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Airlines

Travel and Leisure magazine calls out its World’s Best Awards

T+L and its competitor Conde Nast Traveler have long sought to distinguish their respective lists with new measurements and greater user participation, but they find themselves under increasing threats from non-glossy, best-of-like lists from across the web.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

The world’s largest owner of hotel rooms wants to unload some real estate

Although Blackstone is only publicly speaking about commercial real estate now, it's hard to imagine that the private-equity giant won't look to unload a few of its 185,000 rooms -- or even the Hilton chain itself.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

GroupMe pushes specialized group texting for travel planning

There is a ton of skepticism here about whether the startup, acquired by Microsoft/Skype, can really build a seamless, mobile, group-travel planning experience and whether or not people will care if it does.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Investors continue to show disappointment with Lan and Tam’s merged Latam Airlines

Now that its two-years-in-the-making merger is complete Latam needs to start realistically dealing with expectations for the new South American powerhouse.

Eduardo Thomson, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Business Travel

Lower business travel forecasts from U.S. to Europe with economic woes

Growth in business travel, as in all sectors of travel, is outside U.S. and Europe, and even U.S. travelers spend more internationally, numbers show.

Skift | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

Apple iTravel patent win is a passbook for check-in technology

With these patents and the looming introduction of Passbook for boarding passes and check-ins, Apple wouldn't be getting into travel transactions, but would be playing at the fringes. The world isn't ending; it's probably only getting more efficient and elegant.

Skift | 12 years ago

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Amtrak’s Northeast corridor plans: Rollout and reduced train times

Trying to come up with funds will be key, and Amtrak acknowledges the shortfalls. Raising ticket prices will be only option & will depend on political environment over the next administration to push this through.

Skift | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

India’s Cleartrip goes mobile with hotels tonight and international flights

Mobile may soon outpace desktops in India as the preferred way to book travel and Cleartrip clearly seems to be out front in its smartphone platform.

Skift | 12 years ago

Uncategorized

37 minute Amtrak ride from New York to Philly? Yes, but not until 2040!

We're used to waiting, Amtrak, but this is kinda stretching it. But seriously, we're all for it, just speed it up.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Now American Airlines says it will formally explore partners

Online Travel

New iPad app iTravel combines inspiration with booking, but isn’t an Apple product

The travel inspiration with social integration field is quite crowded and without content to distinguish iTravel from the others, the only thing the company may have going for it is an enviable name.

Skift | 12 years ago