2017 › August

Responsible travel brands are taking steps to ban bookings of tourist attractions involving direct human interactions with animals. Given all the SeaWorld controversies that the film "Blackfish" uncovered, coupled with ongoing federal probes, couldn't ASTA have picked an alternative venue for its opening reception?

This week's aviation news went global. KLM started accepting WeChat Pay, a staple for Chinese consumers; Air Berlin's bankruptcy dented the European market, and Qantas suggested a 20-hour nonstop.

Historic hotels should do a better job in playing up what has occurred behind their walls. The hard-earned patina can be unique in a world that emphasizes the sparkling and new.

This week in hospitality news, when we weren't thinking about surge pricing before the solar eclipse, we were digging into Airbnb's ongoing prep for an initial public offering.

This week in digital news, we examined the growth of online travel agencies Ctrip and Booking.com, and what that means for smaller players.

While much is written about the U.S. and Shanghai parks, Disney’s partnership in Japan contributes high margin licensing fees and promotes the Disney brand.

Keep an eye on our Gateway series for more news and insight from our correspondents in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

We're still many years away from seeing a tipping point when more Chinese travel independently than with tour groups. But this data should be a wake-up call to destinations and travel brands that a shift is already happening in some places and for some segments of the market.

Is the decline in business travel to and from the UK so far this year just a blip or a post-Brexit trend? The uncertainty that still remains around Britain's departure from the EU isn't giving companies confidence, and that's bad for business travel.

There have been so many advances in aviation in the past couple of decades that there are almost no routes between major world cities a modern airliner cannot fly. Sydney to New York and London are two of those routes. But perhaps not for long.