Media and PR

New Orleans has yet to come up with a compelling, post-Katrina story to tell potential visitors. It's up to Dentsu to come up with one that doesn't use pity or Mardi Gras to bring in the crowds.

At least Hooroo is chasing current trends rather than last year's. Qantas' well-designed site engages consumers with Pinterest-inspired glossy images that you can easily click for an article or to book via TripAdvisor.

He may never inspire you to take a trip to Los Angeles, but Woody Allen is driving tourists to Barcelona, Rome, Paris, and London.

Google's loss of Marissa Mayer, who choreographed the Zagat acquisition, to Yahoo won't slow big plans for the the Zagat integration into Google search.

It's fantastic that Hotels.com is being transparent about what's a deal and what isn't, but this is a bug rather than a feature.

This social-networking site for wildlife enthusiasts isn't making any grand promises to re-invent travel through social, just connect passionate people within a specific niche. Not a bad idea.

The local deals giant finally put up some good numbers this quarter, but its share price has been battered and it will need to improve relations with local businesses if it wants to stay alive.

TripAdvisor's path to global growth is a much easier one than Kayak's and it is not hard to envision heightened competition or even a merger of the two over time.

Burson-Marsteller is able to sell the most challenging destinations, so it shouldn't be too tough to continue selling people on the promise that Vegas is going to get them a little closer to their dreams.

Although it's limited at times because of television licensing issues, among other things, the BBC's apps will deliver tailored updates of teams closest to your phone's GPS location.