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New York’s trend-seeking tourists and locals would flock to the hotel that blends two of the industry’s hottest concepts, locally grown cuisine and sustainable design.

Economic collapse is never easy, but there is opportunity in the ruin, and these inspiring stories demonstrate how Greek entrepreneurs are ready to lead the way.

Social media has become a major resource for bookings and marketing in the West, but hotels aren’t using the same tools in the market they’re most desperate to reach. Expect a major boost for the hotels that are the quickest to adapt.

Despite the march to mobile, many travelers still turn to traditional print guidebooks for upcoming travels, which has several people wondering if Google’s move is too short-sighted.

Uh, yeah. A Star Wars theme park would make Universal's Harry Potter land look like a pre-school, and Disney's got the experience and the money to make it happen.

Nothing like a little competition from the Ryanair, EasyJet and other European LCCs. SAS is feeling it.

TripAdvisor, with its apps and city guides, is focused on mobile, and obviously believes that the Tiny Post team can be a substantial contributor to its efforts.

Priceline is the only major online travel agency selling American Airlines' ancillary services, and it will soon be doing so for United Airlines, as well.

Where has the maverick gone? Hard to say in this very corporate ad from big-boy Southwest.

Thus the turmoil in guidebook world continues. The impending closure of Frommer's print division has been likely since the August sale to Google, but this is the first clear sign that the series will not continue in its current form.

Hopefully the startups will focus on making Paris more useful and easy for travelers and locals -- similar to what NYC does with its NYC BigApps competition -- rather than fluffy social startups that come and go in this industry.

HomeAway and Airbnb are both moving fast to expand in what will likely become their fastest growing market, after their base in North America, as travel and tech adoption booms throughout Asia.