2015 Archives

Trivago is trying to develop a more partner-friendly booking flow than TripAdvisor has done with Instant Booking. But Trivago, which admittedly is still experimenting with its new features, still has ample consumer confusion to sort out.

Car rentals are also car sharing in this on-demand world and travelers love to share if it means convenience and cost-saving.

The really good news is that, while Premium passengers drive profits, Economy passengers are growing. That passenger growth can lead to positive changes in future Economy cabin design.

No one, including the Expedia CEO, knows where some of these converging booking and price-comparison trends will end up. The winners will be people and companies flexible enough to reinvent their businesses every few years.

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The transformation of loyalty programs into ones that are better for airlines than they are for passengers is almost complete.

It turns out young professionals don't think traveling and building your career are mutually exclusive.

Because the Tahitian islands are small and tightly clustered, the region provides a unique opportunity to connect multiple communities to create a smart nation economy. It could also serve as a model for other countries, like those in the Caribbean, with GDPs over-reliant on tourism.

These are the tourism trends we were talking about this week.