Google Flight Search launches in five European countries without EasyJet or Ryanair
Google is in no hurry to meet anyone else's timetables in the development of Google Flight Search, as today's European launch attests.
Tourism News
The world’s most marketing savvy countries in travel
Market perceptions vs press hype (read BrandUSA) are two different things in travel and tourism marketing. Lots of lessons to learn for U.S. and other more mature economies.
EasyJet coming of age as it challenges British Airways with inaugural Moscow flight
EasyJet is on a roll, and it's airfares will look a lot better to some business travelers than the larger British Airways' pricing. EasyJet's modest entry into Russia should shake things up a bit.
Los Angeles needs a modern convention center & it won’t wait for AEG
Ridiculous that the city is held hostage to a billionaire's whims about an NFL team. While LAX is finally being upgraded with a $4 billion investment, time a meetings and convention center comes up to match that.
SkiftStats: The countries most open to foreign travelers
Iceland, which tops the table, has certainly welcomed tourists in droves over the last few years. U.S. came 102 out of 140, which jibes with how it is perceived worldwide. UK is 55, twice more welcoming than U.S.
Travel ads of the week: What it takes to make an online travel ad pop
What appeals to one traveler might not turn on another. What’s your favorite video from this week’s roundup?
Chinese tourism board seeks social media whizz to put Hangzhou on the map
We’re working on a finding a traveler that’s already snagged one of these gigs to find out if a diet of foreign food, Facebook, and Twitter is all it’s cracked up to be.
The “Breaking Bad” tourism boom comes to Albuquerque
TV-inspired tourism is on the rise, as is the marketing push for it, and Breaking Bad has all the ingredients to drive it.
Second Carnival ship in two days is having trouble: This time it’s the Legend
After Carnival's arrogant performance at the cruise conference in Miami this week it's only appropriate to say something about "couldn't have happened to a nicer guy" here.
Phuket Chief of Police admits tourism crime is too high in Thailand
Thailand is an evergreen destination always popular with foreign tourists, but neglecting to get a handle on its crime rate will hurt tourism just as regional competition rises.