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Airlines

Emirates airline’s plans for taking over the globe, part one

Never accuse Emirates' Clark of big talk and big ambitions. But many hurdles -- including partner Qantas' own ego -- stand in the way of lucrative trans-pacific routes.

David Fickling, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Emirates airline’s plans for taking over the globe, part one

Airlines

The new TrakDot knows when airlines lose your luggage — sort of

Watch tech press go gaga over it, but in real world, complaints on lost baggage are falling in U.S., and battle-hardened business travelers minimize checked in baggage anyway. But this could be a precursor to real-time luggage tracking that airlines will eventually launch themselves, for sure.

Skift | 11 years ago

The new TrakDot knows when airlines lose your luggage — sort of

Airlines

TSA is testing behavioral detection screening at two different airports

This behavioral screening program at airports makes a lot of sense as long as it doesn't tilt toward racial profiling.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Japan Airlines Dreamliner electrical fire at Boston Logan renews concerns

The Dreamliner relies more heavily on its electrical systems than do other aircraft so the raft of electrical fires is causing concern among Boeing's airline partners and stockholders.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Hotels

Two Airbnb-clone rental sites in China each get $10 million in funding

Short-term rentals are disruptive to the lodging industry and truly global in scope, as this funding news punctuates.

Skift | 11 years ago

Two Airbnb-clone rental sites in China each get $10 million in funding

Online Travel

Priceline has a new board member: AOL CEO Tim Armstrong

Priceline, while an Internet company by the traditional sense of the word, realizes it needs more talent to navigate the new digital and mobile age. Kayak was a buy with that in mind, and now Armstrong joining its board adds to that.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Priceline has a new board member: AOL CEO Tim Armstrong

Online Travel

Las Vegas’s new ad campaign to attract a different kind of visitor falls flat

Las Vegas has created a character to personify its city that is drastically different from the flashy gambler most Americans would imagine. The city is hoping new visitors will think of it a bit more like Las Vegasdotcom, the man: approachable, non-threatening, and liked by everybody.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Las Vegas’s new ad campaign to attract a different kind of visitor falls flat

Hotels

Airbnb’s growing pains mirrored in New York City, where half its listings are illegal rentals

One would hope that a company that has the ears of both the youngest and the most affluent travelers would take its responsibilities seriously: Not only by the way they handle the legal side of the issue, but also in how they lead the conversation in addressing the questions that these laws raise.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Airbnb’s growing pains mirrored in New York City, where half its listings are illegal rentals

Online Travel

Las Vegas tourist board debuts hotel booking and packages, but no reviews

In order to do something so brash it has to stay in Vegas, you have to have a place to stay in Vegas, and LasVegas.com's new hotel-booking capabilities will help some travelers in that quest. The lack of user reviews, though, is one of the relaunched site's drawbacks.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Las Vegas tourist board debuts hotel booking and packages, but no reviews

Cruises

River cruise company introduces excursion to Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey

Film tourism doesn’t just have to benefit the location where travelers flock to see the set. Viking River Cruises has tapped into that success by offering a visit to the castle as part of its usual offerings.

Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

River cruise company introduces excursion to Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey

Business Travel

Skift global trend for 2013: Last minute hotel booking

Curated last-minute mobile hotel bookings, and then crossing over to other sectors like car rentals, and perhaps eventually air tickets, is where it is going.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Skift global trend for 2013: Last minute hotel booking