Why Flipboard is a game-changer for travel
Many marketing managers and business developments managers have invested money and reputation by advocating social networks as means of marketing. But the lack of interaction to transaction has been...
View ArticleTechnology geeks encouraged to brave the outside world with new travel guide
More travel websites for the long tail of activities and interests – this time one exclusively for the preserve of what many (unkindly?) call tech geeks. FourEyesUp is a Netherlands-based brand...
View ArticlePrint and augmented reality, give travel guides a new life
Hardly a week goes by without another nail supposedly being hammered into the coffin of the travel guidebook, especially with the growth of mobile content apps. But perhaps one answer is to somehow...
View ArticleBritish Airways to get Cruise and Cruz, not Lonely Planet
British Airways passengers will be getting a raft of new programmes included in their in-flight entertainment systems as part of a deal signed with the BBC. The deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial...
View ArticleTLabs Showcase – Virtual GDBK
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based trip planning and guidebook service Virtual GDBK. Who and what are you (including personnel and backgrounds)? Virtual GDBK founder and...
View ArticleTravel industry to boost spend on social media marketing in 2011
Social media is expected to feature strongly in marketing budgets across the travel industry in 2011, with online display likely to be the channel missing out. The results of a wide-ranging survey...
View ArticleDorling Kindersley moves into high-end iPad travel publishing
Known for its classy travel guidebooks, Dorling Kindersley (or DK these days) is starting to push its produce Apple iPad versions of its Eyewitness books. The first outing in iPad appland will be for...
View ArticleOld habits die hard as Simonseeks opts for TV advertising
Interesting move for travel guide site Simonseeks as it looks to raise its profile with a hefty TV advertising campaign, launching in the UK over the Christmas break. The 18-month old website will...
View ArticleHow to decide Paid versus Free for mobile travel apps
NB: This is a guest post by Peter Buckley, digital publisher for Rough Guides and DK Eyewitness Travel. Having worked in the publishing industry for over a decade as a designer, author and editor, I...
View ArticleThe future of travel guidebooks on tablet devices
Whether you are in love with them or utterly indifferent, tablet devices such as the iPad are set to be a significant part of the hardware armoury for consumers in the coming years. Travel guides and...
View ArticleLonely Planet slashes web team, moves rest to London
Bad news for the web and digital folk at Lonely Planet with the team taking the brunt of widespread redundancies at the same time as the entire department heads north to London. Headcount at the...
View ArticleWhat are the most influential factors when buying travel?
Some fascinating data from YPartnership in a study looking at the inspiration, research, search, shopping and buying of travel products by consumers. The study of 2,500 US adults, carried out to help...
View ArticleKLM builds consumer-led destination guide service
Consumer-built destination guides are nothing new, but in typical KLM style the Dutch airline has now also entered the fray with its own neat service. KLM CityGuide allows passengers to create a...
View Article24 hours in the life of an overseas consulate [VIDEO]
Doubles all round (maybe not the best turn of phrase) at the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office today after reporting a fall in the number of arrests of UK citizens abroad. Drug arrests are down 20%,...
View ArticleGuideHop brings in marketplace for tours and guided activities
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based GuideHop, a peer-to-peer marketplace for tours and guided activities. Who and what are you (including personnel and backgrounds)? We’re a group of...
View ArticleTravelomy brings geo-location and real-time updates to travel guides
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring India-based Travelomy, a travel guide using real-time updates and geo-location for the South Asia region. Who and what are you (including personnel and...
View ArticleTravel magazines attempt hyper-interactive style with bigFIG publisher
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK and South Africa-based bigFIG, an agency for publishing interactive travel magazines and mobile app development. Who and what are you (including personnel...
View ArticleStartUP Chile pioneer releases cruise planning guide
CruiseWise, which was the first participant in a Chilean-government program for early-stage startups, released a downloadable cruise travel guide for trip-planning and in-destination purposes. The...
View ArticleWhy user generated travel videos continually trump the professionals [VIDEO]
Where the Hell is Matt? illustrated wonderfully how a germ of an idea from a traveller or consumer could become a global sensation in terms of inspiring travel content on the web. While no-one has...
View ArticleInfluence of content in travel industry [INFOGRAPHIC]
In travel industry, its a proven fact that content matters a lot and it can make or break a traveler’s buying decision. The internet giant Google’s purchase of travel guide publisher Frommer’s and...
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