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Business Travel

Social startups seek like-minded passengers for airline seat buddies

Most business travelers want Wi-Fi on flights to presumably get work done, but these startups think fliers would be better off foregoing private time to make a meaningful or friendly connection.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Four Seasons hunts for the next luxury hotspot

Looking for hotspots these days means mostly international, and that means growth hubs like China, and still very nascent Latin American market.

Skift | 12 years ago

Uncategorized

Uber launches new app in New York City today that’s not exactly legal

Uber has demonstrated it prefers to sin first and ask forgiveness later. But they have yet to meet a potential foe like New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Budget airline easyJet will assign seats on all future flights

EasyJet is attempting to disguise new fees for choosing seats by focusing on the benefits of seat allocation and mentioning it as an improvement for business travelers.

Dan Milmo, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Budget airline easyJet will assign seats on all future flights

Airlines

The Most Wonderfully Offensive Quotes From Ryanair Boss Michael O’Leary

When O'Leary is not being downright offensive he's dead right about matters such as British Airways' wastefulness or passengers' willingness to do anything to save a buck.

The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

The Most Wonderfully Offensive Quotes From Ryanair Boss Michael O’Leary

Airlines

Routehappy attracts $1.5 million in funding for flight amenities search engine

RouteHappy is bringing a level of data about flight amenties to masses of passengers that until now only the most avid aviation geeks would have been aware of. RouteHappy's challenge is to see how much consumers really care about flight amenities as they vary aircraft to aircraft.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Routehappy attracts $1.5 million in funding for flight amenities search engine

Airlines

Lufthansa close to offering inflight voice phone services

Voice communications is the third rail of inflight connectivity, and may get better user reception on longhaul flights.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Brazil’s Gol airline finds itself in a sticky financial situation

Considering the weight of its debt, it's hard to imagine how Gol flights can take off. And the kicker? People keep saying it can learn a thing or two from Ryanair.

Ney Hayashi and Lucia Kassai, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Brazil’s Gol airline finds itself in a sticky financial situation

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SkiftDesign: Taiwan’s Lanyang Museum wins world architecture award

The Lanyang Museum is the largest museum in Yilan, a scenic county that is popular with tourists looking for a break from bustling city of Taipei.

Skift | 12 years ago

SkiftDesign: Taiwan’s Lanyang Museum wins world architecture award

Airlines

Which airline best uses social media to drive customer service?

Airlines' mistakes are immediately broadcasted on Twitter and Facebook, but they have a shot at turning disgruntled passengers into dedicated fliers by offering a quick solution in a friendly tone.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

Chair hogs will be stopped on board all Carnival cruises

Carnival's 40-minute holding limit will extend to all ships after a successful test run, but it'll take several months to assess the long-term practicality of using staff as lounge chair watchdogs.

Skift | 12 years ago

Chair hogs will be stopped on board all Carnival cruises