2015 › March

It's lovely to see an airline get into the spirit of local celebrations, especially one as significant as this. Parabéns, Rio de Janeiro! Os melhores desejos para os próximos 450 anos.

These are the newest travel startups from Angel List vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.

You can't always get what you want. American Airlines president thinks the airline handed Southwest a monopoly when American gave up its two gates at Dallas Love Field. And that merger concession, right in American's backyard, still rankles.

The scores for non-Muslim countries aren't that fantastic for Muslim travelers but the Index's criteria also considers plans in place to improve the Muslim visitor experience in coming years.

No surprises here: there's still American interest in Cuba and U.S. travelers will begin trickling into the island more than ever before, but it doesn't look like we'll see the pressure hose turned on any time soon.

Consumers are sharing more personal data than ever before through mobile apps and a growing number of digital partnerships is making that data available to a growing number of related travel companies.

The tourism industry can become a powerful force if it works together to combat the risks that poaching poses to what will likely be an vital channel towards sustainable economic growth.

Over the next few years, TripAdvisor will become an even more formidable competitor to its largest customers, online travel agencies such as Expedia Inc. and the Priceline Group, as TripAdvisor builds brand awareness through TV advertising and expands its own booking capabilities.

Technology has not only given hotels a wealth of information on consumers' habits and preferences; it's also given them the tools to turn that data into a more personalized stay from booking to check-out.

Some Latin American destinations had the highest room rates in the world last year, although the growth of rates slowed for the regional as a whole despite the presence of the World Cup in Brazil.