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If US Airways had prevailed, its employee would have essentially served as the airline's collection agent, the Supreme Court ruled.

The precise cause of the problems hasn't been articulated, but American obviously needs to get this fixed promptly. This is potentially inconveniencing thousands of travelers, and will cost the airline in dollars and goodwill.

Air passengers in Asia are fortunate to see such robust competition where they fly. In North America, almost one-fourth of routes see just two airlines vying for passenger allegiance.

Carnival caved to intense pressure from Washington and its decision to reimburse the government for the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Splendor rescues could serve as a precedent. Carnival and other cruise lines could be getting bills in the mail from the U.S. Treasury for future incidents.

Destinations that serve as film sets are usually on the receiving end of a film tourism boost, so awareness more than droves of visitors would be a more accurate expectation for the homeland of this iconic character.

This is bound to give Burma a big boost in tourism, at least in intent, though the tourism board has been silent on this opportunity for PR. If this was Tourism Australia we would have seen 15 press releases even before the show aired, then 10 more after to show the intent increase and dollar value attached to it.

Although a great concept, passengers without seat reservations that purposely board last for the coveted aisle seat could cause more commotion than the extra space is worth.

"Parts Unknown" brings the world to life in a way that CNN has largely ignored on its U.S. channel. Bourdain gets to do what the news programs on CNN can't do: Dive into how real people live without featuring the opinions of ridiculous talking heads.

Some 4,000 new hotel rooms are coming to HomeAway headquarters' city, Austin, Texas. With more rooms, Austin would become a more attractive host for meetings and conventions.

The absurdity of CorruptTour is precisely the genius of this, and says a lot more about our society than the business itself.

Coffee takes on almost religious and soulful tones in Ethiopia. Get to know its coffee, and you'll begin to absorb its culture in an enduring way.

Political trend? Passengers prefer sitting on the right side of the aircraft. But, only by a small margin.