2013 › October

Pinterest has way more travel pins than TripAdvisor has reviews and opinions. The level of engagement on Pinterest is incredible. The jury is out, though, on what it all means for travel.

Expect Airbnb to fight: The information about how its most popular hosts use the service and whether this is consistent with the story Airbnb likes to tell about itself will have a large impact on the site's growth and potential IPO.

American tourism's gallery of shame.

Ryanair's smartphone app replicates the cheap feel of its website, and offers users little in the way of what they need a mobile airline app for: real-time updates, gate info, and easy access to customer service.

Breaking Thomas Cook's own silos is one thing, understanding the collapsing silos of consumer behavior, that may have to come in another reinvention.