Topic: Travel and Tourism

Robots Are Changing the Future of Telecommuting

What does the $15,000 Anybot tell us about the future of telecommuting?READ»

Global Heritage Fund Invests in Archaeologists to Save the World's Most Endangered Sites

Jeff Morgan took an unlikely route from Silicon Valley to Haiti and Cambodia--but he brought his startup expertise and venture capitalist training with him. READ»

Plug 'n' Pay: E-Charge Stations Coming to an Airport Near You

A convenient method of charging electronics on low battery is set to hit malls, cafes, and airports across the country.READ»

National Fossil Day

Hiking, kayaking, camping -- gawking at stegosaurus bones? Dinosaur fans are no strangers to museums, but at least 228 national-park areas offer a different view: "fossils in the ground, in their natural state," says Vince ...READ»

Virgin's VSS Enterprise Glides, Moves One Bold Step Closer to Space [Video]

Another starship Enterprise just undertook a bold new mission: This time it's Virgin Galactic's premier space vehicle, which has flown its first manned glide flight. It's another successful step on the road to tourists in space.READ»

Follow the Buffalo

In the global economic downturn that everyone seems to be saying is "over" (who am I to judge?) the travel sector was hit pretty hard.READ»

How B2B Stars Innovate – and Why Airlines Have Hit a Black Hole

A recent article in U.S. News & World Report disclosed that in 2010, airlines have generated $2.1B in additional passenger revenues through clever, and often egregious pricing strategies. The "pay to breathe, walk or eat" pricing approach is rapidly eclipsing customer service in the airline industry, and customers like me are furious. StarCite, a B2B technology company serving the travel industry, has charted a different course.In this article, CEO Greg Dukat outlines a customer-centric innovation strategy that will surely outlive the airlines' approach.READ»

How to Turn a B2B Company in a B2B Thought Leader

Businesses are so focused on what they do--and the doing of it--and not enough focused on who they are and what they know. READ»

Work/Life: Is It a Gold Rush or a Roller-Coaster Ride?

 Whether the recession has just ended or we are sliding back into a double dip, no one seems to really know. but that hasn't stopped the recent surge in stories about how the airline industry is recovering, or that ...READ»

Cruisin' Your Way to a New Type of Marketing

I recently time-traveled to the 1950s on a giant cruise liner. Don't worry--I haven't become delusional. I've just been crusin'. My husband, George, and I just returned from our first ever cruise (in our case to New England and ...READ»

St. Regis Luxury Hotel Set to Open in Lhasa, Tibet

Luxury meets the roof of the world.READ»

Bagging It

Business travelers travel light. Long ago we learned that the formula for disaster on a business trip was to depend on the airlines to deliver luggage on time and undamaged. Woe betide the road warrior who makes the mistake of checking baggage that contains something vital to a business meeting or is otherwise irreplaceable.READ»

The Global Bazaar for Human Reproductive Material

IVF has given hope to millions of aspiring parents, but the wild inconsistency of rules on egg donation has created big disparities -- and for entrepreneurs, huge opportunities.READ»

• Eggs for Sale

Sea, Sun, and Scalpels: Brazil's Bid to Be the Four Seasons of Medical Tourism

Brazil, which has seen the number of foreign patients rise from 48,000 in 2005 to 180,000 last year--and is growing at a 30% clip year-over-year--is poised to draw still more from its neighbors and the U.S. thanks to shorter flights and a bump from futebol.READ»

Rhinos Mate, Zoos Innovate

Inside one zoo's quest to make two members of an endangered species fall in love -- by building a "honeymoon suite."READ»

Ratings and Reviews Are Key to Luring Tourists

Having just returned from a family trip to Europe, I've come to value even more sites like TripAdvisor and Yelp that let users rate and review restaurants, tour guides, and more. Sites like these were particularly helpful in Europe where there seems to be two kinds of customer in every town: The locals who know everyone and the tourists who know no one. We fell into the latter group, so finding good restaurants and attractions required good recommendations and referrals.READ»

Tread Lightly: Sustainable Tourism 2010

The latest trend in the $900 billion travel industry: tourism that actively supports the environment and economy of a destination, leaving it a better place than before. This biennial conference in New Forest, England, will be abuzz with the United Nations Foundation's efforts to start tracking sustainable tourism next year. We charted a few of our favorite spots.READ»

• Now: July 2010
• Steer: National Drive-Thru Day
• Invent: Patent Races

Join Us for the Boston Fast Cities Breakfast!

Want to see how an innovative city of the future is created? Join us for our Fast Cities panel on June 29 at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston. A variety of speakers, including Fast Company's own Jeff Chu, William McAvoy, Director of ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: Walking and Biking Are Rising Explosively

The hard data is remarkable.READ»

Even Executives Need a Vacation

Five tips to keep in mind before taking off.READ»

Work/Life: Business Trips: No Fun Allowed?

Many business travelers have experienced guilt because they are not, shall we say, "carpe"-ing the "diem"? Fortunately, my business travels frequently take me to the south of France — actually, to Provence, where Amadeus ...READ»

Almost Genius: A Helmet That Stinks When It Needs to Be Replaced

A safety invention geared to selling more bike helmets, with an ingenious form of planned obsolescence.READ»

Work Smart: Must-Have Mobile Apps for the Road Warrior

If you've got a smartphone that can run apps like the iPhone, BlackBerry or an Android phone, you've got a pocket computer--and when you're on the road, you want to load up on the apps that can help you get where you need to ...READ»

SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launched Into Orbit [video]

Falcon 9 is SpaceX's flagship rocket, and a great leap forward for President Obama's plans to diversify the space industry (video of launch below). The vehicle will help ferry cargo up to the International Space Station in the ...READ»

Work/Life: The Summer of Ugh

Forty-odd years ago people were writing about something called The Summer of Love. I predict this is the year anyone who has to travel aloft on business will be writing instead about The Summer of Ugh. Meaning be prepared for ...READ»