Yahoo
Will 2016 beat out last year when it comes to innovations in the travel industry?
The world of travel is moving incredibly fast these days. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it. Here's what Yahoo Travel editors expect to see on the rise in 2016.
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AARP
 What are Americans — particularly Baby Boomers — looking for in their 2016 vacations? A new survey released today from AARP Travel, a valuable resource for America's 76 million Baby Boomers who spend over $120 billion annually in leisure travel, provides some great insight into how Americans want to get away in 2016, from desired destinations to lodging options to favorite trip planning tools.
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USA Today
2015 was a tumultuous year in which world events turned beloved travel destinations like Paris into temporary battlegrounds. Will that keep U.S. travelers from venturing abroad in 2016? The signs are pointing towards a resilient traveling public.
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 Santa Clara sprung into the minds of football fans everywhere when the home base for the San Francisco 49ers relocated to Levis® Stadium from Candlestick Park. Today, visitors are flocking to the city of just 120,000 residents (just 45 miles south of San Francisco) not only to check out the state-of-the-art stadium but also to enjoy the many other attractions the destination has to offer.
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USA Today
 Last year was filled with innovations and pioneering trends, from Uber-style private jet companies to mind-blowing tech like smart airline uniforms and 3-D-printed hotel suites. So what will this shiny new year hold? We're not psychic, but we can make some educated predictions for some of the travel trends in store for 2016
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USA Today
Your holiday wish list is a distant memory by now, which is just as well, because you're probably not getting what you wanted from the travel industry in 2016.
No, really. The only thing this business can be relied on to deliver, year after year, is a more efficient way of taking money from you when you hit the road. But there's hope. Once you dispense with the fantasies of "free" travel and the return of what-you-see-is-what-you-get prices, there are things you might realistically expect to get this year.
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CNN
The best stories arise from the road less traveled.
As new routes launch, developing nations welcome tourism and closed-off regions emerge.
So what's hot in 2016?
We asked an expert panel of pros who thrive and survive on travel to new frontiers.
Whether it's staring into the eyes of a wild mountain gorilla in Uganda, snorkeling amidst stingless jellyfish in Palau or drinking yak butter tea with nomads in a ger in the Gobi,we're spoiled for choice with these 16 emerging destinations for 2016.
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Consumerist
While yes, you certainly travel some distance when you're riding in a car you had pick you up, Uber is apparently considering expanding its travel business beyond ride-hailing.
A patent filed by the company with the U.S. Patent Office this month lays out Uber's ideas on becoming an all-in-one travel agent.
Fittingly enough, the patent images call the service "Uber Travel," with what looks like a fairly typical flight search you might see on travel sites like Expedia or Orbitz.
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Skift
 2015 saw an all-time funding high to travel tech, buoyed by big deals like the $1.5B Series E to Airbnb and the $300M Series E to China-based TuJia. Deal count also surged.
Travel tech startups are changing lodging, consumer booking (for flights, hotels, etc.), fare alerts, and much more in the broader travel category. CB Insights dug into the data surrounding travel tech investment trends, including deals and dollars breakdowns, most well-funded companies, and most active investors.
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USA Today
With all of 2015's travel nightmares and airport blunders now in our rearview mirrors, it's time to focus on what we can do better in the year ahead. Let's collectively work on better airport behavior, and stop making the same rookie mistakes when traveling. Here are five travel resolutions we should all make in 2016.
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The Guardian
 No one needs a smartphone full of gimmicky apps. We've rounded up a selection of the best tools for the digital-savvy traveler.
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