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Will New Technology Reduce the Stress of Travel?When Andrew Curry discuses the future of travel in Travel Daily News he makes it a point of saying he tries to avoid techno-centric visions of the future, stuff like flying cars and all-wise robots. Still, that does not stop Curry and his fellow author, Eberhard Haag, head of global operations at... Category: Special Interests |
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Britain Rules Against Veracity of TripAdvisors' Online User ReviewsToday, TripAdvisor was barred from claiming the user reviews of family vacation hotels and resorts on its popular website are honest, according to a British authority. TripAdvisor’s problems were triggered last year by reputation firm, Kwikchex and co-founder Chris Emmins, reported Tnooz.... Category: Special Interests |
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Defrost Your Swimsuit Cause You'll Need It in Fort LauderdaleIt didn't take a fun public relations event to make me think of lying around a pool in the sun -- the weekend's bitter cold weather had already triggered that fantasy. But today, Fort Lauderdale took ownership of my travel dream and brought it to Times Square for the masses. In a glass-... Category: Special Interests |
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Babymoons and Booties Rattle This Tranquil B&BA special new type of weekend away called a Babymoon is the brainchild of innkeeper Victoria Kolyvas. " Look," she said, stoking the fire in the comfortable common room, "pregnancy can be very stressful! The questions from friends and family, the exams, the preparation. I just... Category: Special Interests |
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Facebook, Twitter Fail to Promote Brands: Offline Works BetterThere’s no doubt marketers and brand managers are spending lots of human and real capital to leverage the power of Social Sites, especially Facebook and Twitter. But does it do them any good? Meaning, do consumers promote brands via Social Media regardless of how hard those brands try to get... Category: Special Interests |
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The Airlines: On Cupcakes, the TSA and Pilot FatiguePatrick Smith’s column, Ask the Pilot is almost always an acerbic look at the airline industry with its many foibles and Alice in Wonderland rules and regulations. The good news, Smith reports, is that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has now released its new rules on pilot... Category: Special Interests |
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Guests Locked Out of Hotel Rooms When Technology FailsWith every keycard frozen, guests at the Denver Marriott had no place to go except crowded guest areas, and in the four embarrassing hours it took to fix the problem, many revelers had to sleep in the corridors. On New Years Eve. They would have loved a set of hard keys to their rooms,... Category: Special Interests |
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Should Travel Writers Ask for Free Trips or Get Paid by a Destination?Should Travel Writers Ask for Free Trips or Get Paid by a Destination? This started out with a question: Should travel writers ask for free trips. It’s a vexing and contentious issue for travel professionals. The ethical issues are pretty clear: If a travel writer is given an all-... Category: Special Interests |
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Battle of the Review Giants: HolidayCheck vs. TripAdvisorBattle of the Review Giants: HolidayCheck vs. TripAdvisor In the unfolding drama of TripAdvisor vs Fake Reviews that has played out in various travel publications, HolidayCheck has upped the stakes by trumpeting its differences with TripAdvisor relative to the integrity of hotel reviews... Category: Special Interests |
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Nobody Does It Better Than Puerto RicoThere's some irony in Puerto Rico Tourism selecting the slogan "Nobody Does It Better" for their tourism marketing campaign. After all, Carly Simon recorded the hit of this same name, written by Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager, back in the day..... way back in 1977. It... Category: Special Interests |
