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Articles tagged “research”

Hotels

Who looks at 150 sites before booking a hotel? About 5 percent of travelers, study says

User-generated reviews are beginning to pay a significantly larger role in travelers’ decision processes, but hotels can still participate in the conversation by replying to positive and negative reviews.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Study suggests business travelers should schedule meetings for late afternoon

Researchers found athletes traveling long-distances performed their best in late afternoon and believe the theory can be applied to non-athletic events such as presentations and business meetings.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

An EU research project on air pollution sunk inside the Costa Concordia

Pollution levels in major cruising and shipping centers in the Mediterranean have had historically high levels of pollution but in the last two years sulfur rules imposed by the EU have improved matters.

Skift | 12 years ago

Business Travel

92% of surveyed business travelers are satisfied with their travel schedule

Marriott's survey found that travel attitudes and practices varied based on age and gender, but overall business travelers felt travel boosted their career, even while missing home-cooked meals.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Low-cost carriers won’t weaken strength of a combined American-US Airways behemoth

Anyone remember low-cost carriers? They would do little to weaken the power of an American Airlines-US Airways merger. For road warriors when it comes to airline consolidation, there are few positive options.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

TripAdvisor making friends in UK after spate of bad PR

After getting slapped on the wrist by UK regulatory authorities regarding the trustworthiness of its reviews, and being subjected to adverse press reports, TripAdvisor is anxious to portray its tourism status as a solid citizen. Of course 25% of TripAdvisor users stay longer at hotels than other travelers -- it takes time to pack and write all those reviews before heading out to the next destination.

Skift | 12 years ago