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  • Travel2020: Airlines wrangle with increasing obesity in the air

    Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

    Greater than 1 in 3 Americans are obese, according to the CDC. That means nearly 100 million U.S. adults are officially overweight and may be flying soon in a seat near you. Or you may be one of the many flyers these days who has to fit into a shrinking airline seat and manage yoga maneuvers to use the airline lavatory on a five-hour flight from New York to Los Angeles. Being that passenger, or the passenger next to that passenger, can become an uncomfortable predicament, yet there are few solutions in the offing that offer even the perception of management for this ongoing conundrum.

  • Winnebago surprises with its Revel 4x4 camper van

    Dave G. Houser Recreation & Leisure

    Best known for its larger motor homes, Winnebago has surprised the RV world with the introduction of its Revel 4x4 camper van — a Mercedes Benz Sprinter-based rig outfitted for rugged outdoor sport and camping trips. The Revel 4x4 is designed to take you and your bikes, skis, climbing equipment, backpacks or other gear out into the backcountry while giving you a comfortable retreat to rest those achy muscles and bed down for the night. Notable for its straightforward design and function-driven features, the Revel is powered by Mercedes’ 188-horsepower, six-cylinder turbo diesel engine.

  • Exploring upcoming hotel technologies

    Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

    Spending for 2019 in the hotel sector is coming soon. Technology upgrades for sales, marketing, operations, and every area focused on ROI are priorities. The most significant digital shift for hotels has been to incorporate artificial intelligence and Internet of Things in their operations. Artificial intelligence, thanks to devices like Alexa, can now offer guests the same experience that they enjoy at home. Meanwhile, IoT devices with automated settings make rooms hands-free. They not only personalize guests’ in-room experiences but continue to improve operations.

  • Want to get a room on Airbnb? Being ‘similar’ to the host may…

    Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

    Airbnb, along with other room-sharing websites, provides a cyber marketplace for innovative entrepreneurs to operate a lodging business without following the strict regulations that usually apply to hotels and hostels. For instance, while room-sharing websites provide pricing tools and guidelines to the hosts who are renting out extra space, it is still up to the hosts to decide what price they want to charge for the service provided and whether they want to adjust the price on a regular basis according to fluctuating demands from the travelers. In fact, the impacts of price positioning and dynamic pricing on a listing’s revenue performance or even on the neighborhood hotels’ revenue performance have been identified.

  • Travel2020: The long, strange road to cannabis comforts

    Lark Gould Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

    CBD, a hemp derivative emerging from recent restrictions in marijuana laws in the U.S. and Canada, is now showing up in spas, on health shop shelves, in foods, teas, and even lipsticks. A recent invitation to Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Corona, California, came with a chance to experience a CBD massage as an elixir added to a traditional Swedish massage and touted to take away any pains … and more. California, which legalized marijuana for recreational use in January, has been struggling to regulate an industry that has for years managed quite well on its own but is now getting scrutiny from agencies requiring studies, data and transparency.

  • Drive this way: Ride-hailing increases traffic fatalities, working paper…

    Seth Sandronsky Transportation Technology & Automotive

    A new working paper from academics at Rice University and the University of Chicago finds that ride-hailing services correlate to a rise in traffic fatalities among passengers and pedestrians. "The increase in accidents appears to persist (and even increase) over time," write Livia Hanyi Yi and Yael V. Hochberg of Rice University and John M. Barrios at the University of Chicago in "The Cost of Convenience: Ridesharing and Traffic Fatalities."

  • What to know about visiting Fredericksburg, Texas

    Cindy Belt Recreation & Leisure

    Throughout the country, there are spots with great hiking, spots with great museums and historical sites, and spots with good food and drinks. The area around Fredericksburg, Texas, has all three and more. It is a great area to visit for a week or more. Places to see include the town of Fredericksburg, Enchanted Rock, various museums, LBJ National Historic Park, wineries, breweries and more.

  • Top Veterans Day celebrations for 2018

    Miranda Y. Brumbaugh Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

    Veterans Day is the quintessential time to focus on honoring those who have sacrificed so much. It is the one day of the year when all veterans should be honored and remembered. If you are looking for a parade, a Flags Across America event, or other community activities, here are some of the most anticipated Veterans Day celebrations for 2018. For example, Auburn, Washington, is home to one of the largest parades for Veterans Day to be held anywhere. More than 6,000 parade participants, including 200 military units and over 30 high school marching bands will be in attendance.

  • London Gatwick plans expansion, 2nd runway utilization

    Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & Automotive

    The world’s busiest single-runway airport may have just found a way to utilize a second runway without actually building one. This comes as London Gatwick has published a new master plan to set growth in place over the coming decades. In its own words, Gatwick has unveiled an "ambitious vision for the future," which aims to plan for the long-term at a time when it has continually been snubbed by the U.K. government in favor of building a new runway at Heathrow.

  • Why people are fed up with obligation vacations?

    Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

    It’s fun to receive an invitation to a destination wedding, but the bill for the travel, lodging, and food can be a strain on finances. As much as we love to join close friends and family members on their special days, it is becoming harder and harder to say yes to these obligation vacations, or "oblications." You will be glad to know that you are not alone in feeling a wee bit resentful of these unnecessary expenditures. An MMGY Global travelhorizons survey revealed that at least one-third of U.S. adults had taken at least one such vacation.