Cruises

UPDATED: Carnival responds to Senator: No way we're paying for Triumph rescue

Carnival Corp. didn't make any concessions in its letter to Senator Rockefeller, arguing that the cruise industry already pays plenty of taxes. Don't expect Carnival to reimburse the U.S. government for its costs in the Triumph incident, although the amount of money would be puny for a corporation of Carnival's size.
Media and PR

TripAdvisor CEO Steve Kaufer talks Google, bad hotels, and speed

TripAdvisor's Kaufer can be testy, but he's apparently happiest when testing a new product, and following the company's mantra, "speed wins." Discount restaurant vouchers via mobile devices are somewhere on TripAdvisor's busy agenda.
Hotels

Are hotel TVs nearing extinction?

The chance that hotel room TVs will die is only remote. Instead, they likely will evolve as a complement to guests' personal mobile/computing devices, and as a locus for hotels' concierge and other guest services.