Travel and Tourism Industry

Viking: How to have snow on your summer cruise

Every year the cruise-ship companies find new ways to amuse and refresh passengers—mini-amusement parks, sky-diving, Broadway shows and more—but now Viking has trumped the others by adding snow to its new ocean cruisers, starting with…

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Wearable technology finding a niche for air crews

More and more technology is coming in wearable form: watches from Apple and Samsung, Google Glass, and more to come. And airlines and other aviation companies are starting to see a place for it onboard.   Instead of using a wired phone to contact…

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Amazon Edges Closer to Hotel Booking

Amazon has repeatedly denied it wants to move into the world of online travel agencies such as Expedia and Travelocity or booking sites like booking.com, but they keep making moves that look like that’s in their future.   The latest move is…

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Animals at the Airport: Working for you…

OK, it’s a stretch, but USA Today reports on several airports where unusual tactics are being used to keep airports maintained and planes out of trouble. Among them are O’Hare, SFO and Atlanta.   But surely few have gone as far as Portland…

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Viking: How to have snow on your summer cruise

Every year the cruise-ship companies find new ways to amuse and refresh passengers—mini-amusement parks, sky-diving, Broadway shows and more—but now Viking has trumped the others by adding snow to its new ocean cruisers, starting with…

Read More

Wearable technology finding a niche for air crews

More and more technology is coming in wearable form: watches from Apple and Samsung, Google Glass, and more to come. And airlines and other aviation companies are starting to see a place for it onboard.   Instead of using a wired phone to contact…

Read More

Amazon Edges Closer to Hotel Booking

Amazon has repeatedly denied it wants to move into the world of online travel agencies such as Expedia and Travelocity or booking sites like booking.com, but they keep making moves that look like that’s in their future.   The latest move is…

Read More

Animals at the Airport: Working for you…

OK, it’s a stretch, but USA Today reports on several airports where unusual tactics are being used to keep airports maintained and planes out of trouble. Among them are O’Hare, SFO and Atlanta.   But surely few have gone as far as Portland…

Read More