Google+ hotel listings were hijacked recently, resulting in links to hotel chains such as Marriott being redirected to unauthorized 3rd-party booking sites. Could have been worse…they could have been fraudulent sites. The immediate problem has…
Yelp, the big search-and-review site that’s no longer just about food, relies on user reviews for the bulk of its content—which means it has to worry a lot about fake reviews, both negative and positive. The site, which recently bought its…
Airbnb, the vacation rental site, is offering a special for first-time renters: 1 night free up to $300 on rentals of 2 nights or more. Reservations must be made by Jan. 17 for stays up to March 1. DETAILS from the Sacramento Business…
You can’t make a call…but now you can text, check mail and browse the internet inflight on your smartphone for less. Delta has introduced $1.95 WiFi passes for cellphones, and others are sure to follow. DETAILS
Expedia is rolling out 3 new features (domestic first, global later). The first uses their huge database to propose alternate dates or airports for flights you search (you could do it yourself before, but now the engine will offer it). The second,…
Now the frequent flier part of the AA/USAir merger begins. AA announced yesterday that members in both its AAdvantage and Dividend Miles programs can earn miles in either program on all AA or USAir flights. In addition, elite members of either program…
This week’s snow and cold weather have made a mess of many travel schedules—but they also highlighted the airlines’ increasing use of social media to keep travelers updated and to respond to travelers’ questions. HERE’s some info from…
VisitBritain, the official tourist-promotion agency of UK, has published a list of “DOs” and “DON’Ts” for hotels and employees. Some are pretty obvious (don’t make fun of Indian accents) and some are based on common national stereotypes.
In the news this week: over 40 million credit card users possibly affected by theft of data from magnetic stripes on credit cards used at Target stores—only one of many such incidents. As many travelers know, in the rest of the world, more…
How hotels are attracting customers is definitely changing. Is this the end of advertising as we once knew it? READ what’s in store for 2014 and beyond. http://bit.ly/1gImjEG
Google+ hotel listings were hijacked recently, resulting in links to hotel chains such as Marriott being redirected to unauthorized 3rd-party booking sites. Could have been worse…they could have been fraudulent sites. The immediate problem has…
Yelp, the big search-and-review site that’s no longer just about food, relies on user reviews for the bulk of its content—which means it has to worry a lot about fake reviews, both negative and positive. The site, which recently bought its…
Airbnb, the vacation rental site, is offering a special for first-time renters: 1 night free up to $300 on rentals of 2 nights or more. Reservations must be made by Jan. 17 for stays up to March 1. DETAILS from the Sacramento Business…
You can’t make a call…but now you can text, check mail and browse the internet inflight on your smartphone for less. Delta has introduced $1.95 WiFi passes for cellphones, and others are sure to follow. DETAILS
Expedia is rolling out 3 new features (domestic first, global later). The first uses their huge database to propose alternate dates or airports for flights you search (you could do it yourself before, but now the engine will offer it). The second,…
Now the frequent flier part of the AA/USAir merger begins. AA announced yesterday that members in both its AAdvantage and Dividend Miles programs can earn miles in either program on all AA or USAir flights. In addition, elite members of either program…
This week’s snow and cold weather have made a mess of many travel schedules—but they also highlighted the airlines’ increasing use of social media to keep travelers updated and to respond to travelers’ questions. HERE’s some info from…
VisitBritain, the official tourist-promotion agency of UK, has published a list of “DOs” and “DON’Ts” for hotels and employees. Some are pretty obvious (don’t make fun of Indian accents) and some are based on common national stereotypes.
In the news this week: over 40 million credit card users possibly affected by theft of data from magnetic stripes on credit cards used at Target stores—only one of many such incidents. As many travelers know, in the rest of the world, more…
How hotels are attracting customers is definitely changing. Is this the end of advertising as we once knew it? READ what’s in store for 2014 and beyond. http://bit.ly/1gImjEG
