New Orleans breaks out of Bourbon St stereotype with record tourism year
New Orleans’ record year could look weak compared to 2013’s final numbers, which includes the Super Bowl and the buzz it generated leading up to Mardi Gras.
2013 Archives
American Airlines hack at SXSW produced 15 apps
This is the start of the new American Airlines, at least that's the hope.
The musical instruments that will now need passports to travel
One more rather odd, admittedly, step towards streamlined travel.
The world’s fastest growing countries in travel
Kyrgyzstan is big on our list of countries to go to in 2013, what's yours?
What’s behind Australia’s “Best Jobs in the World” tourism stunt?
Australia has the double whammy of an economic problem & the tyranny of distance, and needs workers to spur tourism jobs, and in turn build up tourism itself.
Congressman introduces “No Knives Act” against TSA’s decision
TSA bring out the best of trolls, and all kinds of politicians line up to shout in the loudest voice against TSA because it is the populist thing to do. This may be one of those jumping-on-the-bandwagon cases.
Hertz’s plans to beat Enterprise in the off-airport car rental market
Video kiosks at off-airport locations sound great. But, if the Dollar Thrifty car for rental is filthy, is the video kiosk going to wash it?
How Priceline became Google’s $1 billion advertising buddy
The irony of Expedia and Priceline’s bloated ad and search campaigns is that they’re bumping up the bottom line of a direct competitor, Google.