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Here's how the top destinations on social media are winning this month.

As Latin American countries grow as destinations, it is in the interests of properties and review sites like TripAdvisor to generate more reviews from Latin America travelers to really round out the perspective.

While the use of Big Data in personalized marketing efforts is a goal for a number of businesses in the travel industry, making it a reality is a tougher sell.

You gotta love it when big companies speak of "tuck-in" acquisitions. One acquisition that Avis Budget is close to nailing would be for more than $50 million, and that's larger than its acquisition of Payless last year. Small, inconsequential stuff in the world of Avis Budget, and M&A.

Skift and Egencia hosted a webinar to answer an important question: If the hospitality – the actual human to human interaction – part of the travel industry becomes less and less important, how will the industry define itself?

All of this activity and diversification is a big help to the airline, whose pilots have continued their industrial action with another strike today cancelling 25 long-haul flights.

eDreams Odigeo's stock price has tanked since it started trading in April. Still, if you look at some of the company's technology advantages, the flight-search group has a lot of things going for it if the company can stick it out over the long term.

There's no question that smart precautions are needed to thwart the negative effects of overcrowding. The hard part is to start planning for this before the crowds have arrived. These important films will help you see what happens if you wait too long to implement regulations.

Commercial airlines are willing to invest in technology that differentiates their customer experience; however, passengers might be more skeptical than pleased about the capabilities of their flight attendant's new accessories.

There have been a flurry of acquisitions in hotel tech B2B solutions companies in 2014, and cash-rich Alibaba is going to be a player in the category.

When online booking engines decimated the travel agent industry beginning in the late '90s, it was the "human vending machines" who went out of business, not the real travel advisors.

Given the consumer base of sister companies Booking.com, Agoda and Kayak, OpenTable now has the chance to expand beyond its traditional local orientation into a dining app for travelers, as well. Some of its learnings and technologies can also apply to hotels and tours and activities.