Businesses that take care of pets while you’re on vacation
I try to blog about travel related businesses once in a while and while this is not exactly a travel business, it does cater to travelers. There’s a franchise called Fetch! that offers dog boarding in...
View ArticleGreek Islands for sale – nice tourism business opportunity
If you have money and want to start a tourism-related business, check out this article. Greece is preparing to sell, or offering long-term leases on, some of its 6,000 sunkissed islands in a desperate...
View ArticleInterview with Laura Blair, luxury villa rental business owner
I recently had the opportunity to ask a few questions of Laura Blair, owner of Villas Veritas. It sounds like a pretty good gig – she has to visit over every one of the luxury villas featured on her...
View ArticleAshton Kutcher investing in and advising new travel site
Airbnb is getting a lot of free publicity thanks to Ashton Kutcher’s star power. The actor (and comedian and model) is investing in the travel website, which seems to be another booking engine for...
View ArticleEconomic conditions cause the Swiss franc to appreciate, hotels may go under
I saw on BBC last night that the Swiss franc is appreciating and that Switzerland’s tourism industry is suffering for it. People paying in Euros and dollars don’t want to trade them for francs and the...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines filing for bankruptcy
With 4 billion dollars in cash and strong assets, it seems American Airlines can keep operating without too much difficulty; they say service will be unaffected. Good news for passengers, but if you’re...
View ArticleChina refuses to pay Europe’s carbon fee
I actually read a few versions of this same story. Compared to other articles I read on the same topic, this one does contain something I found interesting and only in this one – that China says...
View ArticleGoogle buying Frommer’s travel guides – more detailed search results coming
After buying Zagat a while back, Google Inc. is buying Frommer’s guides to complement the Zagat restaurant listings. Google is buying Frommer’s from publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. along with John...
View ArticleAmerican expats giving up US citizenship
This article explains that more American expats are giving up US citizenship and explores one possible reason – tax laws. The article claims that The U.S is the only nation in the Organization for...
View ArticleNo merger? Less money for the millionaires? Better for the 99%? Nah.
In a surprising move, the US government claims to be looking out for fliers as it sues to block the American + US Airways merger. This is unwelcome news to investors, of course, and stock prices are...
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