Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines aviation. For all of our weekend roundups,go here. >>There are limits to how much an airline like United knows about you and that is comforting to some travelers.

Colin Nagy, head of strategy at Fred & Farid, a global advertising agency, writes this opinion column for Skift on hospitality, innovation, and business travel. "On Experience" dissects customer-centric experiences and innovation across hospitality, aviation, and beyond. You can read all of his columns here. This columnist spends a lot of time on the road observing the a lot of the great, some of the good, and a few bits of bad and ugly in modern hospitality.

In May, United Airlines removed tomato juice from its flights, despite anecdotal evidence suggesting passengers who don’t ordinarily drink the stuff crave it in the air because it’s high in salt content and rich in umami. Taking it off airplanes wasn’t meant to punish passengers or even to cut costs, Linda Jojo, the airline’s executive vice president for technology and chief digital officer, said Tuesday at Skift Tech Forum in Silicon Valley.

The 2018FIFA World Cup kicks off on Thursday in Russia, and it’s the country’s first time hosting the quadrennial event. But with negative headlines of Russian hacking and spying plaguing travelers in the U.S.

The Skift Airline Innovation Report is our weekly newsletter on the business of airline innovation. We look closely at the technological, financial, and design trends at airlines and airports. Brian Sumers writes and curates the newsletter, and we send it on Wednesdays. You can find previous issues of the newsletter here. Does every country need a full-service international airline? If you listen to folks in South Africa, the answer is yes. And I’m not sure I blame them.

It only takes 25 minutes for virtual chaos to ensue when any kind of consumer-facing problem arises at an airline, and not a single second is wasted getting the fix, according to Linda Jojo, executive vice president of technology and chief digital officer at United Airlines, who spoke at the inauguralSkift Tech ForumTuesday in Santa Clara, California. “Something is probably wrong right now and I’m hopeful that no customers noticed,” said Jojo.

Cruise executives are fond of saying they don’t consider each other competition. Rather, they insist, they are fighting for customers who can choose from experiences on land like all-inclusive resorts, boutique hotels, or luxury properties. One of the newest cruise lines in the industry, still in startup mode, is seeking success through its affiliation with a luxury hotel brand.

Few airlines in the Asia region have such a strong brand as Cathay Pacific, the more than 70-year-old Hong Kong-based carrier known for its onboard service, comfortable seating, and opulent lounges. But in recent years, it has lost some of its luster, both because of poor financial decisions, and an inability to adapt to new customer preferences.

Television host, writer, and chef Anthony Bourdain is dead, according to CNN. The cause of death was reported as suicide. Over the last 16 years, Bourdain had transformed himself from chef-turned-author to author-turned-television host, defining the early days for the Travel Channel, and then creating an even larger audience at CNN. One week he’d share a beer and rice noodles with President Barack Obama in Vietnam, the next he might be looking at the heroin scourge in Massachusetts.

Emirates President Tim Clark on Tuesday would not rule out his airline adding more nonstop routes between Europe and the United States, despite recent assurances from U.S. airlines and American diplomats that the three biggest Gulf carriers would not launch new transatlantic routes for the foreseeable future. “Ifwe wish to do more points in the U.S.