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Airlines

Delta Air Lines says it “failed” marine after another incident of shoddy treatment of a U.S. soldier

Delta crew should know better than to treat soldiers with such insensitivity especially after a 2011 social media flare-up involving the airline charging returning U.S. soliders from Afghanistan what was considered to be excessive bag fees.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Air Berlin looks for profit and sells frequent flyer program chunk to Etihad Airways

Etihad's investment amounts to a rescue plan for Air Berlin, and is part of Etihad's plan to foster a multi-carrier frequent flyer program.

Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Yahoo overhauls Flickr iOS app as CEO Mayer starts to show her influence

By overhauling its Flickr iOS app, adding Instagram-like filters and photo-sharing tools, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is putting her mobile-first strategy into place.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

BlackBerry gets amnesty from U.S. Immigration

Maybe someone at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement got a sneak peek at BlackBerry 10. At least the agency will wait for its arrival before making a decision on switching to iOS.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

TripAdvisor sees a big bump for London landmark hotel in BBC documentary

The Claridge may have an impeccable pedigree, but if it's turned to reality programming that's a signal that it's promise of high-end discretion has gone out the window.

The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Scottish rail line ScotRail announces plans to roll out Wi-Fi on 59 trains in 2013

Business travelers are coming to expect Wi-Fi on all transportation providers, but during the roll-out stage on both trains and planes it’s still a guessing game whether you’ll be able to connect.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

SkiftAds of the Week: Morocco, Expedia, Mexico, and a human jukebox

This week’s roundup features ads that are far away from the winter woes in the Northeast, but target travelers that are already thinking of where they’ll travel in the new year.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Priceline launches new venture to invest in startups beyond travel

Priceline will have to compete with other more established strategic arms and venture firms, and may soon realize it will need a more organized effort to get a quality deal flow.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

SkiftSeedlings: An early peek at five more early-stage travel startups

Samantha SHankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Apple speaking to Foursquare to integrate local data into its mapping app

Any deal between the two companies would be a boost to both their efforts: Foursquare on reaching the next level of growth and Apple on making its much-derided maps app better with more utility information.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Delta is the second-most profitable U.S. airline, but it is the king of bag fees

Fees for bags, reservation changes, and seat upgrades have finally made U.S. airlines profitable, but the traveling pubic still isn't sold on the a la carte fee system.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago