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2011-09-19T22:10:00.000-04:00

Egypt's deserted pyramids a 'revolution' specialNew Zealand Heraldhttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10753078The Egyptian Revolution has taken a toll on the country's tourism,with visitor numbers down 35 percent between April and June 2011,compared with last year. Photo / AP The pyramid rose out of the sandbefore me, its smooth stone walls crumbling around ...

Geotrio Wants To Be The YouTube For Tours

2011-03-04T13:19:00.000-05:00

Posted at TechCrunch: 04 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PST Startup Geotrio is launching today as a centralized platform for anyone to create, take and share tours. Tours range from historical and architectural tours for travelers, campus tours for prospective students, neighborhood tours, local shopping tours, and more. The startup is also unveiling an iPhone app that will detect tours in your geographic

Travel companies warned about new advertising code

2011-02-22T10:23:00.001-05:00

Travel companies should make sure they are ready for a new advertisingcode due to come into force next week.From March 1, travel company adverts on social networking sites suchas Facebook and Twitter are to come under the scrutiny of theAdvertising Standards Authority for the first time.At the moment, the ASA has jurisdiction only over paid-for adverts andsales promotions online, but its powers

Virtual reality will have a big impact on travel, according to Expedia

2010-12-18T05:48:00.000-05:00

June 15, 2010 | Online TravelPrint this article According to Expedia, this can be anything from translating a menu using Google Goggles to putting the guidebook to one side and using a virtual reality layer on your phone to picture the street in front of you and get links to restaurant reviews or travel information. Nigel Pocklington, VP Global Marketing and Strategy, Expedia, says

Making real estate look good in Google's 3D world

2010-08-23T16:18:00.001-04:00

The Best Western President hotel in Auckland, New Zealand, here highlighted in purple on Google Earth.(Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) In the physical world, people knowing they'll be judged on appearances often prefer to put their best foot forward. But there's a direct analog of the real world taking shape inside thousands of Google computers, a collection that began with

Checking-Up on Checking-In

2010-08-21T14:46:00.001-04:00

Foursquare's Crowley: The Giants Are "Generic," We Are Fun. I Wonder Who He's Referring To… by Evelyn Rusli on Aug 21, 2010 Foursquare may have a tenuous partnership with Facebook Places— but don't let theKumbaya presentation fool you, these frenemies are gunning for the ultimate mayorship andDennis Crowley is feeling very confident. On Friday's taping of Gillmor Gang with former

For Travel Planning, Search Engines May Not Be Your Best Destination

2010-07-28T14:12:00.001-04:00

Jul 25, 2010 at 2:59pm ET by Chris Sherman It's that time of year when many of us turn to the internet for information, advice and maps to help plan a getaway for some rest and relaxation. Many people start with search engines to help them find travel related sites. Others seek out maps to help plan routes or check out street level images of hotels, restaurants and attractions. Still others

Collaborative Mapping Startup CloudMade Lands $12.3 Million From Greylock

2010-07-27T13:30:00.001-04:00

CloudMade, which provides collaborative data and tools to developers and OEMs for mapping and navigation applications, has raised $12.3 million in series B funding led by Greylock Partners with existing investor Sunstone Capital participating in the round. This brings the startup's total funding to $15.7 million. CloudMade's platform allows third parties to create applications with stylized

Apple buys Poly9

2010-07-14T22:05:00.000-04:00

Apple could be upping the ante in its battle with Google as the company reportedly purchased Poly9, a mapping company based in Canada. AppleInsider on Wednesday cited a report from French-Canadian news site cyberpresse.ca saying that Apple bought the company and has already moved the majority of workers to California. While many companies that get purchased post a note to their Web site, Poly9

What would “Troogle” mean for travelers?

