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Articles tagged “shopping”

Airlines

Everybody loves Changi Airport: Singapore hub posts record numbers for 2012

Changi's has managed some astounding successes both attracting more international business to Singapore and by making its terminals places that passengers on long-haul flights aspire to transit through.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

MasterCard gets closer to payments in Myanmar with new banking partner

The rush to return to Myanmar happened before the banking and tourism industry was ready, but international brands like MasterCard are moving quickly to take advantage of this emerging market.

Reuters | 12 years ago

Tourism

Inbound Australia traffic is slowed as new tobacco allowances trip up smokers

Time to leave that carton of cigarettes at duty free: As of today passengers arriving in Australia get one-fifth the tobacco allowance they used to. This fits within Australia's all-out war on smoking.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

New duty-free limits drive Canadian overnight travel to U.S. to an all-time high

The new limits have boosted business in cities around Washington state this summer, while across the border; the Canadian economy has taken a hard hit from the exodus of shoppers looking for a sweeter deal.

Skift | 12 years ago

SkiftX

SkiftUX: Take a seat on Whaletale, the airport traveling mat for families

A cool family-friendly concept that will find a natural fit in unfriendly and rarely cleaned American airports.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Groupon sees how low its stock price can go (Answer: really low)

Flash sales and daily deals may just turn out to be less fun than everyone thought they'd be.

Kathleen Chaykowski, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Online Travel

How newlyweds can let others help bankroll their honeymoons

Wanderable's travel-gift registry for honeymooners may be just the ticket: There is a market for newlyweds wanting to travel a different path.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Need a pocket knife or a snow globe? Try a TSA auction

You might think that after over a decade of stringent rules about what you can and can't bring on a flight that people would stop bringing knives and such to airports. But their mistake can be your prize if you know where to shop.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Wealthy BRIC flyers are spending a ton of money at airport stores

Flyers are spending more, certainly, but the growth over the past four years should also be attributed to improvements across the board in the airport retail experience.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Asian Tourists may save Europe’s consumer economy

With a currency that's seeing an exchange rate that favors them with double-digit percentages, tourists from China and other parts of Asia are able to save significantly on luxe goods, despite import duties back home.

Skift | 12 years ago