2015 Archives

Marriott is following through on the common ideologies of content marketing more than any other brand, which will make its initiatives even more fascinating to watch in a few years when we can tell whether they actually do or don't work.

When Huston took over as CEO of the Priceline Group 13 months ago, a financial analyst told us that Huston would play it safe and not make any bold moves in his first year at the helm because he needed to assure Wall Street about his leadership. Boy, was that analyst wrong.

Loews Hotels sees an opening at the high end of the busy lifestyle hotel segment, especially for more mainstream consumers like those loyal to the Loews experience.

Skiplagged doesn't have much of a future as a business beyond being an informational website. It is doubtful that Skiplagged would get authorization to link to a travel agency to enable Skiplagged users to book hidden-city itineraries because travel agencies would get into big trouble with airlines for facilitating such bookings.

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Yahoo's ownership of Tumblr can be an attractive dynamic for travel brands that are looking for an alternative to Facebook and to extend their presence in online media and video.

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

Ensuring adequate competition in airports large and small gives those airports more negotiating power against the big three national carriers, and could ensure adequate infrastructure for more visitors from abroad to spend their travel dollars in the US. This last is, after all, the mandate of organizations like the US Travel Association.

Smart travel startups realize that the real money to be made is on the back-end and they’re creating solutions that in-house teams haven’t yet thought out.

The Ritz-Carlton is one of the most iconic luxury brands on the market today, but Humler is aware that a brand name isn't enough to keep guests coming back. Providing the personalized service and technology that they expect is more important than a name.