2013 › April

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.

Events and happenings are tough nuts to crack. But if Sosh really has caught on with the non-tech crowd it could be the breakthrough success that's eluded everyone else for years.

Samoa is extremely difficult to contact given its current publicity. The fare scheme is actually plausible given the size of Samoa’s aircraft, but it’d never fly for a major airline.

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.

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.

Dubai’s current airport is already second largest in the world, but that’s not large enough to handle the increasing flight traffic traveling through the region. DWC is envisioned to eclipse the current airport in coming decades.

Air passenger rights have attracted much attention and lawmaking in recent years while bus travel was largely overlooked. Its rebound in popularity is already bringing consumers’ issues to the forefront.

A crew that feels it looks good is always going to perform better than one that feels it is stuck in last decade's closet. Just ask the high-flying, well-dressed men and women of Virgin's airlines.

For now, just a wish list, but European airlines do have to consider banding up, with their own dicey economies and threat of long haul Gulf airlines taking over profitable routes.

Coach travelers are looking forward to the trickle-down effect from business class: Could advances in business mean softer seats and smarter configurations in coach?