Tourism
Jersey City's Westin and Hyatt tapped to host 2014 Super Bowl teams
The 2014 Super Bowl will bring a huge bump in tourism to one of the regions most impacted by Hurricane Sandy, and raise awareness of the neighborhood offering picture-perfect views of Manhattan.
Online Travel
Google Glass: Tight restrictions for developers
Google began selling Google Glass to developers for $1,500, but forget about loaning or selling it to someone else. Google would immediately disable the device -- and probably its relationship with you.
Tourism
Japan considers easing visa rules to attract more Asian visitors
The Asian market is looking to travel and with so many short-haul destinations to pick from, a cumbersome visa requirement is enough to deter visitors from choosing Japan.
Ground Transport
All public transportation in Boston shut down early Friday morning
Online Travel
Google Translate adds Cambodia's Khmer as its 66th language
Although Google lagged behind Apple in adding language support for the Cambodian language, its expanding portfolio provides better tools for communication between travelers, global businesses, and foreigners.
Cruises
Can Costa really re-float the Concordia? The cruise company is giving it a shot
Authorities may refloat the ship and scrap it, but the memories of the disaster will live on forever.
Tourism
Theme parks in Asia experience sudden visitation boom
Nowhere is tourism, and subsequently theme park visitation, growing as quickly it is in Asia. In addition to higher profits, growth is raising brands’ awareness and priming them for further market penetration.
Hotels
How one hotel turns leftover bars of soap into something better
It's good to see a hotel experimenting with solving this problem. In the future, a method by which hotels could purify and recycle the soap themselves seems like the most green option.