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Trust is a major issue when it comes to renting products, especially ones as personal as your home or as expensive as a car. Despite this obstacle, the travel-related sharing economy is rapidly growing worldwide.

Mobile bookings are on the rise worldwide and increased adoption in Asia is more likely due to the kind of devices that people own than their booking preferences.

Tipping behavior is mandated by the destination, not where the traveler is from, which means most global travelers should be tipping on at least a few of their vacations.

Travelers look for deals when it comes to flight, but are ready to splurge when it comes to their hotel experience highlighting habits that both industries can take advantage of.

Establishing an online presence where guests can find, review and book a hotel is almost as important as the bed itself today. Once at a disadvantage, there are are now many tools that help small businesses owners implement basic digital business features.

Americans returning to the airport will be surprised by the range of positive and negative changes to the air travel experience -- most of which were necessary to bring the industry out of a recession and into a mobile, tech-influenced future.

The "little guys," in this case owners of a vacation rental property or two, feel powerless and at the mercy of the giant vacation rental sites. The sites have to balance the needs of the professional property managers and the individual owners and guess who is coming out on top.

Americans might be traveling again, but if they're taking their devices and headaches with them, does it even count?

Although China represents the largest growth in inbound visitors, America's neighbors Mexico and Canada continue to deliver the highest volume of visitors and base of the U.S. tourism industry.

As the number of international travelers interested in retail grows, the destinations that benefit the most will cater to their wants with global luxury brands, local goods and language-specific help.