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Soho House is hiding on a bit of a high this year with new openings and refurbishments helped along by a cash infusion by billionaire/man-about-town Ron Burkle.

Fast track services are taking hold in China, and the U.S., as well, for the privileged few. Both countries should fix their security-lane roadblocks for the rest of us down here in the cheap seats.

If nothing else, US Airways has a sense of humor. As silly as this may be, it's American's execs that are consistently looking like clowns.

American Airlines' direct-connect push has yet to take off in a huge way, but the BookIt.com agreement shows it ain't dead yet. Old-school GDS protests aside, travel agencies should be able to establish such ties with anyone they want to.

The life of a cruise ship is always surprising. Some plow along for one line with one name while the rest bounce between owners and bankruptcy only to be followed by loyal cruisers who see something special in them.

Heathrow had problems processing people though immigration before the Olympics and they'll have it afterwards unless non-Band Aid solutions are found to why the Border Agency is having such a hard time doing its job.

First rule of social media marketing: Make sure lots of people don't hate you before you drop a self-branded hashtag onto Twitter.

Inspiration, we don't need specialized startups to inspire, it happens any which way, through all means. And Turkey is clearly the hottest destination this summer.

Pictures are worth 1,000 words and there seems to be that many social travel apps and sites. Most of them feature photo boards and images, and Jetpac is one of the latest entries.

Set in the Villa Borghese's Globe Theatre, Italian startups will have the chance to rub shoulders with U.S. counterparts and leaders, as well as learn what a hat tip from TC can do for a young company.

Whether it is delays or crackdowns, U.S. companies operating in China will need to factor in the sometimes dramatic influence of political maneuvers.

Thank goodness: Married men in their late 30s are an underserved market in the ideas and inspiration category. But InsideHook should consider getting the real decision makers in the family subscribed -- the wives.