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Starwood will wisely continue to pour money into Starwood Preferred Guests and its most loyal members because they are driving profits. Too bad online travel agencies don't actually operate hotels -- they'd then have better luck at discovering the loyalty gene.

This is the airline equivalent of wide-mouth beer cans: Pour all the flyers out quickly so you can fill the container right back up. There is a certain wicked genius in everything Ryanair does.

Although Libya will be Gaddafi-free for one year in October, the promise of 5 UNESCO sites and beaches isn't enough to transform one of Africa's more unstable countries into a hot new destination just yet.

But what about French attitudes outside France? They're perennial challengers to the world's worst tourists title. Perhaps the RATP could print wallet-sized cards to help?

JAL's turnaround is as much about government assistance as it is smart business. JAL may be pinching pennies, but its reinvention is also owed to massive government loans, debt waivers, tax breaks, and pension cuts for formerly loyal employees.

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It is a survey of intent, and could change depending on macro conditions. But in all, cost of travel is going up in U.S., unless you're on your way to Greece.

From outward appearance, Expedia's new Traveler Preference program introduces more choice and appears to be a great thing for hotel guests.

It’d be great if we could all avoid the overwhelming options for travel guides and rely solely on a tweet for instant recommendations. Unfortunately, most travelers can’t all rely on an active Twitterverse to come to their rescue.

In theory, 97% of the TSA's resources are focused on air travel, but as any insider will tell you bureaucracy and internal politics takes up the majority of the time that isn't spent dealing with public complaints about the TSA.

Emerging national carriers should follow its lead: El Al, among other things, has made its name synonymous with Israel and, in return, has its paired its future entirely with that of the state.

Will London's transit disintegrate, or did we all overestimate its ability to mess up a good thing going, a British specialty? We'll find out.