2013 › April

American Express is finally discovering the digital world and trimming jobs tied to offline travel sales. Global travel services for Amex declined in the first quarter, but the company posted a profit nonetheless.

Through its corporate venture capital arm, the Concur Fund, and Open Booking initiative, Concur is a leader in changing the travel industry for the better, but the company is finding out that this is tough work.

Carnival Corp., which is engaged in damage control with Congress and the public, is making common-sense improvements that it should have made long ago. That being said, it appears as though these improvements could go a long way toward avoiding an encore of Carnival Triumph-like fiascos.

With successful expansion behind them and cheap oil in front of them the Mid East's biggest budget carrier is flying with a tail wind.

The relative strength of business travel -- reflected elsewhere in other studies -- portends good things for the economy.

Wonder why Mykonos' infrastructure is so crappy? Look no further than the bank accounts of the island's leaders. We'd love to see similar investigations into other island escapes around the world (yes, Jamaica, we're talking about you).

Seems a bit of a waste when Page, Brin, and Schmidt could instead have great meetings in a Google Hangout using Google Glass.

Carnival needed to make a grand gesture to indicate it will do something to avoid the snafus that plagued the cruise line and its passengers this year. But make no mistake: This is $300 million in PR first and foremost.

It’s difficult for new brands to make headway in the U.S.’s already crowded market, but these continue to grow by catering to a specific niche of travelers whose culture and language is implicitly understood.

After a booming winter with the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras back-to-back, Louisiana and New Orleans tourism groups have unrolled new campaigns to keep the momentum rolling during the traditionally slow summer months.