2010-04-29T02:32:00.000-04:00

April 27, 2010 | Online Travel At the most basic level, the deal would give the search giant the information that it needs to offer instant fare information next to search results for flights, in much the same way as hotel prices have now been integrated into Google Maps. But the software that ITA produces could potentially be used for much more. Owning the Cambridge,

Apple iTravel: Major headwinds for OTAs, more options for hotel marketers

2010-04-29T00:29:00.000-04:00

April 28, 2010 | Online Travel Apple filed a patent this month for a future iPhone app called iTravel that like the Google/ITA rumors has the potential to become a game changer for the travel industry, or how Steve Jobs would put it "revolutionize travel." By Markus Busch The folks at Patently Apple fan website did a great job going through an Apple patent filed this month, uncovering

Local Services for Everyday People

2009-11-26T13:37:00.000-05:00

Thumbtack Takes On RedBeacon As It Looks To Bring Local Service Providers Online Posted at TechCrunch: 25 Nov 2009 02:25 PM PST Last month we saw the launch of TechCrunch50 winner RedBeacon, the startup that lets you book local service providers directly from the web. Today it's getting some strong competition from a new startup called Thumbtack, a local service booking engine that's looking

On The Mark

2009-11-19T14:41:00.000-05:00

More Details On SimpleGeo, The AWS For Location by Jason Kincaid on November 19, 2009 This morning at Under the Radar, former Digg Chief Architect Joe Stump and Social Thing founder Matt Galligan are taking the stage to unveil SimpleGeo, their new infrastructure for location based services.

Agents use 12 sites at any one time, finds Travelport study

2009-10-12T14:41:00.001-04:00

Travel agents are switching between an average of 12 applications and websites at any one time according to Travelport. The company discovered that agents were using hotel, destination, weather and a host of other travel related sites and applications during focus groups and feedback from the seven partners piloting its Universal Desktop technology. Travelport plans to move its Universal

Kayak makes travel search trend data available

2009-10-12T14:40:00.001-04:00

Kayak has opened access to the site's travel search data and launched a travel demand benchmark, providing an open source of travel statistics and information from hundreds of millions of travel searches. Trends data is available for nearly any commercial airport in the world and for hotels in hundreds of the most searched destinations. The company also launched a proprietary travel demand

How to Take a Google Vacation

2009-08-27T15:34:00.001-04:00

Street View Sightseeing Everyone needs a vacation every now and then, but we don't always have the time to take one when we really need it most. But, if sightseeing is what you like to do for fun, there is no reason why you can't take a vacation from the comfort of your own home. One bit of fun you can have with Google Maps Street View is to go on a virtual sightseeing tour.

From Another source

2009-08-18T12:55:00.001-04:00

August 11, 2009 TRAVELGROVE META SEARCH ENGINE REVIEW http://www.travel-plan-idea.com/archives/004839.html The following is a paid review. When I first heard of Travelgrove I was reminded of Kayak because it was described as "a meta search engine that helps its users find the best deals on airfares, hotel rentals, car rentals, cruise deals and vacation packages." I don't believe you can

Set-top productions

2009-07-23T16:14:00.001-04:00

Coronation Street goes on Google Street View Coronation Street is to become the first fictional location to appear on Google Street View.The soap's producers have invited one of the site's camera cars to drive down the famous cobbles and take pictures of the set. Fans will be able to explore the street virtually and take in well-known landmarks such as the Rovers Return, the hairdresser's

Linking it all up

2009-07-18T17:30:00.001-04:00

An App To Show You Mastercard "Priceless" Deals: Priceless. Posted: 17 Jul 2009 12:49 PM PDT When I first heard that Mastercard was releasing an iPhone app called "Priceless Picks," I thought for sure it would be a lame gimmick. But I must admit, it's actually a kind of cool gimmick.If you've ever watched TV, you've undoubtedly seen at least a dozen of the Mastercard "Priceless" ads. You

book it danno

2009-07-16T12:18:00.001-04:00

Dopplr launches iPhone app anyone can use, but where's Add Trip? 5 Comments by Mike Butcher on July 16, 2009 Dopplr has launched an iPhone app they are billing as a "social atlas". Curiously, and possibly wisely, you don't even need an account at Dopplr to use the app, meaning it will get exposed to a lot more potential users. However, a let down from the get-go is that you can't add

Touring About

2009-06-25T12:38:00.000-04:00

Google Dips Its Toe Into Travel Space With City Tours 22 Comments by Jason Kincaid on June 24, 2009 Google has just debuted the latest entry to its fleet of Labs products, introducing the search giant to the travel space. Dubbed City Tours, the new site can build itineraries for brief trips to locations around the globe in a matter of seconds. At this point details on the new product are

