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Burson-Marsteller lands a $3 million Nevada state tourism account

Burson-Marsteller is able to sell the most challenging destinations, so it shouldn't be too tough to continue selling people on the promise that Vegas is going to get them a little closer to their dreams.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

Bahrain halves port fees in an effort to lure back leery cruise lines

The Bahrain government is doing what it can to help offset the hefty insurance cost for ships calling on its main port. The fee break, while not able to offset the insurance, tells the industry that Bahrain feels its pain and wants to help.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Weekend Read: Can artists and hipsters create vibrant cities on their own?

Great critique of the efforts to revive American cities based on arts and trying to attract the entitled creative types. Great read.

Skift | 12 years ago

SkiftX

Why US Airways is the only partner for American Airlines that makes sense

Ahles' story points out the obvious speed bump for AMR's leaders: If they merged with US Airways their executive team would likely be gutted.

Skift | 12 years ago

Uncategorized

Iran’s airlines feel the brunt of international sanctions; passenger deaths shoot up

Whatever your views on the efficacy of sanctions against despotic regimes is, the basic safety of life versus politics isn't a fair match.

Skift | 12 years ago

Uncategorized

Airbus and Boeing walk away from air show with half the orders of last year

For most of us, $52 billion wouldn't be a bad week's worth of work. But the decline in orders this year speaks to the caution even the ambitious lines in the Middle East and Asia currently have.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

PR: Four Seasons expands into sub-Saharan Africa

Four Seasons are becoming a given feature at UNESCO World Heritage Sites, but this is the chain's first African foray south of Egypt and Morocco.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

UK’s Border Force still can’t manage its immigration desks at Heathrow

The UK government is failing so often over such a long period of time on this front that it's hard to come up with an original, new Skift Take to address its incompetence.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Geocaching turns to tourism to draw in more participants

It's not as sexy or hot as location check-in sites, but as far as user adoption and active participation goes geocaching still has something to teach the upstarts -- especially when it comes to making money.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

BBC makes it easier to see the Olympics on your smartphone

Although it's limited at times because of television licensing issues, among other things, the BBC's apps will deliver tailored updates of teams closest to your phone's GPS location.

Skift | 12 years ago