2015 Archives

"Parts Unknown" remains CNN's highest rated show. Americans and others from around the world will learn what Cuba can offer travelers that may be different from what they've been told in the past. Tourists from outside the U.S., of course, have freely visited Cuba for many years.

A lot has to change before Americans start vacationing as much they did pre-2000, including a shift in corporate culture that encourages and supports employees taking better care of themselves and their loved ones.

After lots of experimentation, Google realized it didn't need a hotel metasearch site like Google Hotel Finder because it has the Google search engine. That is a formidable asset, to say the least, and it will be a challenge over the years to the powers that be in hotel booking.

Vueling has pushed the technology envelope in the airline industry, benefiting not only its European customers but airline passengers around the world. That it's not done innovating yet is a very exciting thing for tomorrow's passenger experience.

As mega online travel agency Expedia invests millions of dollars in technology that it hopes will improve the user experience it looks like Routehappy, which Expedia uses, has investors who know what they're doing.

Despite the growing practice of business travelers combining business and leisure travel and bringing their families on business trips, hotels and resorts still aren't widely marketing these kinds of experiences, instead largely showing travelers the business and leisure aspects of a property and letting them put two and two together.

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

Luxury brands are evolving alongside luxury traveler's increasing demands.

We write often about the importance of branding in aviation, the critical need to move away from selling air-service as a commodity or a utility, but we’ve never heard anyone put it as eloquently or as practically as Mr. Dedekoylu has, nor seen any airline 'get it' quite like this bold low-cost carrier has.

Media brands are aligning themselves with hotel properties around the world that serve as a touchpoint of their brand, expanding the realm of branded experiences in travel. But what is the opportunity that exists within the hotel industry, and how are these opportunities mutually beneficial for both parties involved? Where does the future of media brand and hotel company partnership lie?