2015 Archives

Tourism bureaus are under increasing pressure to validate the business case for their funding, so they're expanding their role and reworking their business model.

U.S. hotels still hold their own with international travelers, but the amount of weight they can throw around hasn't gotten heavier.

This is the second installment for our Future Cities series, where we look at how sustainable development, and smart city initiatives are paving the way for Singapore to build the city of the future.

Any company can launch a crowd-funding campaign but it's what action a startup takes after the funds stop trickling in that determines its fate. For Bluesmart, that's focusing on telling a story of reimagining the decades-old suitcase concept and bringing it into the mobile era and doing experimental partnerships with major brands that add value to the travel experience.

TripAdvisor has scaled up Instant Booking fairly rapidly. Google's addition of AccorHotels' brands shows that Google can do likewise.

An emphasis on understated style allows for smart fares that will make these cabins really attractive to passengers in Northern Europe (and beyond).

The rise of the sharing economy is a trend in business travel that won't get put easily back in the bottle, although it isn't for everyone. On the other hand, it is possible that Lufthansa's battle with the business travel community could get recorked and disposed with.

DMAI's DestinationNEXT research is important because DMOs and destination stakeholders can now scientifically assess their marketing effectiveness on a collaborative level.

Any deal at 10,000 miles is better than no deal at 10,000 miles.

An Expedia-owned company, Trivago, is blasting TripAdvisor, which Expedia formerly owned, over "unfair" hotel reviews. I love the travel industry.