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Hotels
Looking for hotspots these days means mostly international, and that means growth hubs like China, and still very nascent Latin American market.
Skift | 12 years ago
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Uber has demonstrated it prefers to sin first and ask forgiveness later. But they have yet to meet a potential foe like New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission.
Airlines
Choice is good for consumers, and anything beyond just CNN/HLN will only be good. Also connecting through mobile device to watch on your own screens in airport is a great move.
Liana B. Baker, Reuters | 12 years ago
EasyJet is attempting to disguise new fees for choosing seats by focusing on the benefits of seat allocation and mentioning it as an improvement for business travelers.
Dan Milmo, The Guardian | 12 years ago
When O'Leary is not being downright offensive he's dead right about matters such as British Airways' wastefulness or passengers' willingness to do anything to save a buck.
The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago
RouteHappy is bringing a level of data about flight amenties to masses of passengers that until now only the most avid aviation geeks would have been aware of. RouteHappy's challenge is to see how much consumers really care about flight amenities as they vary aircraft to aircraft.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago
Voice communications is the third rail of inflight connectivity, and may get better user reception on longhaul flights.
Considering the weight of its debt, it's hard to imagine how Gol flights can take off. And the kicker? People keep saying it can learn a thing or two from Ryanair.
Ney Hayashi and Lucia Kassai, Bloomberg | 12 years ago
Online Travel
In a slight against the Chicago-based deal merchant, for Starbuck's second shot at local deals it has turned to LivingSocial rather than Groupon.
Alistair Barr, Reuters | 12 years ago
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The Lanyang Museum is the largest museum in Yilan, a scenic county that is popular with tourists looking for a break from bustling city of Taipei.
Airlines' mistakes are immediately broadcasted on Twitter and Facebook, but they have a shot at turning disgruntled passengers into dedicated fliers by offering a quick solution in a friendly tone.
