To prevent a merger from descending into emergency, a clear name change and strategy can work miracles. A look at airline names that have soared, and those that have sputtered.

A government lawsuit highlights the difficulties local agencies have when trying to collect taxes in a global and virtual world.

“We realize that when it comes to payments, no single wallet will rule them all," says Ed McLaughlin, chief emerging payments officer at MasterCard, which today launched its PayPass Wallet Services.

How American-based companies can tap into the American-Chinese community to win new customers.

Somewhere between invasive security measures and late arrivals, good stuff still happens in air travel. This month, American Airlines and Aircell debuted Gogo Vision, a service that puts entertainment in the traveler's hands. It could also put an end to those tiny seatback monitors.

The latest travel trend is incorporating tech into offerings at hotels, airports, on airplanes and more. Virgin America and Ace Hotel in NYC have announced partnerships with Google to provide guests with Chromebooks for free on select flights. iPads, however, are already lots of other places.

The marketing coup comes at a good time for Samsung, as it leaps with both feet into the iPad-dominated tablet fray.

On the cusp of Kayak's IPO, Hipmunk, the next disrupter of the domestic travel market, is taxiing and poised for flight.