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Chicago will get 34 miles of new bike lines before the end of the year

The mayor's promise of extended bike trails is part of a worldwide trend seen from Copenhagen to D.C. that is changing the way we travel within a city and making bikes into a travel must-have.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Indian budget airlines expand international routes as incumbent carriers cut back

IndiGo and SpiceJet, in particular, are looking internationally for expansion -- to both southeast Asia and to Middle Eastern destinations that will require them to go up against Gulf-based carriers.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Tweens: The new target market for family travel

All tweens want is to be taken seriously and it looks like travel brands are beginning to.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

Cruise ships designed for a recession will hit the water this spring

These space-efficient ships, featuring multi-purpose rooms and flexible dining and show schedules, were designed post-2008 once cruise lines realized they'd have to offer the same services and save more on fuel.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Atlantic City’s airport needs the expressway’s tolls to stay in business

You don't want to look at Atlantic City's revenues too closely. You think the airport's bad? The social cost of running A.C.'s casinos is even higher.

Jennifer Bogdan, The Press of Atlantic City | 12 years ago

Tourism

Impoverished Indian tribe struggles between protecting their history and capitalizing on tourism

The Oglala Sioux reservation has the opportunity to finally benefit from its ancestral land, the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre, with plans for a new national park that is favorably located among popular US attractions.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

New web app Roadtrippers brings you on the quirkiest, not quickest, route

Roadtrippers captures the allure of driving to a destination by recommending little-known local wonders, but they’ll need to create a mobile app before they make it onto any driver’s packing list.

Skift | 12 years ago

Business Travel

Amtrak’s president thinks Congress should foot $151 billion bill for NE high-speed rail

The proposed rail network that would take business travelers from New York to D.C. in a fraction of the current time would give businesses the kind of regional mobility that Europe has enjoyed for over a decade.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

The hotel industry starts chattering about Expedia’s new pricing model

Media and PR

Afar magazine moves co-founder to new role and learns to speak German

Despite the news and movement at the magazine, it still faces a challenge as it can't seem to translate its fan base to an active online community despite years of trying.

Skift | 12 years ago

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SkiftStats: European tourism to decline 1% in 2012

Tons of fascinating data, like Latvia is the fastest growing tourism destination in Europe. Who knew?

Skift | 12 years ago