Brad Blum, the former CEO of Burger King and Olive Garden Italian Restaurants headquartered in America, has joined the board of LEON, the London-based progressive fast food restaurant company, as an investor, non-executive director, and strategic partner.

The Los Angeles Times’ 14th-annual Travel Show and inaugural industry conference, January 27-29, convened more than 24,300 celebrity speakers, travel professionals, industry leaders, members of the media and consumers at the L.A. Convention Center, smashing the previous attendance record by more than 21 percent and officially making it the must-attend Southern California travel event of the year.

Praise for President Obama's Travel & Tourism Strategy; Proposed Queens Convention Center is a Poor Idea; Hotel Rooms and Floors Created Just For Women; Quote of the Month

Frontier Airlines kicks off seasonal service between Kansas City (MCI) and Tampa (TPA) on Feb. 15, 2012. The twice-weekly flights continue through April 14, 2012.

OpenSkies, the transatlantic subsidiary of British Airways, is adding a new ‘Eco’ cabin class to its planes, offering more people access to a premium travel experience between New York-Newark and Paris-Orly.

Pro Forma RevPAR – 8.3% increase for comparable 11-hotel portfolio over the same period in 2010.

Ink revealed that there is still a huge opportunity for ancillary revenue growth for airlines in inflight retail. New research from Ink, demonstrates a demand for more luxury priced and affordable products to be sold inflight.

As everyone scrambles to meet the March 15, 2012 deadline for complying with the new ADA Standards, the mandatory pool lift requirement is getting a lot of attention. Here is the latest from my partner, Marty Orlick, head of our ADA defense and compliance team.

During January 2012, total terminal passengers increased 4.7% compared to the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic increased 4.4%, while international passenger traffic rose 5.1% compared to January 2011.

The company is the latest cruise ship operator to note a drop following the Costa accident.