Dan Peltier

Getting medical care abroad is a growing trend fanning out across the world and destinations should know what their medical fortes are if they plan to be part of welcoming this rising wave of medical tourists.

Facebook is improving its video offerings which helps programs like Hartsfield-Jackson's and it also adds another dimension to the question of how to best reach travelers with personalized and targeted content.

BlaBlaCar, which actually deserves to be called a "sharing economy" company, has a model unique from other ride-share companies for many reasons, including the fact that drivers know they can't make a personal business out of it. As it continues growing in markets outside the U.S., other global companies like Uber know they chase after very different travelers than BlaBlaCar.

Rolling out Apple Pay across an entire fleet probably isn't cheap, but letting travelers use their iPhones to make in-flight purchases and bookings when they're already in-hand makes more sense than asking them to fish through bags to dig out a credit card.

The biggest takeaway is that travel in China is by and large domestic with only the wealthy 5% of Chinese able to afford travel to places like Europe or the U.S., and these charts outline some of that.

These are the aviation trends we were talking about this week.

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It's arguably easier to travel by yourself, and plan that travel, than in the past and that goes for U.S. travelers of all ages.

As more mobile discovery happens in destinations the need is urgent to provide ample free Wi-Fi hotspots in cities along with the means for travelers to find them.

Knowing where interest in flight searches comes from for each destination is crucial for all players involved in the travel ecosystem and these charts show where interest was concentrated for major U.S. cities for the summer months, one of the busiest travel seasons.