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Despite Lebanon’s security and stability, its drooping hotel numbers tell a sad story for 2012

The numbers are up slightly from the complete doldrums of August, but they continue to reflect the unease many visitors have visiting event the safe destinations in a region full of uprisings.

Hoteliermiddleeast.com | 11 years ago

Airlines

What stresses travelers most? New industry survey points to security and luggage

Reducing stresses, most of which are incremental changes, is the next big user experience battle in the airline/aviation industry.

Boonsong Kositchotethana , Bangkok Post | 11 years ago

Airlines

American CEO says US Airways merger decision will happen within weeks

This is so 2012. We're bored already.

Mary Jane Credeur, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

The never-ending construction of Berlin’s new airport is a puzzling study in inefficient planning

It’s shocking what a complete mess has been made of Germany’s new international airport with the most recent update being a last-minute, €1.2 billion capital injection needed to finalize the project.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Hotels put two brands for two very different groups of guests under one roof

Parent companies strive to balance the individual brands by providing all their usual amenities while still finding synergies that tie the two hotels together.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels put two brands for two very different groups of guests under one roof

Hotels

Expedia and Concur team up for $30 million funding round for Room 77

Once derided by many in the travel industry, travel metasearch has come of age and is viewed by Expedia, Priceline and others as a necessary weapon in an assault on global growth. Expedia is hedging its bets and playing the field with Trivago and Room 77.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

British Airways says outbound vacation bookings boom after one of the rainiest years in UK history

The factors contributing to the rise in vacation sales following Christmas this year highlight tendencies in all travelers: bad weather, returning to work, or a vacation-less summer motivate us to book a trip.

Chris Jasper, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

British Airways says outbound vacation bookings boom after one of the rainiest years in UK history

Tourism

Tourism to Vatican City still in the dark ages with visitors unable to use credit cards

The Vatican is sure to move quickly to comply with the EU’s anti-laundering rules in order to provide electronic payments, but will likely take a small hit in tourism income in the meantime.

Frances D'Emilio , Associated Press | 11 years ago

Tourism to Vatican City still in the dark ages with visitors unable to use credit cards

Media and PR

Microsoft isn’t happy that Google will emerge unscathed from FTC anti-trust probe

For years Yelp complained that Google was displaying too much of its content, so Google went and bought itself Zagat and Frommer's. Now that it has its own content, we're likely to see more of Google's own stuff and less of its competitors.

Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Free Read

13 Trends That Will Define Travel in 2013

Travel in 2012 was all about big events: Olympics, mega-mergers, big bankruptcies, digital dominance, and both man-made and natural disasters. What does 2013 hold in store for the business of travel?

11 years ago
13 Trends That Will Define Travel in 2013

Airlines

Skift Report: 13 Global Trends That Will Define Travel in 2013

The travel industry in the coming year will define and be shaped by geopolitical events as the world realigns itself to new, global, and connected realities.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Skift Report: 13 Global Trends That Will Define Travel in 2013