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Exploring the destination is the top cited reason to turn a business trip into a vacation.

One of the best travel postcards of the year, simple but profound.

Despite the mobile revolution, it is tough to believe that Google would make a game-changing bet on hotels and other suppliers over OTAs and metas when the latter two categories generally have much larger marketing budgets.

Will too much emphasis on the representation of a place on social media ruin the actual place itself? It's a future, that while shameful, is becoming easier to imagine.

Carrying over the most successful features of its Sky Suite 777 aircraft, and leaving room for passengers in the back is a great move by JAL. Introducing a Premium Economy cabin with more room, premium services and seats that slide forward on a sled--avoiding conflict with the back--is a smart choice.

Starwood Hotels is channeling the spirit of start up culture in an effort to stay nimble and adapt quickly to emerging trends in a rapidly changing global marketplace.

All this efficiency pays off where it matters most: With a smooth and enjoyable terminal experience for passengers travelling through.

Social media and all the bells and whistles of digital age marketing can do wonders for parks and destinations, but sometimes old-fashioned word-of-mouth works just as well. And like anything, holding events at your park always brings increased awareness of what you have to offer.

Travelers want to ensure hotel management is responding to their concerns, and it shows potential guests reading the responses on TripAdvisor that this is not a do-nothing hotel, and makes improvements. And with user-submitted photos on TripAdvisor, seeing really is believing.

Collaboration and advocacy efforts helps employees alleviate inefficiencies in handling inquiries -- as well as stay human on social.

Failing to ban something which affects the function of the seat trays in this manner, seems to put regulators at odds with their core responsibilities for cabin safety and component certification. But, for now, it's up to passengers to decide whether they want to take the risk and up to airlines and manufacturers to cope with any consequences.