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Media and PR

A Scottish guesthouse owner sues TripAdvisor over business lost from a bad review

There will always be bad hotels and there will always be terrible guests. If TripAdvisor could easily advise readers of the former and weed out the latter they'd make customers happy and have the killer travel website everyone dreams about.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

If Spain exits the eurozone, Iberian and British Airways’ parent company is ready

IAG leadership is positive that the union between Iberia and British Airways will start showing positive numbers in 2015, but a eurozone crisis would definitely throw that timetable off.

Gwyn Topham, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Airlines

Virgin Atlantic slips into the red for only the third time in its 28-year history

Losses are never much fun, but Virgin is seeing an uptick in flyers, and this year it gets some new planes that are more efficient and will help cut fuel costs.

Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Online Travel

OpenTable wants to make your next restaurant visit even more personal

From online travel agency hotel bookings to online dining reservations, travel and hospitality companies are digging into their vast data collections to get smarter about customer behavior. If the server can't remember your favorite dish, the data analytics system will.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Priceline co-founder and creator of Shatner’s character Jord Poster dies at 56

Poster was the person who created actor William Shatner's ubiquitous "Priceline Negotiator" character.

Ira Kantor, Boston Herald | 12 years ago

Business Travel

10 smart tips from a corporate travel manager that rogue travelers already know

Travel managers can provide certain perks, but smart independent travelers can get similar deals and keep all the loyalty rewards for themselves -- one reason more business travelers are going rogue.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Solo trekkers must now hire local guide or porter in Nepal

The government’s decision seems like a win-win, keeping solo trekkers safe for about $10 per day and boosting the local economy by providing jobs; however, experienced trekkers may yearn for their once solo adventure.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

U.S. looks to grow economy by pushing travel, streamlining visa process

The fastest growing sector of inbound tourists to the U.S. is from Brazil, China, and India -- thanks largely this year to the eased visa rules.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Mid East airline biggies’ passenger numbers rose at blistering 18% in June

We've been beating this drum here for a while now: the future of aviation is where the numbers show it is.

Issac John, Khaleej Times | 12 years ago

Airlines

What’s driving the merger ambitions of US Airways’ CEO Doug Parker

A merger with American and the mega-carrier it will create represents the dream of just about every airline CEO. After being burned by Delta five years ago, Parker is confident this is his moment.

Linda Lloyd, Philadelphia Inquirer | 12 years ago

What’s driving the merger ambitions of US Airways’ CEO Doug Parker

Tourism

Ebola outbreak hits the heart of Uganda’s nascent tourism industry

Originating next to the country’s most visited national park during Uganda’s peak visiting season, Ebola is causing millions of dollars of cancellations although no official warning has been issued yet.

The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago