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Skift Originals

Turkish Airlines celebrates signing Messi with a Kobe Bryant showdown ad

Airline and destination ads might not be sexy on their own, but team them up with sports celebrities or films with a cult following, and suddenly a whole lot more people are paying attention.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Turkish Airlines celebrates signing Messi with a Kobe Bryant showdown ad

Airlines

US Airways makes $8.5 billion merger proposal to American

With the American Airlines pilots having just approved a proposed contract, the airline likely will make a decision on the US Airways merger proposal sooner rather than later.

Reuters | 11 years ago

US Airways makes $8.5 billion merger proposal to American

Airlines

American Airlines secures pilot contract after months of negotiation

The contract brings AA one step closer to emerging from bankruptcy, leaving one looming issue at hand: AA eithers goes it alone, finds a strategic investor, or finds a merger partner like US Airways – a move that the pilots endorse.

Skift | 11 years ago

American Airlines secures pilot contract after months of negotiation

Skift Originals

SkiftAds: The most viral travel video ads of 2012

Airlines are doing the best job at creating shareable travel ads, although the list doesn’t include videos like Gangnam Style that unintentionally promote a destination.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

SkiftAds: The most viral travel video ads of 2012

Hotels

Employees strike at Spanish castles-turned-hotels to protest closures and job cuts

The Parador hotels are hit with financial issues because of slacking demand, but a second wave of strikes planned for New Year’s Eve will only hurt the hotels’ reputations.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Employees strike at Spanish castles-turned-hotels to protest closures and job cuts

Airlines

Survey: Fiscal cliff and gridlock are not of great concern to travel managers

Travel managers are concerned about direct impacts such as the cost of fuel while "fiscal cliff" maneuverings in Washington are sadly more or less business as usual.

Dennis Schaal , Skift | 11 years ago

Survey: Fiscal cliff and gridlock are not of great concern to travel managers

Skift Originals

The best travel ad of 2012 is a few squiggly lines

In travel, print still works if it gets stuck in your head. This one surely does.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

Yelp and Angie’s List ruling provides guidance for online reviews: No false factual statements

Hotel and restaurant owners may smell an opportunity here to attack false claims rather than complain about negative opinions.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Private U.S. company is shooting for manned moon travel by 2020

The price tag of the hoped-for human payloads heading to the moon is a bit hefty, but perhaps the company will get to the point where off-peak discounts will come into play.

The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Private U.S. company is shooting for manned moon travel by 2020

Tourism

Studies agree that U.S. workers aren’t using the vacation days they have

A rested worker is a productive worker, but a mix of a cult of busy-ness and fear that time off will lead to more work keep employees at their desk when they should be on the beach.

Steve Stephens, The Columbus Dispatch | 11 years ago

Airlines

Tanzania’s new low-cost carrier FastJet could come under criticism for too low fares

FastJet has the smarts of easyJet players behind the scenes, but it will need to watch out for the machinations of its East African competitors who enjoy higher fares and less-reliable service.

AllAfrica.com | 11 years ago

Tanzania’s new low-cost carrier FastJet could come under criticism for too low fares