2013 › January

Turkish Airlines pimps out famous athletes, Air New Zealand sets up its pervy puppet with Lohan, Norway plays off Edvard Munch’s Scream, and so go travel companies’ viral ad attempts.

International passenger traffic dropped more steeply than domestic numbers as Greece’s largest industry took a hit to its sun soaked image amidst political and financial struggles.

Delta is pursuing a maverick plan in bargain-shopping for single-aisle aircraft to replace its even older jets. There will be no advertising about having the youngest fleet in the industry.

Abu Dhabi is a perfect case study of the benefits, and frankly the necessity, of taking outdated tourism information into today’s global digital content world, one that the industry is slowing adapting to.

As consumers use online and mobile tools to jump across all kind of industry-defined value chains, loyalty programs are becoming outdated and need a wholesale rethink.

JetBlue has been lagging in the mobile arena, and is therefore playing catch-up on mobile boarding passes and Apple Passbook, which competitors introduced months ago.

The unbundling of industries is a trend happening across every sector, and travel is leading through airlines and now hotels as well.

You are crazy if you think Airbnb and HomeAway aren't pressuring the traditiional hotel industry. Choice Hotels' new timeshare endeavor is a tiny manifestation of the disruption in the lodging industry.

There aren’t expectations for major shifts in vacation booking trends in 2013, but the marketplace for the services that offer is becoming more crowded than ever.

US Airways' financial results, compared with American Airlines' recent track record, provides ammunition for those arguing that Parker and company should be the management team running the show if a merger takes place.