Articles tagged “politics”

Both Airbnb and New York City have missed out on a real opportunity to set precedents for the business. If Airbnb would bend a bit, and if New York leaders didn't think it was pure evil we could have seen a solution similar to what then-Mayor Bloomberg's was able to do with smart rules for Uber and e-hailing. More fighting on the horizon.

The TSA, U.S. airlines, and politicians are still battling over who exactly is to blame for lengthy airport security lines. Flyers, meanwhile, remain helpless as meaningful reform has yet to happen.

Trump's candidacy could turn out to be a huge — or should we say "YUGE" — challenge for the Trump travel brand.

Finger-pointing continues over the security line debacle at U.S. airports.

In the same way that people don't want their plumbers to go freestyle while hooking up their toilets, they don't want people in tourism to be uneducated about the thing they're selling.

Airbnb is doing all it can to become legalized in cities like New York and Los Angeles by saying it'll pay occupancy taxes, just like hotels do. But if you look at the math and the overall economic impact, is that money really enough to have a positive net impact on those cities?

European tour operators in Cuba are optimistic about their longstanding ties in the country and are concerned about how the tourism influx from the U.S. will exacerbate a lack of available rooms. Casas will compete with hotels and new infrastructure of many types will be needed to handle the new demand.

This weekend will go down as one of the most historic in U.S. history—and in U.S. hospitality.

A ton of red tape still needs to be eliminated before average Americans can take spontaneous or unregulated Cuban vacations.

As Europe awaits a decision from U.K. voters on the Brexit Referendum, O'Leary balances an honest, even cutting, evaluation of Europe's flaws with a vision of a better Europe. It's that same dogged determination against opposition which has helped make Ryanair the world's largest airline in passenger traffic.