Grant Martin

As banks develop new instruments to pitch credits cards and travel writers become more experienced in marketing them, it's likely that the industry will see an uptick in well-written, cleverly crafted ads. It's up to the reader to carefully figure out the difference.

We are somewhat surprised United isn't making people watch a video of CEO Jeff Smisek before every purchase.

Airbnb is far past the early adopter phase, but it is just now entering the phase where its hosts and guests may not be there just for the sharing and belonging.

There is definitely something to be said for hand-picked, curated airfare deals, and The Flight Deal is finding a niche. How much the site expands beyond the FlyerTalk crowd is another question.

Streaming Netflix over the Atlantic? Sounds good (and expensive) to us.