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Airlines
Waiving fees is a courtesy to flyers and the airline staff that deal with them as thousands of flights continued to be cancelled across the country.
Skift | 11 years ago
Media and PR
Skift is incredibly disappointed we didn't know about campbling, for it would have most certainly been included on our lamest trends of 2012 list.
Gemma Bowes and Isabel Choat, The Guardian | 11 years ago
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Everyone wants a Chinese tourist, and Australia's working hard to make sure it gets its fair share as other traditional inbound markets stagnate.
Lisa Pham, Bloomberg | 11 years ago
While it is true that fees make it tough to compare true costs, be wary of the global distribution systems and their backers pushing themselves as the solution to the problem.
Joan Lowy, Associated Press | 11 years ago
Tourism
The controversial plan to revive a fallen American/Canadian icon can't make it worse than the U.S. state the city, soon to be a town, is in.
Mark Hughes, Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago
Perhaps showing a quick comparison of how long it would take flyers to arrive at a destination on the back of a horse and buggy would help quell complaints from economy passengers.
The situation reflects a growing trend in which a low-cost carrier outcompetes larger, more traditional airlines that once ruled the market. But in this case, Qantas Group wins no matter who’s in the lead.
Cruises
If the U.S. economy plunges over the fiscal cliff and consumer confidence ebbs, then Carnival Corp. may have to do a quick rewrite of the cruise company's financial guidance.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago
As the world's newly fabulously rich figure out ways to spend their money, Philippines races to join Macau and Singapore among the ranks of Asia's top gaming destinations.
Farah Master, Reuters | 11 years ago
Although tourism improved over 2012, the threat of uprisings and protests coupled with the possibility of regulations limiting usual holiday activities has pushed Egypt to bottom of most travelers’ to-go lists.
Associated Press | 11 years ago
United plans on hitting up its loyal customer an additional amount for airport lounge access in 2013. The squeeze is on.