggest factor for climbing the ladder.

Rome2Rio surfaces transport options from ridesharing to rail that represent the future of business travel. Concur is smart to get on board early.

Wouldn't it be great if airlines one day had to respond to flyers' adverse ratings of their flights just as hotel management often does on user review sites such as TripAdvisor? The airline industry isn't close to that point yet.