The Boston to Baltimore air market is starting to look like the Boston to New York bus market with fares almost at the same level of the Fung Wah bus! Of particular interest, BOS-BWI is one of the few markets where all three of the nation’s largest low-cost carriers compete head to head - and that will make it fun to watch.

I remain stunned how often I still read announcements from large off-line travel agents (in Australia, Asia and elsewhere) saying that they don’t need to worry about competition from online players.

Allegiant Air is facing a problem which most travel companies – especially airlines, would love to have. The Nevada based low-cost airline is growing so fast that it now has to make a stark choice in terms of its future direction.

Rocky Mountaineer offers holidaymakers the chance to explore the dramatic scenery of Western Canada, taking in the majestic peaks of the Rocky Mountains, mirror-still lakes, deep-blue glaciers and black bears that still roam the wilds. Here Breaking Travel News takes a ride.

As an active online traveler living in India, I have had, if not a front row seat, at least a window seat with a pretty good view of the country’s vibrant, online travel sector. As detailed in PhoCusWright’s Asia Pacific Online Travel Overview Third Edition, India’s online travel marketplace is characterized by intense competition and entrepreneurial energy. The report adds that India will “emerge a winner in the online space.”

When it comes to going over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving, roughly 19 percent of last year’s travelers are rethinking that journey this November 24.