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The merger of the business traveler car rental brand withe the leisure-weekend car rental brand will be keenly followed as the macro trends favor the merger of the two historically distinct markets.

Australia's tourism industry didn't have a great 2012: falling numbers, Qantas' troubles and its controversy with Tourism Australia. At least TA can start 2013 with a fresh coast of paint, so to speak.

Airline and destination ads might not be sexy on their own, but team them up with sports celebrities or films with a cult following, and suddenly a whole lot more people are paying attention.

Airlines are doing the best job at creating shareable travel ads, although the list doesn’t include videos like Gangnam Style that unintentionally promote a destination.

The world's largest publisher of English-language guidebooks and one of the most trusted brands in travel would be a prize to any buyer who didn't purchase it in 2007 and wasn't part of a national broadcast empire in the middle of an identity crisis and mired in political scandal.

Granted the objects are supposed to be more travel-inspired than travel-hardy, LV will never have a more rapt audience than the modish consumers at the premiere’s location at Art Basel in Miami.

In the name of design and couched as user experience improvements, some airlines are squeezing in more passengers using these slimline seats.

The Bradley West Terminal design centers around creating 'sense of place' at LAX, which is a growing trend among global airports aiming to embody the culture of the cities they serve.

Airline consolidation may have led to higher airfares and fewer flights, but the perhaps unintended consequence is that the percentage of flight delays in December are trending much lower now.

Hotel brands have been busy shedding properties in favor of operating agreements over the last few years while private equity firms have been snapping them up piece by piece. Which side will come up on top?