2015 Archives

This Priceline Group's acquisition of Rocketmiles would be a small one, but could be additive to the group's hotel business.

We're waiting for people to come to Anderson's support. So far it's been quiet, but it won't be for long.

Quality of Wi-Fi is becoming as big a conversation as cost, especially for branded hotels catering to business travelers and the group market. We can't reiterate enough, though, that free is what consumers expect.

There are enough parallels in the way that the Zillow-Trulia merger made it through the antitrust regulatory process that you can almost bet the house that the Expedia-Orbitz Worldwide merger will squeak through as well.

Increased business travel demand does Las Vegas little good if it can't accommodate the growing number of events and conferences knocking on its door. Signs of several years of growth is giving LVCVA the confidence it needs to move forward on the ambitious project.

Independent hotels and chains will all feel the impact of the consolidation of Orbitz Worldwide into Expedia Inc. Independents didn't have much clout before the acquisition, and the chains will feel the pressure, too.

That dark 58 percent of in-trip travel budgets are getting unlocked due to mobile, and presents opportunity for old and new players alike. The question is: will it reinvent or kill old intermediaries, and will it give rise to a new set of intermediaries as well?

It's not likely the U.S. carriers will win this round. In addition to challenges from the Gulf, they are dealing with Norwegian Air's low-cost challenges for trans-Atlantic service. While not all Americans love the Gulf carriers, they do love an airline bargain.

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

Hotels are ambitiously opening new rooms, entering new markets, and increasing rates in order to take advantage of growing outbound travel, however, their growth should be tempered by memories of what too much supply and too little demand felt like during the downturn.