DLD 331: Copycats and Quarantines
Can you copyright an airline route network? Asking for a friend north of the border. Plus bailouts and refunds and new routes galore!
Hotels
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DLD 317: The Circa Circus in Vegas
How do you host a massive casino opening party in Las Vegas in the midst of a pandemic? It definitely isn't easy, but it can...
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First Cabin pod hotels declare bankruptcy, many locations closed
Capsule hotels are ingrained in the Japanese culture. They are as much for locals working late and needing a simple bed near the office rather...
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DLD 253: That little Fokker
United teams up with Clear, Southwest leaves Newark and CapOne has a data breach. Plus, a new(ish) airline flying a pretty old little Fokker.
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DLD 252: Ventures and Dream(liner)s
New Dreamliner configurations, a new deal for collusion and an awesome 747 fly-by, all part of the excitement in this week's show!
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Suing away resort fees: DC goes after Marriott
Washington, DC hopes to finally kill off hotel resort fees the old fashioned way: a lawsuit. Can it beat Marriott and reclaim restitution for tens...
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DLD 235: MAX sadness and confusion
Lots of 737 shop talk in this episode, recorded on Sunday evening after the ET302 crash outside Addis Ababa. Our condolences to all those affected...
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A week of Bonvoy: the new Marriott loyalty experience in Central Europe
It was mostly an accident. After all, I rarely spend eight days in a month staying at any one brand or chain of hotels. But...
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Swoop: A marketing machine that happens to fly planes
Canadian upstart Swoop, the ULCC arm of WestJet, aims to succeed as an airline mostly by not really acting like an airline. Sure, there are...
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More AirBnB lawsuits, settlements, and residential unrest
AirBnB will say it is not to blame. It is just a booking mechanism, after all. But another sequence of events draws attention to the...