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Airlines

Aeromexico gets on Dreamliner bandwagon with order for six aircraft

Boeing has taken order for more than 800 Dreamliners from 58 customers, including Aeromexico. Incidents involving the aircraft's electrical systems haven't seemingly slowed the sales.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Aeromexico gets on Dreamliner bandwagon with order for six aircraft

Cruises

City-at-sea concept is validated as Royal Caribbean orders a third Oasis-class vessel

The vessels that set a new standard for megaships may not be able to cruise everywhere, but they've made a convincing argument that few big ships do things better.

ETurboNews | 11 years ago

City-at-sea concept is validated as Royal Caribbean orders a third Oasis-class vessel

Airlines

Instagram’s most popular places to post photos of across the world in 2012

It’s not quite an equal comparison, but there’s been little correlation between the most-Instagrammed locations versus where tourists check into on Facebook or what destinations they’re searching on Google.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Instagram’s most popular places to post photos of across the world in 2012

Tourism

Dubai’s duty-free industry caps a record-setting year with a handful of industry awards

The growth doesn't just mean more fliers will have discounted perfume and cases of Marlboro Reds, it means Dubai's airport authority has solid financing for terminal expansions.

Khaleej Times | 11 years ago

Business Travel

The General Services Administration seeks ways to cut travel costs

The GSA has been forced to make real changes, or at least look like it’s doing so, after making headlines twice this year for spending too much on conferences and its inefficient virtual employee program.

Skift | 11 years ago

The General Services Administration seeks ways to cut travel costs

Skift Originals

Blackstone will still control SeaWorld’s 60,000 fish after the IPO

Like Travelport and Orbtiz Worldwide, SeaWorld is weighed down by Blackstone's financial maneuverings, and the private equity firm will be first in line for payment if the IPO is successful.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Blackstone will still control SeaWorld’s 60,000 fish after the IPO

Online Travel

Parking spaces are the newest commodity to be bartered in the sharing economy

Parking Panda’s success is reliant on growing a critical mass of users that offer enough spaces to make the service useful and enough cars to make it profitable.

Skift | 11 years ago

Parking spaces are the newest commodity to be bartered in the sharing economy

Airlines

More than 1,500 guns were confiscated at U.S. airports in 2012, a new record for the TSA

At least four people every day in the U.S. make life very difficult for their fellow passengers when they try to bring a gun (not to mention the other travelers who can't leave their knives, blades, and grenades at home) on board an aircraft.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

More than 1,500 guns were confiscated at U.S. airports in 2012, a new record for the TSA

Airlines

US Airways passengers can change flights today without a fee

Waiving fees is a courtesy to flyers and the airline staff that deal with them as thousands of flights continued to be cancelled across the country.

Skift | 11 years ago

US Airways passengers can change flights today without a fee

Media and PR

The Guardian’s worst travel ideas of 2012: Wearable luggage, royal fever and dog holidays

Skift is incredibly disappointed we didn't know about campbling, for it would have most certainly been included on our lamest trends of 2012 list.

Gemma Bowes and Isabel Choat, The Guardian | 11 years ago

The Guardian’s worst travel ideas of 2012: Wearable luggage, royal fever and dog holidays

SkiftX

Chinese tourists ride to the rescue of faltering Australian tourism

Everyone wants a Chinese tourist, and Australia's working hard to make sure it gets its fair share as other traditional inbound markets stagnate.

Lisa Pham, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Chinese tourists ride to the rescue of faltering Australian tourism