2015 Archives

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

It’s all too clear that Americans still take the all-work no-play approach to vacation as the average number of days taken by U.S. workers continues to decline. This report looks into the seasonal travel habits of Americans smart enough to take time off, from when they book to where they go. Download this report for FREE!

Tourism bureaus like Visit Seattle have an opportunity to attract a new user base with episodic video-content campaigns and video testimonials. Deciding that is the easy part. Funding is a little more challenging. The hardest part is correct place branding and then muzzling the marketers so the real content people can do their thing.

The thinking behind this is that tap-tap and connect is easier for passengers—and more intuitive to mobile-device users—than loading a portal and entering information to connect through a browser. There's something to that. The beacon ‘reminders’ to use the connection, however, will have to be designed carefully so they don’t annoy.

The cruise industry at large should follow Royal Caribbean's lead in ensuring all safety policies related to sexual abuse and violence are vetted by an experienced third-party.

Family travel is one of the fastest growing segments in travel yet many brands don't focus on families at all or don't understand their needs. These charts offer a window into the minds of families planning travel during this time of growth in that space.

Oh, it's downright trendy. Trivago's new tilt toward building direct ties to hotels takes place as TripAdvisor is signing up chain after chain for its book-on TripAdvisor Instant Booking product, Google has debuted a similar initiative, Booking.com has created its BookingSuite hotel division, and Expedia has debuted a mobile app for hotels to manage rates and access analytics.

While it may be a relief that the hackers targeted systems outside of the central reservation system, the difference isn't likely to matter to guests who were victims.

The seat problems at American Air speak to the ongoing challenges airlines have to improve any aspect of the passenger experience.

Progressive travel agents are now the "experience curators" for travelers rather than simply a living and breathing booking tool and they can make that smart and personalized suggestion an online travel agency probably can't.