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Articles tagged “boston”

Airlines

JetBlue Girds for Airline Hub War in Boston

What choice does JetBlue have but to downplay its competitive problems in Boston? But this is not good for the airline. It was bad enough when JetBlue had to worry about new routes from Delta. Now American is joining the mix.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago

JetBlue Girds for Airline Hub War in Boston

Hotels

Airbnb Gets New Power to Inform on Rivals When They Are Scofflaws

Is the Boston-Airbnb settlement, which calls for short-term regulatory platforms to comply with a city ordinance, a model for future agreements? Too soon to tell but what's clear is that the alternative accommodations industry will one day transition from outliers to regulated entities.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Airbnb Gets New Power to Inform on Rivals When They Are Scofflaws

Airlines

JetBlue’s Battle to Remain Dominant in Boston

A few years ago, Delta Air Lines expanded in Seattle and tried to take share from Alaska Airlines. Surprisingly, Alaska has held on to most of its customers. Now, Delta is trying a similar strategy in Boston. JetBlue has a big customer base there. Will JetBlue's loyalists stick around?

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

JetBlue’s Battle to Remain Dominant in Boston
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The Digital Strategies Helping Cities Connect with Locals and Visitors

Municipal city governments have been investing heavily in smart city technologies, but in many different ways. Bloomberg Associates' new research puts forth some best practices to help cities learn how others are using various digital tools to engage locals and visitors effectively.

SkiftX + Skift | 6 years ago

The Digital Strategies Helping Cities Connect with Locals and Visitors

Business Travel

The Future of Event Design and Diversity — Meetings Innovation Report

Two of the biggest transformations in the meetings industry today relate to more creative event design and more emphasis on diversity, but we have a long way to go before each enters mainstream adoption. We in the meetings media can do better advancing those themes.

Greg Oates, Skift | 7 years ago

The Future of Event Design and Diversity — Meetings Innovation Report

Ground Transport

Airport Car-Sharing Service FlightCar Partners With Travelport

This Travelport agreement with FlightCar is a shocker given the regulatory and reputational risks. It's a shocker because we didn't know Travelport had it in them to make such a brash move -- and it is a multi-year agreement, too.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airport Car-Sharing Service FlightCar Partners With Travelport

Ground Transport

Cape Cod gets its first train and with it boost to summer tourism

Going to Cape Cod is synonymous with legendary traffic jams, and now Boston to Cape Cod summer tourists have an option, and a great one.

Jason Cook, Cape Cod Times | 11 years ago

Cape Cod gets its first train and with it boost to summer tourism

Airlines

Boston airport employees indicted for accepting bribes from line-cutting cabbies

Getting to the front of the line must be more lucrative than whatever these cab drivers paid the Massport employees, but certainly not enough to cover whatever fines they’ll be slapped with.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Peek launches in Boston with plans to donate to bombing relief fund

At least Peek backs up its questionable PR tactic of announcing a Boston launch when awareness surrounding the city is at its highest by donating to The One Fund Boston.

Ira Kantor, Boston Herald | 11 years ago

Peek launches in Boston with plans to donate to bombing relief fund

Skift Originals

Foreign tourism boards urge travel to Boston in wake of marathon bombing

It's a beautiful thing to see so many foreign tourism boards, whose interests lie elsewhere, express their support to the City of Boston as travel is the great uniter.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Foreign tourism boards urge travel to Boston in wake of marathon bombing