2013 › March

No, seriously Fung Wah. Cut it out. You're making Carnival look safe and reliable.

Officials hope the new Choice Hotels division will break out of the slow-moving hotel world, and make its mark as a technology startup. Whether creating a new division will help entice competitor chains and independents to sign on remains to be seen.

U.S. officials need only look to Beijing to realize the importance of keeping our air clean, and Americans who’ve grown accustomed to fluctuating gas prices may hardly note the incremental price increase.

Now you now why it is hard for startups -- and indeed traditional players -- to be successful in digital: all the historical industry-defined value chains have blurred -- we would even argue the phases of dreaming, planning, booking, destination aren't as clear as this report says -- and consumers are jumping across all of these using all the digital tools at their disposal.

It's the age-old debate: It's good for consumers if the airlines are healthy, but it doesn't feel too good when there are fewer flights and fares increase.

Such an arrangement would be fitting as the governor is a well recognized expert on why the U.S. federal government isn't good at anything. If only the Texas authorities tasked with coming up with the cash felt the same way.

The British slowed their visits to Cyprus before the financial crisis; for them it was as much about not wanting to bend to the tastes of the new Russian travelers than it was vacationing in a destination hit hard by the euro crisis.

New routes to Eastern Europe and Asia-Pacific led the way for Dubai, but the decrease in regional traffic and neighborly competition should be of some concern.

There's a bit of a carnival barker's promise here -- you know something's loaded against you -- but it's still a cheap way of promoting the benefits of your less-than-rainy destination to places with much bleaker weather.

The ruling is a comforting reminder that, at least in one city, tour operators must offer some substantial information alongside their goofy toys.