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Luxury amenities are a welcome treat on long-haul flights, but most airlines reserve the high-end goods for high-paying passengers in business or first class.

A cynic may say that Depardieu will shill for anyone willing to give him meals and some cash. A non-cynic would suggest that Baku's tourism heads look at Google News before signing up a spokesman recently famous for peeing on a plane and abandoning his homeland for tax reasons.

Cutting the losses incurred by one Spanish carrier by buying another would appear to be a flawed strategy, but Barcelona-based Vueling has remained profitable throughout the economic downturn.

Tourism is one of Berlin’s largest profit drivers and few international tourists, often one-timers, will notice the spike in their hotel bills.

When tourism is your country's dominant industry with few other businesses waiting in the wings a drop in visitors hits that much harder.

The second home boom of the mid-2000s was fueled by second mortgages taken out on primary residences. This time around banks are taking things slow.

If Priceline's stats hold up industrywide, then airlines know that their mobile apps and mobile sites will have to cater to younger travelers who seek a lot more flexibility.

Rand McNally's sale of Tripology signals the failure of the mapping company's quest to transform itself into an online travel company.

This week Bourdain succeeded in telling a new and intriguing story to viewers about an under-apperciated culture and cuisine that exists in a major U.S. city; a discovery as valuable as insights into foreign destinations.

HomeAway has become the largest vacation rental site in the world by charging subscription fees for listings. Owners will still have that option, but the new pay-per-booking model could really take off.

This class action lawsuit may not result in any action, but at least could help the vacation rental sites assume more responsibilities and add more checks and balances.

The Pinnacle-Delta deal is another sign of U.S. airline consolidation in which it is no longer economically viable for regional carriers to run small jets for multiple airlines.