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In Brussels' defense, it's no LaGuardia, Newark, or JFK. But then again, nobody expects anything from those airports.

IATA may be right that Europe poses special market challenges to airlines, but the ongoing success of LCCs in the market proves that IATA members may need to look inwards for the answers to their woes. And much as Tyler might want it to, the infrastructure argument just doesn't hold water.

Marriages between major, global hotel groups would indeed be tremendously complex, but they are certainly not out of the question. Wyndham reportedly thought that a tie-up with InterContinental Hotels would be very practical.

While the United Arab Emirates diversifies its economy by leveraging its location as a global air axis, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are aggressively preparing for visitor numbers that will dwarf those of today.

Bridging the gap between B2B and B2C is important for startups who want to build a brand while attracting enough customers to make money and build a viable business.

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Will airports and other places where customer service and its relationship to information end up being the perfect place for these Google face computers? It's a use case that makes sense to us.

Where once people would have stayed huddled around their new TVs spending copious amounts on booze, now they're headed to sunny shores on last-minute getaways. Bad for Rooney and the boys, great for Thomas Cook and easyJet.

A busy week in digital, with online metrics and airport tech dominating the headlines.

You can get a cute kid to say just about anything. We're waiting for a response ad featuring a kid whose father lost his job to a worker at an airport Amsterdam or Dubai. Try using tears -- always works.

Travelers certainly get a charge out of finding an available charging station and BWI is making that relief more of a possibility. Note to Millennials: Payphones were public telephones that could be used for a fee, usually a dime or a quarter, before the birth of smartphones.

All signs point to JetBlue's Barger leaving the airline in 2015 as it continues to evolve with its Mint business class service and A321s. Still, this is definitely not a done deal.