2013 Archives

The taxi industry is going to have to get used to it. There is more competition now in the form of Lyft, Uber, and services such as Zipcar. Although individual startups may come and go, the ride-sharing concept is here to stay.

Disney's biggest competitor in Orlando, Universal Studios, has not announced plans to build in China, giving Mickey a relatively significant, if temporary, boost.

If frequently flying businesspeople can answer emails in the air, why not take pitches as well?

Priceline's Jeffery Boyd is going out -- from the CEO post, at least -- at the top, and the guy with a banker's demeanor will come to be viewed as a rock star of online and mobile travel. We don't know about groupies, but there certainly are a ton of imitators.

The changing of the guard is now official -- in more ways than one.