Access exclusive travel research, data insights, and surveys
Airlines
Despite the labor challenges in Spain, 2013 was the first breath of fresh air Walsh has had at IAG in a very long time.
Kari Lundgren, Bloomberg | 8 years ago
Tourism
Spend data on a granular month-by-month basis is valuable to local tourism marketers, but the overall trend -- significant increases in annual spend -- is an even more important signal that more money is on the way, no matter which month it's spent in.
Samantha Shankman, Skift | 8 years ago
New DOT rules make not honoring these fares much more onerous than just letting the lucky passengers fly. And the PR can't hurt either.
Scott Mayerowitz, Associated Press | 9 years ago
Observers hoped that Chavez' death would get Venezuela back on track, but instead it's become a parody of itself. It's like a Cuba that doesn't understand it has problems.
Reuters | 9 years ago
President Kirchner's new financial policies should look to her previous ones -- and do just the opposite.
Charlie Devereux, Bloomberg | 9 years ago
Online Travel
This is big news for airlines, and big news for online travel in China. Expect a surge in mobile and desktop booking, as well as other players to come up with equally flexible payment methods.
Philip A. Stephenson, Quartz | 9 years ago
The two systems are a source of corruption and a sharp class distinction between the haves and have nots -- both things that the dual currency was meant to prevent. Moving to a simpler system will only hurt the few who are profiting.
Associated Press | 9 years ago
Lodging during massive events is never a bargain, and committees like this rarely work. Local residents who want to become mini-entrepreneurs can soften the blow via house and apartment rentals.
Tariq Panja, Bloomberg | 9 years ago
Venezuela's leaders like to blame their current situation on everyone but themselves. There's an irony that the government's moves have created hundreds of currency traders.
Daniel Walls, Reuters | 9 years ago
Hotels
Younger travelers aren't being as treated as well as their older peers -- no pension, less job security, leaner staffs -- so a perk here an there on the company dime is to be expected.
Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 9 years ago
