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TripAdvisor rates Top 10 airport hotels, but Google thinks some are middling

TripAdvisor uses the wisdom of the crowds in picking its top 10 airport hotels, but Google's review ranks are much thinner.

TripAdvisor rates Top 10 airport hotels, but Google thinks some are middling

Hotels

TripIt users play it safe by booking major hotels brands in U.S. cities

TripIt’s data suggests that the travelers value big-brand loyalty programs and have an expectation of service and quality that they’re not willing to gamble on.

TripIt users play it safe by booking major hotels brands in U.S. cities

Airlines

TSA heeds congressional pleas to study health impact of X-ray body scanners

Critics of the controversial scanners say that the study won’t find any new information since the TSA has hidden the risk all along. The roll out of new millimeter-wave machines suggest their theories could be correct.

TSA heeds congressional pleas to study health impact of X-ray body scanners

Hotels

Hotel in-room entertainment firm Lodgenet likely to file for bankruptcy

Appointment of new CEO earlier this year and repositioning it as a media provider rather than just pipes may not be enough; too late, too little on both micro and macros trends.

Hotel in-room entertainment firm Lodgenet likely to file for bankruptcy

Business Travel

TripLingo rolls out version 2.0 with free content and on-call human translators

TripLingo’s long-term success will come from establishing partnerships with businesses and booking agencies to ensure the technology lands in the hands of monolinguists again and again.

TripLingo rolls out version 2.0 with free content and on-call human translators

Airlines

American Airlines could face pilot shortage in 2013 if bankruptcy hearing doesn’t go its way

American Airlines pilots recently ratified a new agreement, but this lingering issue about senior pilots' pensions could cause some unrest.

Airlines

Canada goes for all-in pricing of airline tickets; $25K fine for violations

Airfare transparency is increasingly becoming the battle cry across the industry as airlines add on more and more ancillary fees.

Media and PR

Google antitrust case: Europe’s harder line delays FTC decision

Let's hope the EU can teach the FTC a thing or two when it comes to less-biased search practices from Google.

Google antitrust case: Europe’s harder line delays FTC decision

Airlines

Lufthansa and Virgin Australia launch in-flight entertainment streaming apps

In the age of smartphones, every traveler wants customizable content available on his/her own device suggesting that Lufthansa’s new technology could indeed be the first break in a new wave of in-flight entertainment options.

Lufthansa and Virgin Australia launch in-flight entertainment streaming apps

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Future space tourists will need a clean bill of health to get on board the shuttle

Virgin Galactic is having problems getting off the ground itself, but when it’s time, some already registered space tourists may be surprised to find that more than money is needed to get aboard.

Future space tourists will need a clean bill of health to get on board the shuttle

Airlines

Want to run one of Brazil’s largest airports? You’re going to need a good pedigree

Brazil wants to make sure Rio's airport is run well for the World Cup and the Olympics, and to make it happen they want the world's best airport operators to prove they're up to the task.

Want to run one of Brazil’s largest airports? You’re going to need a good pedigree