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Airlines

United sues complaint site Untied.com for privacy invasions and copyright breach

References on the homepage to it being "an evil alliance member" and that is it is not part of United Airlines should be warnings enough for visitors to Untied.com. But perhaps the Canadian professor went too far with the site's United.com-like redesign.

United sues complaint site Untied.com for privacy invasions and copyright breach

Business Travel

How an old-school business travel powerhouse sees the industry’s future

Watch out for those unruly and out-of-control unmanaged travel programs. Eve's Adam was tempted, too.

Airlines

Star Alliance builds its roster of Asian airlines with newest addition Shenzhen Airlines

The new addition helps Star provide more options for its customers in the fertile Asian region, although its smaller competitor SkyTeam actually boasts more Chinese airlines.

Star Alliance builds its roster of Asian airlines with newest addition Shenzhen Airlines

Airlines

SpiceJet tries to stand apart with personalized names for each of its aircraft

Naming planes is a practice that started with Viking’s ships, but the tradition, when still carried out today, is part of social media strategy with frequent flyers sharing which quirky names they’ve ticked off the list.

SpiceJet tries to stand apart with personalized names for each of its aircraft

Cruises

American man goes missing from his Caribbean cruise Thursday morning

It’s too soon to comment on the impact of the still unsolved situation, but the cruise line’s reputation for stability and safety is likely to be impacted for at least the short term.

American man goes missing from his Caribbean cruise Thursday morning

Hotels

Infographic: Will anyone book a hotel if it has zero TripAdvisor reviews?

It sends a red flag to guests when their peers don't take the time to post and makes properties look lazy for not engaging their customers in an online discussion given the current pervasiveness of social travel.

Hotels

LivingSocial cuts 10% of workforce but claims travel business “is doing great”

Gutting 10% of the workforce isn't much of a holiday package from LivingSocial. But it does highlight that the winnowing continues in the daily deals sector.

LivingSocial cuts 10% of workforce but claims travel business “is doing great”

Online Travel

New York and Orlando will be Americans’ favorite holiday hot spots this year

The incremental changes in year-over-year airfares and room rates rarely impact the boom of holiday travel, which annually boosts the economies of those destinations that reach the top of the list.

New York and Orlando will be Americans’ favorite holiday hot spots this year

Tourism

Brazil is looking to build the world’s largest monorail in São Paulo

High-speed trains and efficient commuter rails are now the mark of a technology-advanced transportation sector, yet the U.S. still lags behind with its clunky Amtrak railways.

Brazil is looking to build the world’s largest monorail in São Paulo

Hotels

India’s Sahara Group plunks down $800 million for two New York hotels

The mysterious and controversy-beset Sahara Group is the new powerhouse in town, though foreign sellers should be reading Indian media more closely before going too far down the line.

India’s Sahara Group plunks down $800 million for two New York hotels

SkiftX

Brand USA reboots for version 2.0 with new CEO and new vision

Brand USA touted the success of its first marketing push, but Thompson’s plans for a new focus on local collaboration suggests that version 1.0 wasn’t such a success after all.

Brand USA reboots for version 2.0 with new CEO and new vision