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Skiers are more affluent than bowlers, for example, so it's not surprising that lots of ski buffs are packing mobile devices. But the're not just packing, they are transacting, too.

Banff Squirrel says it best himself: “A good approach to Twitter is to have someone at the helm who loves their product.” Being able to convey a personality and passion can define a destination’s brand more than sharing events and pictures.

There's no doubt that every single major hotel chain is moving in the direction of selling hard assets in order to focus on management, but we can't help thinking this won't end well.

On a side note, it is interesting that Richard Branson, only a minority owner in Virgin America because of U.S. regulations, played such a prominent role at the Newark festivities -- and in articulating Virgin America's threat to file an antitrust complaint.

The project is modeled after Spain’s Paradores, 25 of which were recently shut down indicating not even they were safe from the recession. The Italian project might provide a tourism boost, but won’t be a saving grace.

Lots of activity in the low end of the market, as technology systems are a relatively recent phenomena. WRI wants to be the scaled player in it and will continue to buy. Next it will likely look at mobile plays.

Switzerland Tourism is doing an awesome job of branding with its hilarious videos. But, Open Switzerland is taking the branding exercise outside of official channels, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Travel information is a big part of Google Glass' use case, and would be fascinating to see the travel-related startups that will come out of the ecosystem. We'll be tracking all of them here, stay tuned.

This isn't the end of the lawsuit, and the in-flight Internet marketplace is changing as new competitors enter with satellite technology.

When you can't go a whole month without your cruise company having a major maintenance issue, price isn't your problem. Underpaid workers, cutting corners, and underinvestment are.