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As ticket prices have been pushed lower and lower, fees have become the difference between profit and loss for all but a few airlines in the U.S.

Continued funding for BrandUSA, easing up of visa policies, and keeping federal travel spending strong so the industry can benefit, these are the three big lobbying worrying for U.S. travel industry.

Any adoption of the proposal that the FCC will consider is by no means assured since the Satellite Industry Association has powerful backers with much clout in Washington.

Bourdain compares the realities of a destination against its reputation built up by those that loved it best in Tangier, as well as indulges viewers with insight into Bourdain’s personal taste for literature, drugs, and travel.

This is a new, photo-led way for Google to push its own hotel business as a first option for Google users, ahead of competitors. These collections of hotel images are geared toward capturing the interest of users who are at the earliest stages of searching for a hotel.

Europe pioneered adventure travel, and now as it teeters in these recessionary times with declining tourism prospects, it needs to bring that original adventure spirit back if it wants legions of Asian and American tourists to keep coming.

TripAdvisor giveth and TripAdvisor taketh. It gives great advice to hotels, and it takes their advertising dollars. Good cop, bad cop (although not-so bad if it is driving hotel bookings) has long been known to be a very effective strategy.

These sorts of biometrics will soon become standard at modern airports. The airport of the future, in some respects, has already arrived.

Guests don't enjoy sneaky fees and hotels don't enjoy arguing over them. Including a few basics -- like Wi-Fi -- for free builds loyalty and makes everyone happy.

A shakeout has been looming among sites that track rewards miles and offers mileage-related flight services. MileWise's demise is the first among several other companies that will likely fade away.