Booking yourself

2009-06-25T12:37:00.000-04:00

BookFresh Is OpenTable For Everything Else Posted at TechCrunch: 24 Jun 2009 11:57 PM PDT In the online reservation space, you probably know about OpenTable. The restaurant reservation service's IPO in a time of drought for IPOs, made big headlines. Now imagine OpenTable for just about everything besides restaurants. That's BookFresh. Who might need such a service? A lot more services and

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2009-05-09T12:43:00.001-04:00

Ex-Googlers Try To Create A Better Travel Guide With Nextstop Posted: 08 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT Are you looking for the best beer bars in the world, good places to make out in San Francisco, or where to go on the Big Island in Hawaii? A travel recommendation site called nextstop mixes social recommendations with search and adds a reputation system and elements of gameplay to come up with a

Sustainability's last public gasp

2009-05-06T20:30:00.000-04:00

The Coming End of YouTube, Twitter and Facebook Socialism Thank God for Tech Moguls Who Redistribute VC Wealth So We Can Cybersocialize Freely. For Now, That Is. by Simon Dumenco Published: May 04, 2009 Twitter founders Ev Williams and Biz Stone should thank God it was just a cardinal, and not the pope. Last week, according to the Times of London, Cardinal Sean Brady of Ireland told the

Getting to the point

2009-04-27T12:48:00.001-04:00

Have Kindle, Will Travel — And Stay Up-To-Date Thanks To Offbeat Guides Posted: 26 Apr 2009 10:00 PM PDT I used to think the Kindle was stupid. Then I bought one and realized I was wrong. It's still way too expensive, but it's great at what it does. And what it does keeps on expanding. Now, it takes a step into the up-to-date travel guide market, with a partnership with the customizable

Holy dumb name

2009-04-08T15:55:00.001-04:00

April 8, 2009 10:01 AM PDT CNET Hotelicopter is real, though simply a travel search engine Hotelicopter the travel search engine is not nearly as exciting a concept as a converted Soviet chopper-turned-air hotel, but it does an admirable job at scouring the Web to find you deals on hotel bookings. It searches and aggregates the results from more than 30 different hotel deals sites like

A Microcosms influence

2009-03-27T12:12:00.001-04:00

Mayor proclaims economic recovery By Ian HolroydNews Mar 26, 2009 ayor Rob Burton proclaimed the beginning of economic recovery to Oakville's business community in an act of defiance against what some have called a self-imposed recession. Burton made the announcement at the presentation of the Town's new economic development strategy to the Chamber of Commerce last Friday morning at the Holiday

Why go?

2009-03-20T10:22:00.001-04:00

VisitBritain to lure more travellers through virtual link-up Virtual walking tours of key UK cities are to be made available on the internet through a tie-up between VisitBritain and Google.The new Google Street View technology will feature 25 cities and towns in Britain and Northern Ireland. Users of Google maps can use the Street View mapping to get an idea of the sights they can see when

Overzealous positioning

2009-03-15T21:20:00.001-04:00

"Psychographic, attitudinal and lifestyle data is beginning to be incorporated" - CRM and Loyalty Special Home » EyeforTravel News » Marketing » "Psychographic, attitudinal and lifestyle data is beginning to be incorporated" - CRM and Loyalty Special Published: 23 Feb 2009 Investing in technology and research that explains when/where/why a particular consumer is likely to purchase is where the

“The days of the simple online flight-booking engine are numbered”

2009-02-24T11:34:00.001-05:00

Home » EyeforTravel News » Airlines » "The days of the simple online flight-booking engine are numbered" Published: 24 Feb 2009 SITA has stated that with the rise of social networking over the Internet the days of the simple online flight-booking engine are numbered. "Web 2.0 technologies will transform airline websites into travel planning portals that go far beyond date and location. By

Doing it right

2009-02-20T20:04:00.001-05:00

Yelp Can Be Profitable by 2010 Even as Sales Slow, CEO Says By Joseph Galante Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Yelp Inc., the Internet site where consumers read and write reviews of local businesses, will still be able to turn a profit even as advertising revenue growth slows, Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Stoppelman said. Yelp's diverse group of local advertisers have shielded it from the economic

