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New York Times – September 24, 2012 – An Atmosphere study last year found that only three in 10 American travelers were loyal to any hotel company. Hotel owners, Mr. Harteveldt said, “know they have to start investing in guest rooms, restaurants and public spaces if they want to sustain price increases and hopefully achieve …

USA Today – June 3, 2012 – “They are the underdog, make no mistake about it,” says Henry Harteveldt, an airline and travel industry analyst and co-founder of Atmosphere Research Group. “Against the marketing dominance that United and Delta have in New York, Hawaiian will have to work very, very hard to make itself known.”

New York Times – May 26, 2012 – Jeffrey Breen, the president and co-founder of the Atmosphere Research Group, a market research company, said, “There is a certain romance associated with airlines. But there are more failures today than there were in the past decade, and that might simply be the industry and the financial …

Wall Street Journal – April 25, 2012 – The change comes as low-cost airlines have made it more affordable for Bay Area residents to travel long distances, and as Silicon Valley’s business ties with Seattle and New York have deepened, says Henry Harteveldt, a travel-industry analyst at Atmosphere Research Group.

Bloomberg — November 29, 2011 — Henry Harteveldt, co-founder of Atmosphere Research Group, and Sidney Levinson, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, talk about American Airlines parent AMR Corp.’s filing for bankruptcy. They speak with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television’s “Taking Stock.”

Los Angeles Times – November 8, 2011 – “The airlines are very intent at making money and they have every right as a business to do that,” said Henry Harteveldt, a San Francisco-based travel analyst with Atmosphere Research Group.

Associated Press – October 19, 2011 – “American used to be the industry leader,” says Henry H. Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst with Atmosphere Research Group. “Now it’s in the middle of the pack and falling.” Harteveldt said American must upgrade seating in coach, add lie-flat beds in business class on international flights, and expand …

New York Times – October 17, 2011 – Loyalty programs today are “all about the airlines’ bottom line,” said Henry Harteveldt, co-founder of the Atmosphere Research Group, a market research company. “Business travelers have to understand that the benefits of the past three decades probably will not be part of the game going forward. Airlines …