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JetBlue's in-flight entertainment wasn't just great for its consumers, it was great for its business.

Taking advantage of holidays and major sporting events is a great play for content. Plan accordingly.

Travelocity was once the darling in Sabre's portfolio, and now the fastest-rising star is its hospitality solutions business. It has plenty of room to grow, particularly in EMEA and APAC, where chains do not dominate and there is so much need for advanced technology solutions.

Hipmunk is hoping that the funding will help it avoid the fate of Room 77, which also struggled to break out of the pack, and withdrew. Hipmunk is going to keep at it for awhile, but it has a tough road ahead of it given well-funded competitors such as Kayak, TripAdvisor, Google, and Trivago.

JetBlue's use of partners to expand its networks is wise, but will it be enough to convince others that it really wants to go it alone?

Although China represents the largest growth in inbound visitors, America's neighbors Mexico and Canada continue to deliver the highest volume of visitors and base of the U.S. tourism industry.

Of course the Scandinavians would treat the current arms-race-in-the-sky as an opportunity to be reserved and smart rather than escalate.

A seamless planning and booking tool continues to evade business travelers, but the challenges including privacy concerns, access to open data, and monopoly regulations will keep it at bay or at least dispersed across several travel products.

Amadeus provides the technology, which keeps the travel sector moving - from initial search to making a booking, from pricing to ticketing, from managing reservations to managing check-in and departure processes. It is this strong commitment that we believe will enable us to continue working with our customers and partners to shape the future of travel.

The top 10 U.S. travel advertisers in paid search in 2012 also filled out the top 10 in 2013, although their positions changed somewhat. This shows how difficult it is for travel startups and other companies that were not early adopters to break through and get their messages out to consumers.

Teaming up with Changi Airport is never a bad idea -- even if your ultimate goal is heading out to sea.

Just because corporations have negotiated fares with their preferred airlines doesn't mean these corporations don't have to be vigilant about carriers lowering their fares. A lack of vigilance about these price drops means businesses are wasting money, and leaving themselves open to charges of wastefulness to foes in the corporation.