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Online Travel

Four global megatrends forcing the travel industry to adapt or die

The tourism industry does not work alone. It simultaneously touches and is impacted by world events, technology, green energy, the economy, and, of course, people. It must consider and constantly adapt to these moving factors in order to move forward in a positive meaningful way.

Samantha Shankman | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Foursquare wants to encourage local discovery, not just checkins

It's been a long path from checkin to discovery for Foursquare to realize that it doesn't just have the power to broadcast location but to lead less share-y users to find something interesting. Now they just need to find the right balance between the two.

12 years ago

Online Travel

Rio succeeds in pressing Google to remove the word "favela" from its maps

Geopolitics play a large role in mapping worldwide, but this relatively small case is an example of the factors including safety, pride, and accuracy that are involved in such instances.

Donna Bowater | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Turns out Google didn't sell social followers back to Arthur Frommer

Interesting conundrum in this social media age: do you value the social accounts separately in an M&A/sale valuation? Are accounts and its followers separate, and that means can be decoupled and sold?

Rafat Ali | 12 years ago

Hotels

U.K. startup onefinestay brings users more local insight with app launch

A spin on Airbnb’s Neighborhoods guides, onefinestay’s app makes it easier for travelers to tap into local knowledge and adds an incentive for users to choose it over traditional hotels and competing services.

12 years ago

Airlines

First case of fatal crash confirmed in texting-while-flying case

Distracted flying is a new phenomena, and expect the use of electronic devices in flight cockpits -- allowed to pilots during level cruising phase -- to come under increasing scrutiny after this.

Alan Levin | 12 years ago

Online Travel

How travelers from ten countries access the Internet from the road

The nitty-gritty details of the report is an interesting look at the prevalence of Internet cafés today, but it’s main findings further prove the importance of travel content and booking functions becoming mobile-friendly to remain relevant.

Samantha Shankman | 12 years ago

Airlines

Panasonic shows off its in-flight Wi-Fi with a global airborne Tweetathon

Panasonic already has some high-profile customers including Etihad and United, but the very public Tweetathon will likely raise consumer awareness of the service and pique carriers’ interest.

12 years ago

Media and PR

Montana sees new media as the way to reach the next generation of travelers

Nice work by Montana to adapt when necessary. When you've got a big sky to play with, the sky can be the limit.

Eddie Gregg | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Geography is the new frontier of innovation in travel

Great story on the interdisciplinary nature of innovations in geography that are intersecting with various aspects of travel, and stretching the boundaries of what we consider part of travel industry.

12 years ago