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As companies eliminate artificial ingredients, is food really getting healthier?

Cait Harrison Food & Beverage

You've probably heard the recent announcement that Panera plans to remove artificial ingredients from its food. But it comes among a plethora of other companies who have also vowed to remove additives, preservatives and other so-called "bad" ingredients from their recipes.

Communicating with the outside world while full-timing

Paul Redvers Recreation & Leisure

While vacationers may want to "get away from it all," RV full-timers want to stay in touch with the world every day. We want news and weather, sports, entertainment and email. Skype video, if possible, is always welcome.

Feds may step in as airlines, travel groups battle over state subsidies

Ryan Clark Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Domestic airlines have been waging a war with travel groups and Middle East airlines over the latter's use of state-funded subsidies, bringing into the question the free-market equality promoted by the Open Skies agreements. At issue is whether the United Arab Emirates and Qatar should be allowed to provide funding to their countries' airlines. These subsidies cover revenue losses as the airlines expand rapidly across the globe and offer low fares to travelers.

Have restaurants reached a ‘tipping’ point with minimum wage?

Suzanne Mason Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

With minimum wage increasing across the country, restaurants are steadily looking at their business models to see how they can meet the requirements from state governments while keeping their business intact. One idea is doing away with tips for servers altogether.

Robots are ready for room service, but are hotel guests?

Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Aloft Hotel in California's Silicon Valley created quite a stir when they introduced their robot room service in August last year. The experiment was still in preliminary stages but still managed to wow guests anyway. Apparently inspired by Star Wars' R2D2, these robots will offer smooth room service and butler facilities across hotels.

Dollar’s value makes Germany a great travel bargain this summer

Judy Connors Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

With the U.S. dollar being almost at parity with the euro for the first time in 12 years, traveling overseas for Americans is the best vacation bargain this summer. The top three European destinations based on the devaluation of the euro against the dollar are Italy, France and Germany, followed by the traditionally popular England and Ireland. Germany, however, appears to be the best value for Americans this summer, allowing U.S. citizens to travel for almost 30 percent less than this time last year.

Dublin Airport thriving on African hub

Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & Automotive

Dublin Airport is set to receive a major boost with the arrival of a new hub operation by Ethiopian Airlines next month. The carrier is one of Africa's largest and most successful, and was recently voted the sixth-most dependable airline in the world.

Keeping a fresh fish diet in your travels

Connie Ulman Recreation & Leisure

I have been camping my whole life, and I have been full-time RVing for a while now. No matter where my travels take me, fresh fish is something I strive to keep in my diet. Now how do you go about making sure you get fresh fish in your diet while traveling? I'd like to say that it's an easy thing to do, but it's not — especially if you are not a fisherman. One option is to visit as many places as close to a water source as you can. A lot of the fishing piers offer restaurants right on location. You can either catch your own fish, or have a seat and order yourself up some fresh-caught fish right there.

Tourism development: Lessons learned from Hong Kong

Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Last week, the Chinese government announced a new restriction toward the residents of Shenzhen on their travels to their border city of Hong Kong. Under the new rules, Shenzhen residents are only allowed to make one trip per week to Hong Kong. Those residents holding a multiple-entry permit may still travel to Hong Kong as often as they want until the permit expires.

Take a hike on the spiritual side in Sedona

Judy Connors Recreation & Leisure

I have recently learned the calming effects of meditation and yoga, and this discovery has awakened in me a need for more — more ways to facilitate inner peacefulness and outward physical energy. That is why, during recent travel to Arizona, I made a visit to Sedona the cornerstone of my trip.

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