The ensuing competition will be great for consumers who want to hunt down travel bargains.

ECONOMIST: The travel industry

They enabled man to travel during the winter and hunt reindeer and elk across the frozen tundra.

BBC: Where did skiing come from?

Derive (iPhone, Android) : A travel-inspired, tech-driven scavenger hunt, this global web-based mobile app instructs tourists to head out in a general direction, then uses a set of cryptic hints to prompt them to discover hidden gems.

BBC: Four apps encourage smarter detours

Authorities in Boston suspended all mass transit, used by many fans to travel to games, and told people in the entire city and some of its suburbs to stay inside as the hunt for Suspect No. 2 went on.

NPR: Red Sox, Bruins Postpone Games During Manhunt