Lower business travel forecasts from U.S. to Europe with economic woes
Growth in business travel, as in all sectors of travel, is outside U.S. and Europe, and even U.S. travelers spend more internationally, numbers show.
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Apple iTravel patent win is a passbook for check-in technology
With these patents and the looming introduction of Passbook for boarding passes and check-ins, Apple wouldn't be getting into travel transactions, but would be playing at the fringes. The world isn't ending; it's probably only getting more efficient and elegant.
Amtrak’s Northeast corridor plans: Rollout and reduced train times
Trying to come up with funds will be key, and Amtrak acknowledges the shortfalls. Raising ticket prices will be only option & will depend on political environment over the next administration to push this through.
India’s Cleartrip goes mobile with hotels tonight and international flights
Mobile may soon outpace desktops in India as the preferred way to book travel and Cleartrip clearly seems to be out front in its smartphone platform.
Now American Airlines says it will formally explore partners
A strategic leak to WSJ on this one: American is likely approaching potential partners reluctantly because, as Andrew Ross Sorkin made clear, its execs stand to make a ton of money if they wait to merge.
New iPad app iTravel combines inspiration with booking, but isn’t an Apple product
The travel inspiration with social integration field is quite crowded and without content to distinguish iTravel from the others, the only thing the company may have going for it is an enviable name.
Why Kayak wants its IPO now and why it thinks $22 a share is the right price
A dream deferred no longer -- maybe. Kayak can almost taste the public markets now, but as its IPO roadshow kicks into gear, this is not yet a done deal.
Western Australia says no thank you to shark cage tourism
The ban comes after studies show the activity creates abnormal patterns among sharks and can lead to increased attacks on humans.
Travel inspiration and information is a native feature of Windows 8
The new Metro apps try a friendlier approach to user interface than Windows is usually known for. Its travel features -- built on the back of Frommers.com content -- packages web content as if it were an inspirational app.
Thailand’s Tourism Authority wants more money from high-end travelers
Thai authorities down want to make things more expensive, they just want travelers who have more money to come and spend as much of it as possible.
Should British tourists now consider going back to Zimbabwe?
Not supporting the Mugabe regime is a very good reason to criticize or ignore a country, but British travelers need to make sure it's this that bothers them and not fairy tale notions of how much better things were under colonialism.
Personal automobiles in cities aren’t necessarily a terrible thing
Monocle's design editor isn't the usual person you'd expect defending automobiles, but his insights into how cars can be a valuable part of a city's ecosystem speak to the distance city planners still have to go to find the right transport mix.