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Many hoteliers are not necessarily convinced that LEED certification produces revenue benefits for hotels -- or if business travelers and their employers are willing to pay a premium for this green designation. That's clear because in the U.S. the number of properties getting LEED certification has been dropping since 2010.

Oh, Brave New World. We can’t wait to try it on for size.

Although these scores are high in comparison to, let's say New York's LaGuardia Airport, they indicate that there's room for improvement -- not a bad conclusion for a research firm that advises destinations on such initiatives.

On-time arrival and departure rates often have more to do with location and weather than actual operations; however, steep drops or inclines in performance can highlight an underlying problem.

If the hospitality – the actual human to human interaction – part of the travel industry becomes less and less important, how does the industry define itself? How does it understand the needs of its customers and fulfill them?

Flightcar needs to work out its relationship with existing and new airport partners to legitimize its business and pave way for its growth.

Qunar CEO Chenchao "CC" Zhuang isn't like some travel bosses who claim their companies can differentiate themselves based on the experiences they provide. Zhuang wants to compete on comprehensiveness and price, and he claims Qunar's platform is driving such efficiencies that he can win on price and by showing loyalty to consumers' wallets.

Lufthansa has to try to do whatever it takes to get its passengers where they're headed, but some might really get to like the train at this point. There's plenty of legroom, Wi-Fi, and Europe has the advantage of excellent rail infrastructure.

Tours and activities are a profitable way for media publications to capitalize on their brand and find new revenue sources among their already existent customer base.

What's not to love about Saul Bass? Possibly when lesser designers try to remix his work for the future and come out with a middling result.

Hotels are losing the battle for last-minute mobile bookings to the online travel agencies. It's not a huge surprise given their respective marketing resources, but this could hurt hotels even more in the future as the shift to mobile bookings accelerates.

Fitting 197 passengers is still crowded, but the focus on providing some extra legroom is an important change for the Ryanair mindset. We wonder what the airline is hiding behind the "curtain" remark.