Growth, sale, IPOs – TUI mulls future of online and specialist divisions

Europe’s tour operating behemoth TUI Travel will run its online and specialist businesses separately to give a clearer idea of what to ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/TUI-growth-sales-IPO/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=growth-sale-ipos-restructure-tui-rules-nothing-onlinespecialist-businesses

8 reasons Indians are the coolest

India has over 1.2 billion people, so there’s a LOT of diversity. No matter when you visit, you'll come across at least one festival.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/8-reasons-indians-coolest-people-youll-meet-travels/

Review: Hotel Des Indes The Hague

On one hand vacationing in The Hague (or Den Haag, if you prefer) seemed kind of random to me at first. However:

-- I had some friends that recently visited and really enjoyed it

-- There's a Starwood Luxury Collection property there which gets great reviews

-- It's only a 30 minute train ride from Amsterdam Airport, so is a really easy side trip in conjunction with a visit to Amsterdam

In theory I love Starwood's Luxury Collection properties. I love hotel points, elite status, and the consistency which hotel chains offer, however don't really like the cookie cutter hotels. That's the benefit of Starwood's Luxury Collection, as they're all unique properties. They make you feel like you're not staying at a chain hotel in terms of the design, though you still get consistent elite benefits.

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Sabre plots hospitality growth – tuck-ins, geographic and customer expansion

Just days before Sabre announced its acquisition of Genares, chief executive Tom Klein was speaking at the Deutsche Bank 2014 Technology Conference. ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/sabre-plans-hospitality-growth/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sabre-3

How to Get Your Bank to Pay You When Your Flight is Delayed or Luggage Gets Lost

Yesterday I got (multiple, cough) e-mails from Citibank about new benefits for their American Airlines co-brand products. With an email subject line like “Important Information About Your Protection Benefits” I assumed they’d be taking away benefits so Citi really needs to get better e-mail subject writers. In fact with a subject line like that, I’d […]

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#MatUTalks Twitter chat: Sep 18

Join the conversation on the phenomenon of voluntourism, and get a chance to win a copy of Daniel Baylis's "The Traveller."



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/matutalks-twitter-chat-voluntourism-sep-18/

10 Interesting and Helpful Travel Websites

Every day, a dozen new travel websites start up in hopes of making your trip planning easier, help you meet locals, crowdsource your advice, or save money. And with equal speed as many travel websites fail each day. A lot of travel start ups try to fill a void where none exists. There are just some things that people don’t want, need, or desire. There many are with innovative ideas but are poorly executed and end up floundering. Then there […]

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Next wave: 24 technology companies which are changing the future

SYSTEMS: It is very easy to get sucked into a travel industry bubble when it comes to where technology is perhaps heading ...



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14 swanky SoCal hotels and resorts

A look at the high end of the high-end hotels from San Diego to Santa Barbara.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/14-southern-californias-swankiest-hotels-resorts/

Deal Paves Way For World's Largest Tourism Group

Europe's biggest tour operator, TUI Travel, and majority owner TUI AG have agreed on the terms of a merger.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/tui-travel-tui-ag-reach-agreement-84b-merger-1688462

It’s Time to Clean Out the Credit Card Bag

After a major overhaul of my credit card stack I have the pile down to 27 active credit cards. I have easily cancelled ten in the last month that showed no promise for further use. The whole clean out was prompted by my realization that the credit card game is changing and I’d better keep […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/09/its-time-to-clean-out-the-credit-cards.html

That’s one fine mess you’ve gotten yourself into with your OneWorld flight

from Elliott http://elliott.org/can-this-trip-be-saved-2/thats-one-fine-mess-youve-gotten-oneworld-flight/

Happy Girls in Guangxi and more great feedback on The Arcanum

More Great Feedback on The Arcanum! First, The Arcanum hit #8 of the Top 51 Websites for Learning Online. Amazing! That’s a great tribute the the team, the Masters, and the Apprentices! Thanks everyone! And here are two wonderful Apprentices who made some lovely posts about their thoughts and experiences! The first is from Rose […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/09/15/happy-girls-in-guangxi-and-more-great-feedback-on-the-arcanum/

Wisconsin Town Races Llamas to Draw Crowds

The small town of Hammond has made an annual llama-racing event into a quirky tourist draw, now in its 18th year.

















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Here’s When You Should Still Mileage Run — Even Though Mileage Runs are Dead

Mileage running for the redeeming miles, the idea that you could fly cheap fares and redeem the miles for expensive tickets, never made much sense most of the time or for most people. By the time you factor in the value of time spent in airports and planes – your opportunity cost – you were […]

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