2013 › April

It’s ironic that the U.S. government would push leave upon the officers guarding major U.S. attractions during a time when security is still a major concern.

The Facebook comments beneath American's updates became a debate about how businesses handle unexpected bumps and self-righteous, frustrated passengers; in other words, the expectations of travelers today.

The precise cause of the problems hasn't been articulated, but American obviously needs to get this fixed promptly. This is potentially inconveniencing thousands of travelers, and will cost the airline in dollars and goodwill.

Now LAX officials will have a way to put a positive spin on "LAX has gone to the dogs," a phrase they must hear far too often.

Colombia’s had a history of poorly chosen tourism slogans with a viral social campaign doing more to spread a positive image of the country in recent months. Lucky for Colombia, tourism continues to climb without the catchphrase.

Royal Caribbean’s surprising port announcement was likely motivated by Norwegian’s arrival in New York City this May, and fueled with hopes of capturing a new market of cruisers from the Northeast Corridor.

If it works as promised, Pintrips can serve as a valuable flight-comparison tool. One hurdle will be Printrips' status a a downloadable browser plug-in as such plug-ins haven't had a lot of success in travel. Just ask SideStep, which started out as a downloadable plug-in, and later abandoned it before its acquisition by Kayak.

In the U.S., where legacy carriers are consolidating their positions, the relatively low penetration of low cost carriers, compared with countries such as the UK and Spain, has ominous implications.