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Tourism

The U.S.’s new transportation bill is a complete failure

The federal government failed once again to address the growing need for well-thought out urban and regional mass transit projects, forcing metro authorities to step in and fill the void.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Every part of the world saw better hotel rates this May than last year

Despite the debt crisis and other uncertainty, both business and leisure consumers paid more money for their hotel rooms this May.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

What the wrecking balls mean to Beijing’s culture and history

This non-emotional report of a city in a state of rapid change rarely seen before cuts to Beijing's central challenge: Can you build the city of the future while wiping out its past?

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Loyalty-card startups give merchants a reason to ignore Groupon

The startups make the difference between flash sale sites and loyalty programs clear: One's just about the deal, the other's about building a loyal clientele.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Is Hipmunk the best travel booking website on the planet?

Hipmunk is innovative, for sure, but is it more than a few features and does it have enough staying power to get its brand known beyond Silicon Valley?

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Thomas Cook cuts Olympic ticket and hotel packages by 50%

Despite the promises that Olympic business is brisk, it's becoming more likely that the committee's carefully orchestrated release of rooms and events tickets has not worked as planned.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

Bahrain tries to lure back cruise ships by cutting port fees

Bahrain knows that the cruiselines first scared off by unrest and then by sky-high insurance premiums won't return until costs decline and think that slashing port fees are just the ticket.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Expedia ranks the world’s 650 best hotels

Expedia doesn't have the same amount of user activity as one-time sister company TripAdvisor, but it can say that its users have stayed in the properties that they rate.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

London Olympics is a big huge tourist bust. Or not.

We may not know what the reality is until much after the games have ended, as collecting data for huge events like Olympics always takes a long time, sometimes even years. But trust London to mess up a good thing going.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

KwikChex rates review sites through its own lens

KwikCheck, which represents hotels, hates unverified hotel reviews so TripAdvisor is near the bottom of the list. TripAdvisor-owned Flipkey, which publishes only verified reviews about vacation rentals, is a favorite. In publishing its list, where is KwikChex's transparency about filing complaints with UK regulatory authorities against at least two of the companies in its ranking?

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Troubled Air India bets against long-hauls, says Indians like stopovers

Counter-intuitive, but what isn't in India? Business travelers love non-stops, and hate Air India. Hence this spin for leisure travelers, which may have some truth to it.

Skift | 12 years ago