• American Airlines: Aircraft: Domestic Wi-Fi is now available on nearly all flights within the US; International Wi-Fi on 777-300ER aircraft. To install on 250 regional jets by 2016. Provider: Gogo. Price: Domestic flights WiFi prices: All Day Pass $14 (24 hours of internet access on AA/US Airways flights); The Traveler Pass $39.95 (monthly subscription for unlimited internet on on AA/US Airways flights); International flights WiFi prices: 2 Hour Pass $12, 4 Hour Pass $17, Duration of Flight Pass $19
• British Airways: Aircraft: On one 747-400 aircraft on the Club World London City flight route (direct flights between New York JFK and London City airports). Provider: T-Mobile. Price: £8 (~$14USD) for 1 hour, or £15 (~$25USD) for 24 hours

• Delta Air Lines: Aircraft: All A319, 320, B737, B757, B767, MD88, MD90, CRJ 700, CRJ 900, ERJ 170, ERJ 175. On select DC9 and B757. On US Domestic flights only. Provider: Delta Connect & Gogo. Price: Mobile Pass starting at $1.95; Gogo Unlimited $49.95/month (unlimited internet on all Gogo equipped airlines); Gogo All Day Pass $14 (24 hours of internet access on the same airline); The Traveler Pass $39.95 (monthly subscription for unlimited internet on one Gogo equipped airline); Delta Annual Pass $469.95

• Emirates: Aircraft: majority of A380s and some B777. Provider: OnAir. Price: 10MB free in all classes on A380 aircraft. 500MB available for purchase starting at USD 1 on select A380 and B777 aircraft that do not offer free wifi.

• Etihad: Aircraft: Airbus A330-200 (entire fleet to have WiFi by end of 2014). Provider: Wi-Fly. Price: 24-hour pass $24.95; 1-hour pass $13.95; Free for Etihad's Diamond First Class passengers

• Lufthansa: Aircraft: all long haul fleet aircraft except A380 and Boeing 747-8 (A380 aircraft are gradually being fitted out with Lufthansa FlyNet WiFi). Provider: Panasonic. Price: HotSpot Pass Sky 1 hour: €9 or 3,000 miles; 4 hours: €14 or 4,500 miles; 24 hours: €17 or 5,500 miles

• Singapore Airlines: Aircraft: Progressively made available on A380 and Boeing 777-300ER. Provider: OnAir or Panasonic. Price: Depends on time or MB usage

Hilton has opened a hotel outside of Tianjin, China, and a resort along the west coast of Myanmar. Hilton's hotel in the Eco-City project near Tianjin has 301 guestrooms as well as four restaurants and bars. The property also has a 16,000-square-foot ballroom, an indoor pool and a spa. Hilton's second Myanmar hotel is on the Bay of Bengal. The 51-room Hilton Ngapali Resort & Spa is about six miles from the town of Thandwe, has 51 rooms, three restaurants and bars, and a separate children's area. The Hilton Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar's first hotel under the brand, opened last year.

Starting Jan. 1, two of the largest hotel chains in the world are making it harder for travelers to cancel reservations. Many hotels let guests cancel as late as 6 p.m. on the night of arrival. That's about to change. Hilton and Marriott are rolling out new cancellation policies that will require guests to cancel by midnight the day before they arrive to avoid a cancellation fee, typically equal to one night's room rate. Hilton and Marriott both justified the change saying it will make more rooms available for travelers needing last-minute accommodations. This change, though not great for deal seekers, will help the hotels better manage inventory.

Americans are traveling abroad again-and they have a stronger U.S. dollar to thank. That's right: The U.S. dollar is the strongest it's been against the euro in four years, and is gaining on other foreign currencies. The euro fell by 1.2 percent against the dollar to $1.1864, marking its weakest level since March 2006. Russia's ruble was the biggest loser against the dollar, falling 46 percent in 2014, as it was weakened by U.S. and European sanctions and sliding oil prices. Conversely, a stronger U.S. dollar tends to curb overseas travel to the U.S. However, lower oil and gas prices allow U.S. travelers to hit the road more easily, which should mitigate some of the loss in overseas dollars.

California officials have broken ground on a $68 billion high-speed rail project. The state plans to connect Los Angeles with San Francisco in 2029. The trains will reach speeds of more than 200 miles per hour and will make the 390-mile trip between Los Angeles and San Francisco in fewer than three hours, or less than half the time of a typical drive. The groundbreaking was delayed by about two years because of slower-than-expected land acquisitions necessary for the route. Train travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco currently takes about 12 hours and includes a transfer between the Amtrak and Caltrain networks.