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There's no sensible reason a passenger from San Juan can't get straight to Mexico without a stopover in the 50 states or another island.

Locals indeed have reason to accommodate foreigners with an influx of arrivals this summer season expected to push tourism’s GDP contribution to almost 20 percent.

The manual transfer of keys would be a major barrier to RelayRides’ growth while its competition like Zipcar and Getaround make it easy for users to independently unlock cars.

As ticket prices have been pushed lower and lower, fees have become the difference between profit and loss for all but a few airlines in the U.S.

Giving out free miles to attract doctors on flights is ultimately cheaper than what it would cost for the airline to provide doctors, or the equivalent training for its own staff.

Continued funding for BrandUSA, easing up of visa policies, and keeping federal travel spending strong so the industry can benefit, these are the three big lobbying worrying for U.S. travel industry.

The differences in transit habits of those with and without electric cars has more to do with what drives people to purchase such a car and less to do with EV completely changing drivers’ commutes.

This is an interesting idea from SkyTeam, but it's doubtful this would be the first option that meeting planners would turn to.

It’s a lethal combination of the country’s largest job creators cutting costs and small local shops shutting down which has led to such significant losses in the Spain’s most important employment sector.

Expedia Traveler Preference is a win for travelers and hotels, although Expedia will have to figure out if incremental bookings it receives will make up for the pay-at-hotel revenue hit. Meanwhile, Priceline reports that Expedia's program is still so small that Priceline hasn't really felt an impact.

Becker takes a deep dive into the business of travel in a way that few writers do, and we're happy to give her the chance to explain it further.