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Airlines

United’s global systems failure causing major flight delays

Expect major delays for travelers this evening as back ups at major airports around the U.S. are compounded by existing re-scheduling because of tropical-storm-turned-hurricane Isaac.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 12 years ago

United’s global systems failure causing major flight delays

Business Travel

SkiftAds: Lufthansa discovers lie-flat seats in a cute new ad

Bit behind the times to be touting lie-flat as any kind of competitive advantage, but surely a memorable ad.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Hotwire to shut Travel Ticker deals newsletter and website

It's hard to believe that Travel Ticker was merely a victim of Hotwire's international expansion plans. If the opaque travel market, where Hotwire plays, is getting very crowded, the deals newsletter space is getting even more so.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

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Study: Tourists suffer from “money illusion” when doing foreign currency calculations

Conversion apps make it a lot easier to spend intelligently abroad, but then who spends with that much care?

Rafat Ali, Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Valet.com uses membership dues to monetize curated travel recommendations

Although the brand is likely over-estimating the number of users who will come calling with their credit cards and enough cool cachet, it deserves credit for launching a travel product that it expects people to happily pay for.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Travelstrings seeks the bigger picture in student travelers’ mobile uploads

Content creation site Travelstrings is smart to target a niche group of study abroad students during its product development both to gain feedback and create buzz among a group that likes to talk a lot.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Which airlines offer the best rebooking deals for Tropical Storm Isaac?

It's a strange, strange world where United is offering better rebooking options than JetBlue or Southwest.

Scott Mayerowitz, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Tourism

New Orleans area airports go quiet as the region prepares for a hurricane-strength Isaac

Airlines are getting ahead of Isaac's game by canceling flights earlier and letting passengers reschedule their flights or cancel them altogether.

Scott Mayerowitz, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Airlines

FAA to review mobile device and Internet phone use during flights

In typical FAA fashion, it is moving at a glacier-like pace on the use of mobile devices during flights.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

FAA to review mobile device and Internet phone use during flights

Skift Originals

Hertz’s acquisition of Dollar Thrifty will end car rental competition as we know it

Three mega car rental companies will soon control the U.S. market, and a handful of airlines will do likewise. Consumer choice and competition is vanishing faster than free checked bags.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Hertz’s acquisition of Dollar Thrifty will end car rental competition as we know it