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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.

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?

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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.

As usual, the growth is outside the Western sphere, though Muslim tourists will coe ad spend a lot of money on our recessionary shores. The faster we cater to them, the better it is for us, BrandUSA should be listening closely.

First Spirit & Southwest lost the advertising full fare ruling earlier last week, and now this. DoT is serious about this, the sooner airlines/OTAs get this, the better.

United new ad campaign for Team USA, plain vanilla as ever.

Air France takes the cake for serving (free!) champagne, but most airlines do actually offer name brands and allergen-free snacks... just expect to pay for anything more filling than coffee and chips.

MIT researchers considered size of airport, its role in international travel, and traveler mobility patterns to rank which U.S. airports would be the most influential during the first 15 days of an epidemic.

Despite the lure of quick cash benefits, WWTC urges the 27 EU finance ministers to reconsider impulsive tourism taxes that have proved in the long run to decrease revenue as travelers try to avoid fees -- or just travel less.