2013 Archives

As the U.S. and its cities learn to promote themselves to travelers for the first time, Visit Philadelphia's successes are an anomaly and a promising example in a still under-recognized U.S. industry.

These are the opinions of one executive at one of several in-flight Wi-Fi providers that would gain great profits from expanded in-flight connectivity. We can't take his goals as gospel, but it's a vision that all flyers would like to see actualize.

At minimum, these featured companies get a press release out of it, touting their rankings. There are many more travel companies in U.S. that at some point could make for a comprehensive and dedicated sector ranking.

Plenty of airlines, hotels, car rental companies and booking sites offer discounts for mobile bookings, and now KLM is adding something tangible and useful, an external battery to keep passengers' mobile devices charged. It's a nice little promotion.

We are all for travel to off-the-beaten track places, but the timing of this tour appears to be a little dicey. And, the events tied to the tour would serve as a propaganda win for a renegade regime. If any Americans veterans decide to go, please leave your dog tags at home.

The most Instagrammed cities and places of 2013 are largely located in the U.S. so it's little surprise that the company is looking to hire an international communications manager. It needs more than U.S. travelers in foreign countries to expand its reach.