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The Great Gloom? Not (yet) in the travel industryTravel industry employees rank second in job satisfaction. But there are warning signs that we may not stay there for long.

Scaling space tourismSpace Perspective's test capsule, Spaceship Neptune, has been delivered. And in the time it took to construct it, the company's...

Cautionary tales aplenty in Journera's demiseWhy did a promising travel startup fail? Journera CEO Jeff Katz ponders a number of contributing factors.

Jamaica prime minister, Sandals' Adam Stewart push back against U.S. travel advisoryPrime minister Andrew Holness seemed genuinely perplexed by the content and timing. Stewart said cancellations and transfers to...

Can 'transformational' travel be more than a buzzword?Harvard Business Review author Joe Pine is turning his attention to an emerging "transformative" economy. And travel is very...

Yes, even the Four Seasons can adaptGreat Exuma island is the only locale where Four Seasons could not align local staff with global standards. Facing a similar...

If travel advisors sold cheeseOver the holidays I got lessons in how to sell -- and how not to sell -- from two cheese mongers.

Dupes redux: More parallel destinationsThe "dupes" trend to avoid crowded, pricey destinations inspired Signature Travel Network's Ignacio Maza to share his list of...

Dupes and originals: Where to go in '24Someone has finally put a label on similar but more pleasant alternatives to overtouristed, overpriced and too touristy...

What can happen when locals control tourism?A small Mexican village challenged a $2 billion tourism development and won. The residents promote tourism, but on their terms.

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