● Google’s move into the world of airfare search has many in the industry nervous — and as travelers are noticeably unhappy with their online booking options, the current market leaders have reason to worry. [Travel Weekly] ● Do you always remember to order your foreign currency well in advance to get the best rate? Yeah, us neither. So we love Travelex’s guide to where our poor beleaguered dollars will go farthest this winter. [Travel Daily News]

● Attention, leg-room seekers: Delta is planning to add premium economy seating to its entire fleet, as well as 250 regional jets, by summer 2012. [Business Travel News] ● Grace Duggan’s guide on where to drink outside in Madrid has us dreaming of catching a few warm Spanish nights before winter sets in. [NYT] ● Struggling American Airlines says that cutting costs and boosting revenues it its top priority — which doesn’t do much to counter the feeling that the company’s bankruptcy is imminent. [LAT]