2013 › April

Climate change has become a harsh reality that’s cut the bottom lines of thousands of ski resorts in recent years, but Obama’s hinted that little action will be taken to reverse warmer winters this term.

Gogo's stalled IPO is almost reaching the proportions of Kayak's roughly 21-month wait. Meanwhile, Gogo's international expansion is hampered by its lack of satellite connectivity.

Airline frequent flyer programs count on the same thing that deal sites rely on: leakage. In other words, a certain percentage of travelers won't use their miles, which will expire. And, yes, miles are getting more costly to collect, and harder to use. Mileage tracking websites can help.

When you can't go a whole month without your cruise company having a major maintenance issue, price isn't your problem. Underpaid workers, cutting corners, and underinvestment are.

Hawaiian’s growing global network not only primes it for an acquisition, but boosts the islands’ own tourism industries as a direct line to the world’s fastest growing outbound markets.

The tourism industry does not work alone. It simultaneously touches and is impacted by world events, technology, green energy, the economy, and, of course, people. It must consider and constantly adapt to these moving factors in order to move forward in a positive meaningful way.

Ask anyone who the most successful investor in travel is, and they'll talk about Joel Cutler of General Catalyst Partners. But, when it comes to individual investors, this gang of five has a lot of experience and is pretty good. None are infallible, of course, but this is where a lot of the smart money is.

The high-manpower, high-costs five star luxury hotels haven't recovered since the recession, and investors are more interested in smart upscale, one or two notches below, as that market -- competing with boutiques -- has been booming over the last year or so.

AC is still losing market share to growing gaming markets in near-by states so the city’s tossing its 2012 strategy and embracing its gambling roots while offsetting any lingering Sandy-related concerns.

Despite the negative perception of the Arab world, the youth have a more enlightened view of their future and this will affect their future travel habits.