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The physical phones will stay in the hotel rooms, but only as customer service intercom. Now if some hotel's bold enough to strip away rest of the functions and make these machines usable again....

Parker basically promised the unions that US Airways would be running the show at the new American, and he's delivering on that promise.

FlightCar likens itself to other sharing economy companies by arguing that there are no regulations for its new business model. But it really isn't complicated at all: It is a business, and there are rules about businesses operating at airports.

In this new world, multi-brand strategy is clearly how big Internet companies want to operate, partly to not mess with the DNA of the startups they're buying.

Taiwan’s move is great for tourists and should set a precedent for other countries looking to attract visitors. Look to other countries rolling out Wi-Fi service that enables visitors to check email or get basic information about the destination in their own language.

America’s top 20 inbound tourism markets includes a surprising mix, but as expected, overall rapid growth from Asia and Latin America points to where U.S. tourism efforts should be focused for the at least the next decade.

Airlines’ social media accounts will become more sophisticated as their confidence and experience grows. United’s journey thus far is a glimpse at how social media has progressed from static status updates into an integrated service provider in a relatively short time.