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It goes without saying that there are legacy airlines in Europe and the U.S. that would kill for these numbers.
Skift | 12 years ago
Tourism
With a currency that's seeing an exchange rate that favors them with double-digit percentages, tourists from China and other parts of Asia are able to save significantly on luxe goods, despite import duties back home.
Airlines
The fuzzier images are a response to privacy concerns among some travelers. More important: Boston launched the pre-check program in mid-June.
Hotels
Like cycling to work and public transit, the sharing economy works because it makes sense, not because people are altruistic. And that's not a bad thing.
Media and PR
CanaryHop, Gidsy, SideTour, and Vayable all have compelling offerings that put the social and local into travel -- and they make money.
This junket-generated story is nonetheless exciting with its promise of a long, lazy vacation with old-school luxe -- at new-school prices, of course.
SkiftX
US Airways is content to play it cool while American uses delay tactics to put off what's looking inevitable: it's takeover by another legacy carrier.
For a site built largely upon the belief that people (or at least early adopters) are generally good, Airbnb is a model for how optimism can transform an industry.
There's a balance to be found between regulation of the new upstarts and the realization that some rules are in place to protect consumers, not just create hassles.
Clearly, airlines are going for the kill. Killing any notions of "customer service", that is.
The effect of bulk low-cost airlines like Ryanair and Easyjet can work both ways: they can dump lots of European tourists on your beaches, or they can dump you when things don't go their way. Bet other countries like Egypt -- desperate for tourism -- are lobbying Ryanair now.
