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Tourism
With pot possession and use legal in the State of Washington, increased tourism will undoubtedly follow.
Seattle Police Department Blotter | 11 years ago
Airlines
The California AG was also considering suing United, but didn't, so looks like it complied and Delta didn't in time. At $2,500 per app violation, it could rack up a hefty fine on this one.
Don Thompson, Associated Press | 11 years ago
Online Travel
Granted it’s a great PR boost for TripAdvisor, but wouldn’t it be nice if the initiative did mark the start of a movement to change tourists’ relationship with the places they visit?
Skift | 11 years ago
Media and PR
Google’s thorough and ubiquitous mapping efforts will not only change the way we travel (maps being the top travel app), but also boost its profits as users switch to Android for the native navigation experience.
SkiftX
As the huge Chinese, Indian, and other emerging middle classes spred worldwide, these numbers will only increase, with giant infrastructural, developmental, and policy issues in their wake.
Jim Forsyth, Reuters | 11 years ago
This is a very modest start for HomeAway, but it could turn into a very big business.
Dennis Schaal , Skift | 11 years ago
It's only a matter of time before the FAA approves the use of electronic devices on flights, and it's a positive development that the FCC is cheering on the move.
The world's largest publisher of English-language guidebooks and one of the most trusted brands in travel would be a prize to any buyer who didn't purchase it in 2007 and wasn't part of a national broadcast empire in the middle of an identity crisis and mired in political scandal.
Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago
It's ironic that Gilt Groupe hires the former Travelocity and Site59 CEO just as it is looking to jettison Jetsetter.
Will it work? What say you?
Cities have become better connected by public transportation and pollution has decreased in the past decade suggesting, that city planning will only improve with future innovations.
John Burn-Murdoch, The Guardian | 11 years ago
