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Air India’s Dreamliners are grounded in South Carolina until it pays up

India's airline industry seems to exist lately solely to make the U.S. aviation industry look smart. It's time a company stepped up and starting delivering the service the rapidly expanding country deserves.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Push and pull on who will lead Egypt’s tourism ministry & revive the sector

With conservatives coming into power and economy still in doldrums, tourism ministry needs to be shored up by a liberal leader to keep the Western tourists flowing in.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Wikitravel editors to team up with Wikipedia and ditch Internet Brands

This seems like a win-win for the people who love Wikitravel: They keep all the content they want, keep the link juice, take the experts with them, and join forces with an organization that shares the same values.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Balancing Kenya’s Maasai Mara culture with tourism & development

A great short documentary about the struggle between commercial/tourism development with conserving local cultures and wildlife, a struggle playing out in almost all parts of Africa.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

New York City to use old phone booths to broadcast free public Wi-Fi

As opposed to Starbuck with chairs and tables, the city's campaign is targeted a smartphone and tablet users (or  a laptop user with good balance) who need a little extra connection along their way.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

First honest words from Concordia captain: “I f—-d up!”

Concordia captain Schettino has become such a parody of an inept leader that it's almost too easy to laugh -- until you recall the death and destruction behind his excuses.

Skift | 12 years ago

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9 sexiest restaurant bathrooms in the U.S.

Is the bathroom really the best place for a Buddha? Zagat's list will keep lurkers clicking until they've seen the nine spots they could envy for square footage alone.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Private firm hired for Olympic security needs a little help from the government

More than 37,000 troops and private security personnel will be on hand to handle matters from baggage checks to counter-terrorism, with an extra 3,500 troops now stepping in to pick up the slack.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

Why Royal Caribbean’s Oasis and Freedom class ships are some of the most fit ships at sea

Cruises now tailor some itineraries for athletes and gym rats, so Cruise Critic has turned their expert and user lenses to rank lines based on facilities, activities, and healthy cuisine.

Skift | 12 years ago

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The benefit of being Branson: Richard and kids on first Virgin Galactic flight

For those of us who aren't named Branson, the $200k price tag isn't really all that much money for the ultimate bucket list check-off.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Tourism means South Tyrol isn’t having an issue during Italy’s recession

This German-speaking autonomous region of Italy has fended for itself for years and now a confluence of smart spending, pristine scenery, and dissatisfaction with Italy's economy has it considering going solo.

Skift | 12 years ago