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It sometimes take an outsider to identify the mistakes of the past, challenges of the present and game plan for the future. Bazin succinctly describes his perspective on the industry and how he plans to take a multi-national, multi-brand corporation into the future.

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Because the demand for extended-stay hotels has increased, operators and developers are innovating and expanding their product offerings and locations in order to meet the needs of their flourishing customer base.

Airbnb is far past the early adopter phase, but it is just now entering the phase where its hosts and guests may not be there just for the sharing and belonging.

Travel marketers are becoming more savvy at relaying emotion than product, whether than be a place or airplane seat, in a bid to attract aspirational customers.

Augmented reality technology is a blessing and a curse, giving users the opportunity to learn about and better understand a destination while simultaneously hitting into tech-free exploration.

Well this is bound to be interesting. Amazon appears to be going it alone to launch its own travel service for independent hotels in drive markets. Amazon has huge marketing power, but don't expect Amazon Travel to turn the hotel industry on its head any time soon.

With just $40 million in the bank, don't expect Getaround to make good on its pledge to launch in "all major U.S. cities in the next year," but this latest funding round, in tandem with other fundings in this space, shows that ground transportation and ridesharing is the hottest thing going at the moment.

The US is not in step with the world on payment solutions, but that's not just an airline problem. Let's hope US airlines can work this out. Even paying for premium content or buying a soda could get messy. Don't get us started on inflight shopping for those luxury goods!

Hotels: Are you listening?

Cuisine is a gateway to destinations. The key to culinary tourism is maintaining the cultural identity of its edible offerings while still catering to the global palette.

Virgin America has already taken advantage of consolidation among the US majors by focusing on major markets, and that means more share of corporate travelers, but it will have tough going against bigger pockets.