Samantha Shankman
Helsinki Airport’s New Relaxation Area Gives Flyers a Free Place to Sleep
European airports are ahead of their American peers in making wait times more enjoyable for flyers, especially with design aspects that represent the cities where the hubs are located.
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Shutdown 2013: Americans and Visitors Take to Social Media To Show Impact
The United States recently started promoting itself as tourist destination overseas, but these images shared on social media channels worldwide will send a much louder and unwelcoming message to potential visitors.
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Travel Itinerary and Miles Tracker Traxo Raises $4.2 Million in Series A Round
Traxo is one of several mileage-tracking sites that have been temporarily banned by airlines from accessing frequent flyers' account information. Agreements have since restarted the service, but Traxo is still competing in a crowded market.
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Dublin Airport Teams Up with Theatre Festival to Add Drama to Arrivals
The theatre sponsorship provides creative content for Dublin Airport to share and allows it to engage flyers and the local community without endlessly pushing its own attractions and features.
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Time Inc.’s Purchase of American Express Publishing Is Complete
The transaction is official, which means the real work now lies ahead.
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Skift Interview: Best Western CEO Explains the Right Way to Use Big Data
The Best Western brand is present worldwide in the form of converted or independent hotels. Building seamless technology for customers and operations is a tough task, but superior quality will eventually breed positive branding.
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NYC Rules Airbnb Rentals Legal if at Least One Tenant Present
Warren's case is not representative of most Airbnb stays in New York City where people are known to run illegal hotels and entire apartments are one of the most common kind of rentals.
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State Department Works with Twitter to Get Travelers Information Faster
Twitter has already proven to be a lifeline for people caught in the middle of a disaster. Limiting alerts to public organizations may help curb the spread of misinformation, but the alerts will still only reach Twitter users who sign up for the service -- a relatively small number of citizens.
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Las Vegas’ Iconic Tourism Slogan ‘What Happens Here, Stays Here’ Turns 10
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, except the secrets of one of the world's most successful marketing campaigns. Expectations for a Vegas vacation have become a cultural phenomenon and the realization that it's all a ploy to tap into tourists' frustrations and set them off on a spending spree is unlikely to quench the thirst for freedom felt by any arriving visitor.
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