Industry News

Uber at the Airport: The Final Frontier for Ride-Sharing

July 24, 2015 by Rocketrip Admin

More than its $50 billion valuation, its fleet of nearly 200,000 active drivers, or its ability to incite riots in France, the best indication of how large a force Uber has become is the fact that the company has joined a select group of corporate entities whose names can be used as a verb, a…

Business Travel

Why All Hotel Rates Are Not Created Equal

April 29, 2015 by Rocketrip Admin

It should come as no surprise that the overwhelming majority of business travel takes place between Monday and Friday. As Hotels.com’s Captain Obvious might say, people tend to go on work trips during the workweek.

Business Travel

Are Airlines Getting Worse?

April 14, 2015 by Rocketrip Admin

Think the experience of flying isn't what it used to be? You're not alone. U.S airline industry performance declined across the board last year, according to the latest Airline Quality Ratings Report. Overall industry performance worsened in each of the four areas measured: on-time arrival rate, passenger complaints filed, bags lost, and denied boardings. And…

Business Travel

Hotel Rates on the Rise

April 3, 2015 by Rocketrip Admin

Bad news for business travelers: hotels are getting more expensive. Room demand far outpaced supply in the period from February 2014 to February 2015, and the result was a year-over-year increase of nearly 5% in the average daily room rate (ADR), according to numbers from hospitailty research firm STR.

Business Travel

The Most Expensive Cities for Business Travel

March 27, 2015 by Rocketrip Admin

We've all heard that to get ahead in life, it's not what you know, but who you know that matters. To save on business travel, nothing counts so much as where you go. That's the take-away from Business Travel News' 2015 Corporate Travel Index, an annual study showing the daily cost of corporate travel in…