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Hotels

Marriott Reward’s largest ad campaign ever focuses on program’s variety

Business travelers are often reward members but taxi between a limited number of cities. The campaign should suggest ways for points earned on business to be turned into vacations in new destinations.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

UAE denies rumors of visa restrictions for uneducated tourists

A wayward official erroneously announced earlier this week that blue-collar tourists would need an university degree to get a visa in an effort, he said, to decrease crime and trafficking in his country.

Skift | 12 years ago

UAE denies rumors of visa restrictions for uneducated tourists

Airlines

All Nippon Airways wants even more Boeing 787 Dreamliners

ANA has been bullish about the Dreamliner from the start and sees it as a way to both standardize and streamline its fleet and to make strategic inroads into new markets.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Complaints about Apple’s new iPhone and iPad maps product take over Twitter

Google had years of mapping experience with its browser-based maps before it moved to mobile, so it's understandable that Apple will face significant challenges with the new product. Luckily, Apple has a locked-in user base passionate about its hardware.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

European cruise bookings are back on the rise after Costa Concordia disaster

Bookings in the U.S. were unscathed by the sinking and continue to grow in Asia, so the dip in European bookings may be as much an effect of the economy as a fear of accidents from tepid holiday-goers.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 12 years ago

European cruise bookings are back on the rise after Costa Concordia disaster

Skift Originals

Siri with OpenTable in iOS 6: One man’s search for dinner

We're glad Siri is still in beta. She can tweet now, but her restaurant reservations' prowess through OpenTable doesn't live up to the promise of the advertisements.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Siri with OpenTable in iOS 6: One man’s search for dinner

Uncategorized

Highways had more bailouts in 4 years than rail did in 4 decades says Amtrak to critics

To get proper perspective on federal and state support for rail, it's about time rail advocates began yelling loudly about the true cost of highways and how it dwarfs anything given to subsidize rail.

Angela Greiling Keane, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Airlines

Despite claims, Ryanair planes were not skimping on fuel during Spain re-routings

Ryanair is lots of things -- cheap, rude, penny-pinching, insulting, classless -- but it's likely not so stupid as to toy with safety issues like lack of fuel.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Tourism

Paris’ Louvre opens its doors to radical changes that honor Islamic art

Short term, the Louvre's opening is excellent counter-programming to some more provocative religious artwork that appeared in Paris this week, while long term it's a testament to the depth of the landmark museum's permanent collection.

Thomas Adamson, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

Tourism spending in U.S. increases in first half of 2012, led by strong first quarter

While the results aren't blockbuster, they point to how bad numbers could have been if inbound tourism hadn't been helped by U.S. government efforts to expedite visa programs.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Nigeria’s largest airline says it won’t fly because the Aviation Ministry is totally corrupt

There may be corruption to go around, but with most of Nigeria's major airlines grounding their planes either by choice or by order, the aviation sector is obviously in disarray at every level.

John Gabrell, Associated Press | 12 years ago