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Cruises

It’s not surprising that Carnival’s 2012 earnings forecast falls short of expectations

Carnival has dealt with PR disasters from the Costa Concordia crash and a Norovirus outbreak to angry drag stars throughout 2012. The company is no doubt looking forward to the new start that 2103 will bring.

Cecile Daurat, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

It’s not surprising that Carnival’s 2012 earnings forecast falls short of expectations

Tourism

Jersey Shore is already worrying about Hurricane Sandy’s hit on tourism this summer

As much as Jersey Shore tries to show itself as standing strong in ad spots released after Sandy, the state’s key tourism assets took a hard hit that will take more than six months to fully overcome.

David Levitt, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Jersey Shore is already worrying about Hurricane Sandy’s hit on tourism this summer

Airlines

TSA expands PreCheck to 35 airports for elite frequent flyers from 5 airlines

Airports shouldn't be country clubs and likewise the PreCheck program needs to be expanded soon beyond the ranks of elite frequent flyers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

TSA expands PreCheck to 35 airports for elite frequent flyers from 5 airlines

Airlines

Africa’s newest airline FastJet makes moves to buy South Africa’s 1Time

Africa is full of near-bankrupt and poorly managed state airlines, making acquisitions a quick and cost efficient way for upstarts like FastJet to build its fleet and expand routes early on.

eTurboNews | 11 years ago

Africa’s newest airline FastJet makes moves to buy South Africa’s 1Time

SkiftX

Skift’s 10 lamest trends in travel in 2012

Some of these are easy targets, some may make a comeback in a different form, but all of them have biases propping them up, and we tried to peel back those layers of biases to come up with this list.

Rafat Ali & Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Skift’s 10 lamest trends in travel in 2012

Airlines

Why you have 20,000 pounds of potatoes to thank for good, in-flight Wi-Fi

It's a wonderful juxtaposition: The magic of connecting to the Internet at 20,000 feet is made possible by sacks and sacks of potatoes.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 11 years ago

Hotels

Peninsula Hotels launches new global ad campaign to capture its “special moments”

If done well, the campaign will allow the hotel to show off the characteristics of each of its locations, while still portraying a standard of quality that remains consistent around the globe.

Skift | 11 years ago

Peninsula Hotels launches new global ad campaign to capture its “special moments”

Airlines

IndiGo carried more passengers than any other Indian airline in 2012

Thanks to Kingfisher’s slow demise throughout the year, both Indigo and Air India were able to substantially increase their market share despite fewer flyers buying fares.

Skift | 11 years ago

IndiGo carried more passengers than any other Indian airline in 2012

Tourism

Get up close and personal with Mount Everest with new zoom photograph

Online photographs could one day be the only way to experience global world wonders as Machu Picchu continues to crumble and the ice and snows of Mount Everest begins to melt away.

Ed Douglas, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Get up close and personal with Mount Everest with new zoom photograph

Online Travel

Activity booking site Voyagin targets travelers looking to explore Southeast Asia

The offerings are meager in the scope of how many activities and destinations are still not covered, but the secure payment system could appeal to cautious Western tourists looking to plan ahead.

Skift | 11 years ago

Activity booking site Voyagin targets travelers looking to explore Southeast Asia

Tourism

Casablanca’s new coastal tram line relieves stress for travelers and residents

Although its primary goal is to connect towns and ease congestion, the tram allows travelers easy access to the city's primary sites and the coast as well.

K.T. Abdurabb, Arab News | 11 years ago

Casablanca’s new coastal tram line relieves stress for travelers and residents