Fly me to the moon

2009-02-16T13:11:00.001-05:00

Travelzoo's Fly.com Launches Yet Another Travel Search Aggregator Posted at Techcrunch: 15 Feb 2009 05:00 PM PST Publicly traded travel site Travelzoo has launched the beta version of its new comprehensive airfare search engine, Fly.com. At first glance, Fly.com is a Kayak-look alike (except that Fly.com searches are limited to airfares only). The two sites offer virtually the same search

a digital list of their accomplishments

2009-02-12T12:51:00.001-05:00

Diddit: A Social To-Do List For Your Life Posted: 11 Feb 2009 06:00 PM PST Diddit, a new site launching today to the public, is looking to help you check off all the things you've done with your life, and discover new things that you'd like to do. The site allows users to browse through thousands of activities in categories ranging from the bars you've visited to "Bizarre Retro Candies" you've

Music Company Expands Event-Marketing Efforts Via Partnership With Starwood Hotels

2009-02-09T10:34:00.001-05:00

Live Nation Aspires to Be One-Stop Shop for Sponsors by Andrew Hampp Published: February 05, 2009 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The NFL, MLB and Live Nation? The world's largest concert promoter wants to be mentioned in the same breath as any sports league when marketers plot their event sponsorships. Starwood Hotels & Resorts will be the official hotel partner for select Live Nation venues.In

Travel Wiki

2009-02-03T19:54:00.001-05:00

Start up AdventureDrop is launching what seems to be a very, very rough beta version of its wiki-based travel portal focused on providing an easy way to find adventure travel by location and activity. The site's wiki platform allows others to edit, add and share adventures with the community. AdventureDrop currently only features somewhat dull U.S. travel adventures. For example, if you do a

2009-02-02T14:59:00.001-05:00

TVtrip Raises €7 Million More For Hotel Video Reviews Posted: 02 Feb 2009 03:41 AM PST Paris-based TVtrip has scored €7 million (nearly $9 million) in venture capital funding on top of its previous $4.8 million Series A round, bringing the total of capital invested in the company up to a healthy $13.8 million (excluding the undisclosed angel funding the company raised to get started). Previous

Difference marketing

2009-02-01T10:03:00.001-05:00

Vegas Turns to Reality Show Amid Recession Ditches 'What Happens' Campaign, Takes Townspeople on Vacation and Posts Video YouTube By Natalie Zmuda Published: January 29, 2009 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" certainly seemed ready-made for reality TV. But it's a new campaign, "Take a break USA," that is getting star treatment. As winners of the Las Vegas

wheres that at?

2009-01-30T13:35:00.001-05:00

VisualPin Will Plot Your Videos On The Map Posted: 29 Jan 2009 08:10 PM PST Australian start-up VisualPin allows users to "geocode" their videos by adding a Google Map to each different location in a video, with the map appearing to the side of the video. Here's one of the best examples on the site. To be honest, I find the map somewhat distracting from watching the video but I think it could

Keeping Track

2009-01-27T12:36:00.001-05:00

TripIt Launches An API. Travel Sites, Please Use It Posted: 26 Jan 2009 09:19 AM PST TripIt, the helpful travel site that lets you generate an itinerary by simply forwarding the service your Email confirmations from hotels and airlines, has opened up an API for outside developers. The API will give third party applications access to TripIt's itinerary sysytem, which now accepts data from 350

Is Humanity a Spacefaring Race?

2009-01-18T23:20:00.001-05:00

By Seth Shostak SETI Instituteposted: 15 January 2009 8:57 am ET We're destined to go to the stars. That's the assumption we've been making for a century, and I daresay most readers believe this as surely as they believe we'll eventually cure dandruff. Our anticipation of an interstellar destiny is not merely the consequence of too many couch-hours spent watching Spandex-suitedastronauts in

Piecing it together

2009-01-14T12:38:00.001-05:00

Prado and Google bring masterpieces to Web By Victoria Burnett Published: January 13, 2009 MADRID: Google and the Prado Museum here are making it possible for Web-surfing art lovers to study 14 of the museum's greatest works in minute detail without ever setting foot in Spain. The project allows users of Google Earth to zoom in on high-resolution images of the works, scouring the canvas for

