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Airlines

FCC commissioners vote to expand availability of airborne Wi-Fi access

The FCC is pushing the FAA to act faster regarding use of in-flight electronics, and this is yet the latest shove to get the aviation administration moving.

Todd Shields and Alan Levin | 12 years ago

Airlines

Lots of people forget to turn off digital devices on flight says study

Some of these survey findings are self-serving on part of APEX and CEA, who want the current in-flight digital device rules to be changed for more usage. For us, only 4-in-10 passengers wanting these rules to be changed is interesting, and needs some deeper digging on consumer attitudes.

Rafat Ali | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Priceline purchase of Kayak approved by UK, deal to close May 21

Let the games begin.

Dennis Schaal | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Hipmunk dives deeper into hotel business with direct bookings

Many travel startups focus their attention on hotels as they’re more lucrative than flights and there is more room for innovation. It’s a lesson that Hipmunk appears to have learned and is now working through it without abandoning its original flights product.

Samantha Shankman | 12 years ago

Hotels

Interview: HotelTonight's CEO on user photos, copycats and Priceline

As a first-mover, HotelTonight is in an enviable position. The company faces competition from imitators, including big brands, but there absolutely will be more than one winner in the same-day booking sector. There is a whole big world out there.

Dennis Schaal | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Disney's $1 billion gamble on its MyMagic payment bracelet

Cruise lines and Disney know that a card linked to your credit card makes spending easier. But a bracelet you don't even have to whip out? Even easier than that.

Matt Phillips | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Caesars the first casino to ban Google Glass, will others follow?

Caesars is the largest operator of casinos in the world, if it says no to Google Glass -- which makes sense as it prohibits recording devices -- others will follow suit as well.

12 years ago

Business Travel

QuickMobile closes $3.2 million funding round and is hiring

QuickMobile has found itself a lucrative niche, and is clearly in expansion mode.

Dennis Schaal | 12 years ago

Hotels

Hotel price-fixing lawsuit adds EyeForTravel, Hyatt and Wyndham as defendants

We'd be surprised if the allegations against EyeForTravel stick. Dragging an industry conference into the mix with the unsupported implication that vast conspiracies were furthered seems a bit of a stretch.

Dennis Schaal | 12 years ago

Ground Transport

Five travel startups hack HotelTonight and taxi apps in the U.S. and abroad

Samantha Shankman | 12 years ago