Page 3081

Latest News

Uncategorized

Fees inflation: US Airways raises second bag fee for transatlantic flights to $100

We're approaching the point where it may just be cheaper to buy your suitcase a seat on the plane and let it bring a carry-on and a personal item rather than pay the fees to check them.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Autopilot being tested for runway use: This is your (robot) captain speaking

Flying is already the safest means of transportation and taking away some control from humans during more challenging portions of the route may remove the pilots from their tasks one step too far.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Lonely Planet’s value down $78 million since BBC purchase

LP is one of the strongest travel brands anywhere, but that doesn't make it immune to incompetence in the executive suite. It needs to stop chasing silly mobile ideas (Wenzani? Really?) and focus on the strength of its content.

Mark Sweney , The Guardian | 12 years ago

Lonely Planet’s value down $78 million since BBC purchase

Travel Technology

Qantas ditches staff Blackberrys in favor of iPhones

What took so long?

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Expedia “creating a ruckus” as it deserts small city in California

Expedia can decide to pick its spots when it decides to play hardball over the hotel tax issue, but will it need to change its strategy as more cities follow in Arcadia's footsteps?

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb to spend $97 million over ten years on new office

Airbnb likes to say its business is about people. The $97m speaks loudly, though, that this business is definitely about business -- lots and lots of it.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

SkiftAds: Gogo Wi-Fi campaign can’t wait for leisure travelers

Hey, leisure travelers want their MTV and in-flight Internet, too. Wi-Fi on high is not just for road warriors.

Skift | 12 years ago

Uncategorized

Airlines won’t have fueltank safety devices installed in time; no extension from FAA

FAA's doing the right thing by coming down hard on Boeing, and i everyone agrees they'll meet the 2017 deadline, then why delay it between now and then?

Skift | 12 years ago

Uncategorized

Moscow tries to deal with traffic congestion by encouraging bike and foot traffic

The proposal by Moscow's mayor is a good thought, but towns tend to have more success by pushing road-sharing programs that institute good habits on all streets rather than just selective good transport.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Need a pocket knife or a snow globe? Try a TSA auction

You might think that after over a decade of stringent rules about what you can and can't bring on a flight that people would stop bringing knives and such to airports. But their mistake can be your prize if you know where to shop.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Accor buys South American hotel chain for $275 million

Go elsewhere is the mantra for hotel industry expansion. That big "elsewhere" includes the fastest growing travel market of Latin America.

Skift | 12 years ago