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The battle lines are clear now: Wikimedia is moving ahead with plans to create a new travel wiki, and Internet Brands is trying to protect its own commercial interests in its existing Wikitravel. This showdown will be a turning point in the wiki movement.

It's a bit of a slap in the face to hometown favorites AA to see an outsider like Amex move in, but it will likely play out well for consumers who want a choice -- and may save some money -- of places to rest before takeoff.

Those who advocate for the return of private airport security should take note: At the core of the case is culpability of the airline-led airport security that existed prior to the formation of the TSA.

This is surely to cause concern in the UK tourism industry, looking to capitalize on the momentum after a highly successful Olympic Games and boost to UK's image worldwide.

The US Airways example shows that Routehappy is correct: As a passenger you really need to research the amenities on a given airline for a particular route to learn what the flight experience should be like.

RouteHappy is bringing a level of data about flight amenties to masses of passengers that until now only the most avid aviation geeks would have been aware of. RouteHappy's challenge is to see how much consumers really care about flight amenities as they vary aircraft to aircraft.

Airlines' mistakes are immediately broadcasted on Twitter and Facebook, but they have a shot at turning disgruntled passengers into dedicated fliers by offering a quick solution in a friendly tone.

Vacation rental owners will get added muscle with the new ability to subscribe to one plan and list consistently across 15 of HomeAway's international sites. The normalizing of rate plans, though, will mean a financial hit for some VRBO advertisers.

Established brands like Marriott and Hilton are expanding their extended-stay properties -- a lucrative move as the revenues for these hotels have increased over 8 percent for the last year.

Whether it's something soft-power related like soap operas in South Korea or Turkey, or something out of left field like hula, a destination can never control what visitors are going to love about it, but they should make it easy for visitors to indulge in it.

Although mobile bookings are on the rise, the majority of bookers taking advantage of these on-the-go reservations are Americans traveling close to home for a last-minute weekend getaway.

HomeAway is making use of resources in its own backyard and furthering the ambitions of student travel-startups that could end up helping HomeAway's vacation rental business.