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From outward appearance, Expedia's new Traveler Preference program introduces more choice and appears to be a great thing for hotel guests.

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.

Spain's excesses are a lesson to all other cities and downtowns trying to revive their future through a focus on arts, culture, and sports.

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

As climbing becomes more popular the real life and death challenges get lost in the promise of the adventure-packed brochures.

The convention business in the U.S. is almost always a battle of local egos rather than smart planning about how to bring business to a city.

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.

Ever since its split with TripAdvisor, Expedia's moved quickly ahead, both to reinvent itself as the most social of the OTAs to one that's likely the only challenger to Priceline's suite of sites.

Aloft & W hotel is where the growth is brandwise, and China's where it is betting its future on. Europe's dragging it down, so no wonder.

Most of the legacy carriers are moving towards more streamlined systems that focus on a few aircraft types rather than a diverse portfolio of planes that are harder to maintain.

Luxury hotels, used to catering wealthy or business-oriented guests, are now offering princess pedicures and breakfast on pirate ships since happy kids equal happy parents, and happy parents rebook.