2014 Archives

Can Uber patent it's most valuable asset: A stubborn refusal to listing to critics, regulators, or consumers?

This flagship UNWTO award is a good barometer for the innovation happening in the tourism sector, and we especially like the category on research and tech.

We've yet to see a content-sharing travel app catch on with consumers, no matter how much money has been poured into it.

Hotels that align themselves with free Wi-Fi will quickly be recognized by business travelers, making the cost worth the marketing value for most business brands.

The talent gap in the travel industry has been apparent for years, but with the fast growth of the industry in so many countries, it will become far more apparent in the near future.

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.