Media and PR

The combination of viral, confessional social media and the locked-down environment of the most corporate Olympics ever is producing quite the sideshow this time around.

The evolution of U.S. airlines over the last two decades, as reflected through the ads of an airline that went from upstart regional scrapper to the nation's foremost budget carrier.

As it approaches its twenty-fifth birthday, Conde Nast Traveler, like its rival Travel + Leisure, is trying to adapt to a digital-first world without losing the magic of the printed page.

From shutting down Twitter accounts of critics to banning non-McDonalds french fries (unless sold with fish), this year's games have done an admirable job meeting the needs of corporate sponsors. But what about everyone else?

The speed at which Trippy is both pivoting and innovating likely gives it one of the better chances to emerge from the mass of social trip planning sites with a product that people will actually use.

It’d be great if we could all avoid the overwhelming options for travel guides and rely solely on a tweet for instant recommendations. Unfortunately, most travelers can’t all rely on an active Twitterverse to come to their rescue.

Vermont isn't the first destination to copy Sweden -- that honor goes to New Zealand -- and as long as there are tourism marketing managers short on ideas, it certainly won't be the last.

Stephen Kaufer isn't going to be the most popular guy on Wall Street, but TripAdvisor's attempt to crunch user data and pour money into Facebook marketing to get better conversions for advertising partners, looks like a sage move. If analysts, looking for immediate results, don't like it, they can always write a review.

It's a sign of success when scammers start trading on your successful name to trick users into opening emails from suspect sources and then click on an attachment.

There's next to no demand for DVRs in rooms unless there's a service that could link it to your home. But even LodgeNet couldn't pull off a deal like that with local cable operators -- especially when you can sidestep it all with your own tablet or laptop.