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Ground Transport
Bravado has taken Uber far, but challenging the U.S.'s best taxi system proved to be too big a challenge for the San Francisco startup.
Skift | 12 years ago
Skift Originals
The interim ban was highly contested domestically, but left foreign tourists confused and wary of booking a potentially disappointing trip. New regulations should help protect the tigers and India’s tourism industry.
Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago
Hotels
As airlines and other hotels bring booking apps to Facebook, it is good to see that Motel 6 doesn't get left in the gravel.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago
Airlines
Any implementation of IATA's blueprint is years away and will be kicked around like a political football. But it's good to dream.
Business Travel
Access to individual travelers’ data and personalized booking portals may help businesses monitors the costs of travel, but does nothing to solve the root of their problem -- rising airfares and room rates.
Media and PR
With three billion check-ins, Foursquare has a Fort Knox of data about consumers' retail habits, but a sizeable portion of its 30 million tips about places leave a lot to be desired. Foursquare will have to do a lot of partnering or get the check-in crowd into review-writing mode to improve its search results.
The comments all dwindle down to the two competing mindsets of a business traveler: one adjusts his expectations to the realities of air travel, while the other believes airlines should adjust regulations to cater to his needs.
General campaigns that attempt to encapsulate all a destination has to offer are still the norm, but Pure Michigan’s targeted approach harnesses digital data to give tourists the information they need and should lead the way for similar state ads.
In just a few years, the High Line Park has become one of New York's star tourist attractions and a force in revitalizing Manhattan's west side. Construction of its third and final segment is expected to start this fall and city officials expect it to spark another surge in development when it reopens in 2014.
Dan Nguyen, Skift | 12 years ago
Many road warriors prefer booking directly on airline sites, but if they are looking for a hotel deal at the last minute and need a flight, as well, the Priceline app can now handle flights and hotels, as well as car rentals.
