Jason Clampet

Can Ryanair be nice? And do flyers really want it to be?

United's seats aren't revolutionary, but a freshly cushioned seat is nothing to criticize -- at least for the first few years.

Airbnb's aw-shucks tale of regular people trying to make a buck to get by is no longer what the service is about. For it to move forward and stay honest, it will need to start telling the whole -- sometimes messy, sometimes inspiring -- story of its business.

TripAdvisor wants to make its app an indispensable tool to use before the trip and during it. TripAdvisor isn't a hotel review one-trick pony.

Airbnb is entering its first year with David Hantman in charge of figuring out its approach to the patchwork of laws that Airbnb largely ignores. Expect a smarter approach from the company as it tries to win more support and prep for an IPO.

The current mini-arms race offering premium seats is reminiscent of the fervor around all-business class services between New York and London in the early 2000s. Airlines are hoping the outcome will be different this time.

With this bet on Microsoft, Delta is bucking the pro-iPad trend that other airlines -- as well as the vast majority of consumers -- have embraced. Windows' heightened security and stability issues apparently aren't a concern for Delta either.

Traditional travel publications are in a flux right now, but it's an exciting time for re-invention.

The ad is almost cute -- like an old driver's ed video -- but the TSA haters out there will most definitely see a conspiracy in the low-budget affair.