2013 › April

There few more consumer-unfriendly sites than Room Key. For proof you don't have to look much further than the use of annoying pop-under ads as if the user made a conscious decision to visit their site.

Frequent travelers have plenty of incentive to earn miles through Rocketmiles, but the startup will have to expand its hotel options and offer a cleaner experience than its competitor for sustainable growth.

When airlines reduce capacity it seems like a benign act, but not from the vantage of impacted cities, which suffer the consequences.

Hotel websites are only one tiny step away from architects' websites as the worst user experience on the Internet. From Flash-based sites to other whizz-bang applications (that never work on mobile, mind your) it's a field littered with failure. And hotels are to blame for falling for the nonsense of marketing agency salesmen.

These air shows create jobs and benefit local economies, but as far as sequester-related budget cuts go, the loss of the air shows can't be put in the same category as furloughing air traffic controllers.

Killing the check-in desk isn't a terrible idea, but it should be replaced by something more efficient and helpful. EasyJet will likely do a better job at it than its peer Ryanair.

Episode three sets high goals for the rest of the season: Bourdain succeeds in dispelling myths about much discussed destination. This and similar episodes are not only important for each country’s people, but for Part’s Unknown viewers who are one step closer to understanding their complicated past.

Golf and golf courses have been a mainstay of business travel industry, but are they looking at alternatives like building cycling programs? Some like Kimpton, Fairmont and a few boutiques are looking at early experiments.

Branson and others in the tourism industry stand to lose money when travel warnings are issued, but that doesn't mean their voices should be quickly dismissed. Governments must do a better job explaining context to visitors when they caution about travel.

Sudan's archeological record is one of the most vital links to understanding the history of Africa, and Qatar's investment is a massive help shile Sudan struggles with its recent violent history and the instability of its neighbor Egypt.