25 Travel Moments That Mattered in 2014

The story of travel in 2014 is one of evolutionary leaps and breaks from the past that people may have seen coming, but weren't necessarily prepared for.

A missing plane reminded us that flight tracking was still years behind where it should be. Massive investments pointed to a shift in how we move from point Q to point B. The maturity of the online booking market in the U.S. meant big brands turned their gaze to China for growth. And continued political flare ups turned a go-to destination into one governed by a junta's whims.

In gathering these 25 selections, Skift looked for stories that helped tell a bigger picture about what it's like to travel now, stories that signified more to the travel experience that your random, misbehaving pot-bellied emotional support pig (which came in as #26). These stories not only provide a snapshot of what happened in 2014, they help point to where travel is headed in 2015.

See the 25 Travel Moments of 2014