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Tourism

Colombia’s poor country branding stands in its way to becoming a tourism powerhouse

Colombia’s public image still suffers from its violent past and even if it repairs its public image, outdated transportation infrastructure and a lack of tourism leadership may limit the country’s ability to take advantage of its natural resources.

Skift | 11 years ago

Colombia’s poor country branding stands in its way to becoming a tourism powerhouse

Airlines

Orlando dispatches airport translators to cater to growing number of international visitors

Orland is going the extra step by dispatching translators skilled with languages that fit the needs of most incoming passengers rather than setting up translation phones that are used at other destinations.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Tunisia reports tourism is back on the rise in 2012 with more than 5 million arrivals

The tourism industry in Tunisia has been unstable since the revolution so although year-over-year numbers are increasing, arrivals are still not back to where they were prior to the revolution in 2010.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tunisia reports tourism is back on the rise in 2012 with more than 5 million arrivals

Tourism

Tourist killing in Thailand spotlights safety issues & growing concerns

With competition from neighboring Myanmar and Vietnam rising, Thailand unbridled and unchecked tourism is creating societal problems it will have to deal with.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Tourism to Laos reaches record high in 2012 with expectations to cross 3.1 million mark

The country’s poorly funded and executed marketing campaign had little to do with the tourism boom; visa exemptions and added airline links to Korea, Cambodia, and China led to the 14 percent visitor increase.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism to Laos reaches record high in 2012 with expectations to cross 3.1 million mark

Business Travel

Analysis: Zipcar to expand to airports and embrace business travel under Avis Budget ownership

With the deal, Zipcar will have some big bucks backing its expansion as Avis Budget takes car-sharing more into the mainstream.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Iberia’s pilots tell parent company they want to see a plan for growth, not just cuts

Spain doesn't need any more job losses, but IAG needs to figure out how it can make Iberia work -- even if its involvement in the line prevents Iberia from moving forward in the wisest manner.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

U.S. airlines remain biggest for one more year; Emirates set to become biggest next

The U.S. aviation industry isn’t likely to retain its spots at the top of the list for long as players from Asia and the Middle East expand quickly and move up in global ranking.

Skift | 11 years ago

U.S. airlines remain biggest for one more year; Emirates set to become biggest next

Hotels

Canadian hotels see little growth in 2012 thanks to stagnant tourism industry

Hotel growth remains sluggish as a direct effect of a stagnant tourism industry in 2012 due to poor exchange rates, a shrinking tourism-marketing budget, and increased visa requirements.

Skift | 11 years ago

Canadian hotels see little growth in 2012 thanks to stagnant tourism industry

Skift Originals

Infographic: Americans moved out of New York City and into D.C. in 2012

There are macro- and microeconomic factors underlying where and why Americans moved in the past year, but D.C.’s consistent position as the top state speaks to its decreasing crime rates and relatively stable job market.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Infographic: Americans moved out of New York City and into D.C. in 2012

Hotels

The changing relationship between hoteliers and online booking companies

Neither the brands sites nor the booking sites (OTAs) are going away as distribution channels, and 2013 will be a year of changing dynamics of this balancing game.

Skift | 11 years ago