2015 Archives

New York Times is a good barometer of mainstream zeitgeist beyond the bubble of tech startup world, and Airbnb has crossed the threshold of being a consumer brand known around the world in a relatively short time. This NYT "timeline" shows how, in its own arcane way.

This is encouraging news for Asia-Pacific carriers but plenty still rank towards the bottom of the overall list with enormous average delay times. We're looking at you, Emirates.

Although Switzerland is a popular business travel destination, Americans are travelings to smaller towns and the Alps suggesting leisure travel is the biggest growth driver between the 2 markets.

This isn't a perfect bill for Amtrak, but at this point it's better than stalling its passage for years because of partisan gridlock.

Dubai might not offer meetings and convention attendees the culture of Tokyo or the cuisine of New York, but its location, growing room and space inventory, and desire to bring in more events will drive its growth beyond the 2020 Expo.

While the world's leading carriers and flagship brands have always been content producers, they have become more sophisticated introducing innovative approaches to content production and media utilization.

The projected rate of improvement for many of these categories makes us question just how achievable these goals are, but we welcome airlines and airports trying.

United may deserve consumers' wrath for many reasons. But as much as it pains us to say it, it didn't deserve this.

Regaining the trust from flyers after two crashes is a daunting task, but Malaysia Airlines forges ahead.