Jason Clampet

There have been enough shakeups at the cruise line over the past few months to signal that they are trying something new. But the line will need more than good PR and slightly better leadership to deal with its deeper problems.

Apple has a long way to go until it can help users find the right way to go.

We've yet to see the same level of excitement for local tours, activities, and events startups from consumers as we did from investors over the last few years. SideTour's unnamed purchase price is likely low, but it's also likely a sigh of relief for its investors and employees.

Moon doesn't have the name recognition of some of the other travel brands, but it's managed to avoid they pitfalls that's taken them down. Newlin's experience demonstrates the value of bucking traditional wisdom.

We would delve into the business of manufacturing and selling the pillows if we could get past the giggling.

Kudos to Triposo for not looking to social travel or spammy apps built atop Facebook for the future of their digital travel guides. But a vibrating belt telling you where to go may take the whole "think outside the box" concept way too far outside the box.

Make no mistake, this is the the next big megatrend in travel: the millions of independent Chinese travelers that will drive future economies of countless countries, for decades to come.

The majority of Americans don't care one way or the other if American Airlines and US Airways merge, even if the Justice Department is advocating on their behalf.