Dan Peltier

The Airbnb Community Compact, released this week, says all the things it wants cities to hear, but it's the hosts that have real insight.

Here is this week's crop of travel startups that investors feel comfortable backing, including a meetings and conventions booking platform and a private car booking service.

These are the newest travel startups from AngelList vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.

We're still skeptical that large file downloads, Netflix-watching and seeing Grandma's face at 35,000 feet is a near-term reality, but speeds will undoubtedly get gradually faster as more satellites are launched for passengers' delight.

These are the newest travel startups from AngelList vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.

While the number of Americans traveling abroad hasn't necessarily increased as quickly as the percentage of those visiting more than one country per trip, Americans are becoming more worldly and that means spending more on more expensive trips.

For every new tours and activities startup that is born, another one dies. For these startups to keep a pulse, they'll have to convince consumers and business owners that they offer more humanistic experiences than if they dealt with an established, successful company.

Hotel chains are gung-ho about their robust pipelines, but have they thought about how to efficiently build the future of their staff as they build their future properties? Some have, and comedy sketches, a cappella performances and role-playing guest scenarios are the smart future of hotel hiring rather than stuffy, crowded job fairs.

These are the aviation trends we were talking about this week.

These are the tourism trends we were talking about this week.