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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

Hotels

Mecca hoteliers build better and bigger for a new generation of wealthier pilgrims

As pilgrims become wealthier, international luxury chains are eager to get a piece of Saudi Arabia's hajj dollars.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

The reality and potential for tourism’s growth in Haiti

Haiti needs to find a compelling way to both ignore the walled gardens of private cruise line beaches and expand beyond feel-good tourism in order to create a real culture of tourism in the country.

Skift | 12 years ago

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BoltBus’ new northwest U.S. route challenges Amtrak

BoltBus is consistently the best of the new breed of low-cost lines, but these lines' unofficial "stations" are already drawing the attention of officials in multiple cities and lines may soon need to bump up costs to deal with increased regulation.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Virgin’s Wi-Fi is now live at 41 London Tube stations

After six weeks or so of free access, Virgin hopes London residents will find their service a compelling reason to switch carriers before its paywall goes up, post-Olympics.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

More Asia-Pacific flyers like budget carriers Jetstar and AirAsia than bigger counterparts

Even as the airline industry goes through a boom in the region flyers are turning to the budget operators for their flights instead of older established players like Qantas and Singapore Airlines.

Skift | 12 years ago