Jason Clampet

The story of travel in 2014 is one of evolutionary leaps and breaks from the past. Understand the year in 25 travel moments.

We're interested to see how far outside the circle of 100 or so attendees this message spreads.

Boutique properties have the freedom to experiment more than their larger, corporate peers, and they need to just to stand out from the noise.

Because the demand for extended-stay hotels has increased, operators and developers are innovating and expanding their product offerings and locations in order to meet the needs of their flourishing customer base.

MasterCard and its credit card rivals can maintain their edge over insurgent payment systems only if they keep their focus on the consumer rather than what they can get out of the consumer.

The only frustrating thing about listening to Orson is hearing all the good ideas that get left on the cutting room floor.

Reid has the freedom to be provocative and the experience to be right about what he says.

Despite its size, Southwest is more capable of delivering a consistent brand and user experience -- mainly for good, but sometimes for bad -- than any other major airline in the U.S.

Ambrose isn't the biggest travel investor by far but he knows where the money is headed and where it wants to go.