2015 Archives

AccorHotels is one of the smarter travel brands right now. Its larger rivals should take note.

Given the headlines, while Rome2Rio, Captain Train and Loco2 are trying to get the message out that they are just as hot as travel-startup peer GoEuro, in contrast Hot Hotels is getting the word out that it will avoid some of the business model pitfalls of HotelTonight.

Here's a bunch of meeting industry shifts ranging from new Wi-Fi experience design in Orlando to convention center design in Sydney.

These are the newest travel startups from AngelList vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.

Restricting travel to the U.S. for people holding Iraqi, Iranian, Sudanese, and Syrian citizenship may seem like a political slam dunk, but it will almost certainly impact international travelers who simply hold dual citizenship. If, of course, they choose to self-report on themselves.

Meeting planners are asking hotels with large convention space to prove the quality of the Wi-Fi before signing any contracts. They're also willing to pay for solid Wi-Fi versus always asking for comp'd service.

Gogo is trying to keep up with upstarts and meet flyers' nearly insatiable demands for in-flight connectivity.

Independent hotels and the marketing groups that serve them are under threat from majors picking off properties to join their own "independent" programs as well as big booking sites that require them to cede more control than they want to. SLH's changes are necessary, to say the least.

Vertical seat design (3D) offers a way to make more passengers happy than horizontal lay-out alone can accomplish. It’s unfamiliar. It’s odd-looking. That makes it a little bit scary, to some. But, after 100 years of flight, perhaps it’s time for a radical change in direction.

Cities are the future of travel and if Africa wants to expand its offerings beyond safaris, beaches or Ancient Egyptian temples, it'll need to build its cities as gateways that travelers feel comfortable and excited about visiting.