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Last week in TSA seizures: Grenades, fireworks, and lots of pistols

The TSA should make a deal with U.S. travelers: They'll stop being patted down and have to go through body scanners when citizens stop packing firearms, grenades, and fireworks.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Kayak hits the road with $100 million IPO try

Start your engines. Kayak is beginning its road show in a bid to raise more than $100 million in an IPO. The company will face tough questions about Google's acquisition of ITA Software and whether it can paint a big enough growth story to satisfy would-be investors.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Mexico will generate more revenue from tourism in 2012 than ever before

Despite regional violence and terrible PR, Mexico's wealth of offerings to tourists -- from pristine beaches, to ancient ruins, to colonial cities, to urban centers -- keeps people coming back.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Traveling from Paris to Provence via bicycle and stomach

Some of Europe's most under-served tourist routes straddle ancient roads connecting medieval towns and modern cities. The trick to discovering them, though, requires travel by foot or by bike. But the payoff is both delicious and memorable.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

A new standard for eco-friendly hotels, courtesy of the World Travel & Tourism Council

Any reliable standards need to be enacted with the understanding that even fantastic hotels may fall short because of the demands of their location and clientele.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Singapore Air’s Scoot will challenge carriers with budget Taipei flights this fall

Singapore Airlines is looking to shake up regional competition by introducing low-cost flights via Scoot on routes it doesn't already fly it's traditional planes.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

The technology and planning behind Airbnb’s compelling property photos

Despite the local challenges it is facing, Airbnb -- like non-travel companies such as Demand -- is proving that fantastic content and payment management systems will allow it to succeed where others are creating new ways to fail.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

How to get the most out of Olympic London before the Games begin

Very few people come to London to run, skate, or do anything other than sightsee, hit the theatre, and then hit the pub, but this capsule tour of the city takes inspiration from the coming Games to give visitors a new way to see the city.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

The Maldives hopes tourists will pay voluntary taxes to keep the islands above sea level

The Maldives' somewhat illegitimate president has proposed a voluntary tax that he says will go to environmental initiatives. But even the most eco of travelers has plenty of reasons to think the money won't go anywhere near these purposes.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Crime fiction on tour: 5 cities that make killer destinations

A deep interest in the worlds brought to life in real destinations is driving a mini-boom of literature-inspired trips, none more so than in locales popularized by crime novels.

Skift | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

China’s Ctrip, hearing footsteps, dips into $500m marketing budget

With its perch threatened by foreign-backed and internal competitors in China, Ctrip is upping the ante with a substantial marketing campaign. It's all an unwitting advertisement for the ratcheted-up competitive travel market in China.

Skift | 12 years ago