Sarah Enelow-Snyder

This week in aviation, we considered the pros and cons of spinning off a loyalty program. Then our new Brisbane-based Gateway correspondent reported on new ultra-long-distance flights between Australia and Europe.

It's been decades since the last "golden age of travel," and we're due for a new one, featuring the Internet of Things.

Overtourism may be worsening in many destinations, but there are real, practical solutions to employ. Among them is using funds for something besides driving visitation.

This week in digital news, we considered how people book their trips. Google is ahead of the curve, making design changes to capture more bookings, and corporate travel managers lag behind — half of European business travelers don't like their company's booking tools.

This week in hospitality, AccorHotels' Onefinestay and Hilton's Conrad are stepping up in the luxury space, and Airbnb launched long-awaited split payments for group travel.

This week in tourism, the dreaded Trump Slump is worse than industry leaders thought, including a 9.4 percent decrease from Mexico. For destinations facing the opposite problem, we gave suggestions for easing overtourism.

This week in aviation, we wondered who's really taking care of their customers. Delta is bringing back free upgrades; Southwest is ready to pay to make travelers happy, and American was forced to scramble to address a pilot shortage scare.

This week in tourism, we thought about big, long-term issues. Travel leaders are just starting to take overtourism seriously, while U.S. tour operators are optimistic they can gain an edge with the new restrictions on travel to Cuba.

This week in aviation, we looked at some old problems and some new ones — for example how to get food onto an airplane and how blockchain can work with reservations systems.

Much of this week's hospitality news was about the homesharing frontrunner. Airbnb says its Trips product is a success, and its business grew in Southern Africa, but that hasn't happened without some local resistance.