Articles tagged “nyc”

Global potential is big, but offline events/campaigns cost a lot, so NYC's tourism will need to develop digital and social media chops to use all cost-effective channels, something it is lacking for now.

After American Airlines is settled we'll likely see a period of relative normalcy in the U.S. market now that mergers, labor negotiations, route closures, and standardization of fees have given the industry a restart.

Travel may be slower in early November than usual, but New York is packed wall-to-wall with visitors every December and even a hurricane isn't likely to change this. Where else will they go?

No damage was done to the actual statue after its year-long renovation, but repairs on the island’s infrastructure will keep tourists away until at least next year.

The city will bounce back, as it always has, though short term effects will linger for a while.

Strategic holds one of the most impressive collection of properties in the industry, especially for a public company, but a negative cash flow and lack of profitability may make it a hard sale in the end.

Beyond the good-will, post-Sandy PR from new media companies like Airbnb were the real, on-the-ground realities of price-gouging and odd cancellations that are the persisten reality of any rental marketplace.

Hurricane Sandy brought to a light a lesser-known function for the popular booking app as a disaster relief tool.

Lady Liberty is having a tough time recently. The iconic landmark reopened to visitors just three days before the storm hit and now its closed again with no estimate of when it will reopen.

Although the storm initially cancelled over 5,000 flights, United will eventually receive fares for rebookings, saved costs on fuel and labor, and improved load efficiency on flights following the storm.