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Ground Transport

Uber, GetTaxi, Hailo and others coming to New York City for one-year trial period

The trial period will allow the TLC and app developers to work out kinks, but as one commissioner noted: "This trial period is like a marriage -- it's a lot easier to get into than out of."

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

UPDATED: New York City’s taxi commission says “yes” to one year trial of taxi-hailing apps

Since New York City has one of the best, most well-regulated taxi fleets in world other cities will likely watch what happens today for guidance on their own rules.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Airbnb will eat travel and real estate industry’s lunch, says investor Marc Andreessen

No one accused Airbnb for not being hugely ambitious, and it has made moves including adding neighborhood guides and possibly tours and activities down the lines. But it may have better chances of conquering travel than real estate where local and state regulations will be the biggest headwind.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Why 2013 will be an even bigger year for Gulf airline expansion in the U.S.

The Gulf airlines only have a small chunk of the market in the U.S., but it's become their most rapidly growing source of revenue over the last two years and uncertainties at U.S. carriers are providing opportunities to grow even further.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Airline capacity cuts and mergers help the industry outperform forecasts for 2012

Despite rapid growth in Asia and southeast Asia, the U.S. market is still leading the pack thanks to earlier waves of consolidation and the entry of fees into the process at an earlier point and with much more ambition.

Robert Wall, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Cruises

Norovirus outbreak hits holiday cruise hard, gives Carnival one last PR nightmare of the season

Disaster both deadly -- the Costa Concordia -- and embarrassing have hit Carnival and its multiple lines all through 2012. All it wants for the new year is a new year.

Haroon Siddique, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Online Travel

SkiftSeedlings: Very early glimpses of 6 new travel startups

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Chengdu, China’s airport hits the 30 million passengers mark on its rapid rise

The airport serves a regional population of over 500 million, so this first 30 million has other few million hot on its heels.

ETurboNews | 11 years ago

Airlines

Virgin doubles its investment in Tourism Australia to fill the gap left by Qantas

Future tourism campaigns for Australia will be running on a tight budget, because although Virgin has doubled its funding, the total still falls some $30 million below Qantas’ contribution over the past three years.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

U.S. Congress makes it easier for international travelers in transit

This is one of the few times since the TSA was established that Congress has stepped in to ease restrictions on screenings.

Jim Abrams, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Ground Transport

Taxi apps to be allowed on one-year trial basis in NYC if it passes the vote tomorrow

It is inevitable that these mobile cab hailing and scheduling apps will become the norm, but the process to reach there has to be followed, instead of the bluster approach that a brash and heavily funded startup like Uber loves.

Skift | 11 years ago