Daily Travel Startup Watch: CampX, Iterios and More
These are the newest travel startups from Angel List vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.
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The One Airline That Really Wants You to Know That ‘Africa is Not Ebola’
It'll take more than a hashtag to get small-minded travelers comfortable with taking a trip to the African continent. Still, hats off to Brussels Airlines for trying to raise awareness of an issue that isn't being widely discussed.
As PreCheck Hits Its Stride, TSA Dials Back on Randoms in the Fast Lane
Random selection was always a teaser that gave travelers a taste of the good life. It's a sign of the program's success that they're not as frequent now.
Asian Low-Cost Carrier Scoot Calls out Spirit Airlines for Copycat Branding
If you were wondering why it looked like Spirit finally spent some money on good creative, here's your answer. They didn't.
Best Travel Ads This Week: Destinations’ Storytelling Techniques
There's no one way to make a destination appealing and timely in 60 seconds or less. Each of the techniques employed by this week's featured brands work for a certain audience.
Emirates CEO Calls U.S. Airlines’ Open Skies Arguments ‘Fallacious’ and ‘Malicious’
It's really difficult to find Clark unprepared or off his game. The big three U.S. Airlines and the EU Transport Commission will have to get up pretty early in the morning to beat his arguments--not just because of the time difference with the UAE, either.
La Quinta CEO Defends Single Brand Strategy
La Quinta has been a success story and looks as though it still has a lot of runway.
Free Data Deck: State of Travel 2015: Europe
Released April 2015: Welcome to the Europe installment of Skift’s annual State of Travel report, a series focusing on individual major global industry regions.
The Evolution of the Spa and Wellness Vacation
The original digital detox break gains in importance as travelers look for more ways to unplug and reconnect.
This Week in Travel Startup Funding: Via, Drivy and More
As new ride-share apps continue disrupting traditional modes of transportation in cities, they need to remember it's a long climb to the summit of Uber's $40 billion valuation.
New Drones Stream Live Travel Videos in Real Time
Adding live streaming capabilities to drone videos ups the ante for savvy travel brands looking for innovative marketing campaigns that engage travelers before and after a trip.
WikiLeaks Disclosure Shows U.S. Airlines Received Billions in Subsidies
Missing in action in the U.S. airlines' report about the Gulf carriers' subsidies was transparency about the U.S. airlines' own subsidies. Although the congressional report is very dated, the Business Travel Coaltion, via WikiLeaks, is helping to fill in some of the blanks.