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Tourism

How India is quickly turning into a destination for weekend getaways

India is still finding its footing as a travel destination, but it holds an allure to travelers worldwide and is starting to take the necessary steps to improve infrastructure and accessibility.

Hector Dsouza, eTurboNews | 11 years ago

How India is quickly turning into a destination for weekend getaways

Airlines

TSA workers ratify their first-ever union contract by a landslide

Supporters of the contract believe its initiatives will succeed at improving employee morale and behavior, while critics think it will insulate its bloated workforce and impact security operations.

eTurboNews | 11 years ago

TSA workers ratify their first-ever union contract by a landslide

Airlines

Infographic: Happiest U.S. airlines for your holiday travel

Not surprisingly Alaska and Southwest top the rank of the "happiest" employees.

Skift | 11 years ago

Infographic: Happiest U.S. airlines for your holiday travel

Airlines

American Airlines sidesteps debt investigation and gets 30 extra days on restructuring plan

It was initially suspected that AMR was using the additional time to work behind the scenes with US Airways on a merger, but there's just as much of a chance that management is using the time to structure a standalone exit -- and reap the huge rewards.

Nick Brown, Reuters | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Meet Desti: It’s the next trip-planning service that is going to pivot

It's always a surprise when yet another good-looking, well-engineered, and intelligent trip-planning site or app launches and thinks that it will be the one to magically solve a problem that not too many people actually have.

Skift | 11 years ago

Meet Desti: It’s the next trip-planning service that is going to pivot

Tourism

UK Foreign Office lifts warning on travel to Kashmir’s “Venice of the East”

A boost of tourism would be welcomed in the region, but the relaxed travel advisory warns travelers that visits outside these main tourist areas should be taken at their own risk.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

UK Foreign Office lifts warning on travel to Kashmir’s “Venice of the East”

Skift Originals

Foodies’ dreams come true with launch of a new travel venture by Whole Foods

Whole Foods already has a massive following of dedicated, wealthy consumers who are likely to salivate at the news and become the venture’s first customers.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Foodies’ dreams come true with launch of a new travel venture by Whole Foods

Airlines

WestJet Encore announces new president and plans to start serving small Canadian towns this summer

Air Canada just began similar routes leading to a competitive market that will lower fares and increase connectivity for small communities that have relied on trains for reasonably priced travel in the past.

eTurboNews | 11 years ago

WestJet Encore announces new president and plans to start serving small Canadian towns this summer

Tourism

Sri Lankan campaign group asks tourists to avoid booking with ‘unethical’ tour operators

The average tourist puts little thought into the domestic political activities of foreign operators, but it seems that booking through a certified company is the least that foreigners can do to help.

Natalie Paris, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Sri Lankan campaign group asks tourists to avoid booking with ‘unethical’ tour operators

Hotels

Orient-Express Hotels names new CEO and rejects takeover bid

The latest rejection from Orient-Express doesn't mean it won't get bought; it could just be a way to bid up the price.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Guess who stands to make biggest from Kayak’s $1.8 billion sale? The CTO

It isn't the CEO, but the technical brains that wins the biggest. One for the engineering talent on this one.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Guess who stands to make biggest from Kayak’s $1.8 billion sale? The CTO