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"We're trying to create a conversation with our next best customer." That's AA's rationale, which if done well, could be a smart move long term.

Whole World Water's goals are ambitious, but they are off to a running start with some very public figures and well-known hotels already signed on to help.

Facebook already made life difficult for social travel startups, but its latest move into local discovery will run into the same problem as its wannabe competitors did: The functionality is limited by the quality and tastes of your social graph.

The two travel wikis, one advertising free and one commercial, will battle it out for readers. But, for all of each wiki's collaborative writing and editing, there is still something very appealing to be said about an insightful, individually written travel guide that can enable you to smell the aroma of the baguette as it just starts to fill the village square.

It was a great idea when Farecast did it in 2006. Did Kayak wait so long because it didn't want to appear to be a mere follower?

Giving the head of your international businesses a monetary incentive to improve their performance is just plain old capitalism and a bow to human nature.

Beyond the top six list, the biggest thing Wikivoyage has going for it is the enthusiasm of the long-term contributors who had to fight hard to wrest content from Wikitravel in order to run the site they wanted.

If this is Travelocity’s attempt to attract price-comparison shoppers or increase package bookings, it’ll need to offer more than what is essentially phone support. Plus there are more than a few apps to take of the services it provides.

Hilton’s partnership with The Onion is smart for two reasons. The first being that Hilton could never be this funny on its own, and site will now be shared among The Onion’s millions of followers.