Home Away from Home

2009-01-07T16:38:00.001-05:00

Use Otalo To Search For Vacation Rentals Posted at TechCrunch: 06 Jan 2009 11:13 PM PST Vacation rentals are big business. HomeAway, which owns a dozen or so vacation home listing sites, just raised $250 million in a venture round that values the company at more than $1 billion. But listings are spread across lots of sites - what the industry needed was a good central search engine for all

Ben Powis' thumb art,

2009-01-05T18:19:00.001-05:00

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Going for the goat

2008-12-31T15:24:00.001-05:00

By Jenny Slafkosky for the Mercury News Posted: 12/30/2008 05:00:00 PM PST Goat cheese, sure. Goat meat — that's a harder sell in the American mainstream. Despite its popularity in a wide range of global cuisines, from Latin American to Southeast Asian to Middle Eastern, in the United States goat rarely shows up outside small, ethnic markets and restaurants. But the American perception of

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2008-12-30T12:46:00.001-05:00

Sprayed Aerosols Could Ease Climate Woes Irene Klotz, Discovery News Dec. 29, 2008 It won't solve global warming, but a group of scientists are calling for a focused research program to investigate ways to seed the atmosphere with chemicals that would let the heat out -- literally. Geoengineering is not a new concept. Governments have changed how and where water flows, filled in lakes

Knocking on doors

2008-12-04T15:04:00.001-05:00

Finally, A Google Earth Browser Plugin For Mac OS X Posted at Techcrunch: 04 Dec 2008 05:34 AM PST The long-anticipated release of the Google Earth browser plugin for Mac OS X (Intel and PowerPC) has arrived, about half a year after the plugin for Windows was announced and about 5 weeks after the introduction of the GE iPhone application. Linux users will still have to wait a bit for a

Perks

2008-11-21T11:15:00.001-05:00

Should Newspapers Become Online Ad Brokers for Local Businesses? by Mark Glaser, November 20, 2008 Tagged: business models, google adwords, local search, newspaper next Desperate times call for desperate measures, and that's where the newspaper business is right now. With profits slashed, unending layoffs, and online ad growth slowing, newspapers have to be open to new ideas that will help

Online Travel Booking: What influences Consumers?

2008-11-04T19:11:00.001-05:00

Source: Webcredible, 4 October 2008 Submitted by Alexander BaxevanisFor today's time-poor consumers, booking a holiday can be a tough process. The age old question always fired at a new band, 'What are your influences?' is just as important when it comes to online travel customers. RESEARCH ASSISTANCEMost people begin the holiday research process by searching for destination guides (typically

Case study: The importance of the Google mindset

2008-11-04T19:10:00.001-05:00

Expedia's got no reservations on hotel analytics Tags: business analytics, sas By Jo Best Published: 31 October 2008 13:04 GMT Show related articlesWhen it comes to online hotel shopping, there can be such a thing as too much choice, web travel company Expedia has found. Given a choice between slicing and dicing search results to find the perfect hotel or just trusting the judgement of an

Well wishing and time off

2008-10-09T22:51:00.001-04:00

Google Rallies Embattled Travel Marketers by Mark Walsh, Wednesday, Oct 8, 2008 2:28 PM ET With the travel industry already feeling the pain of the economic downturn, Google on Wednesday convened more than a hundred travel marketing executives at TravelThink 2008 to offer strategies for boosting business, as well as to get feedback. As one of the industries to embrace search early on, travel has

Branding Directions

2008-09-30T10:00:00.001-04:00

September 29, 2008 5:59 PM PDT Microsoft updates Live Hotmail and MapsOn Monday, Microsoft updated two of its Live services: Windows Live Hotmail and Live Maps. Of the two, the changes to Hotmail are not yet available to everyone. The company began rolling it out to

iPhone location-based social networks

2008-09-29T12:28:00.001-04:00

The State of Location-Based Social Networking On The iPhone Posted at Techcrunch: 28 Sep 2008 10:18 AM PDT We've been bullish about location-based social networks for quite awhile now, especially since Apple announced that it would open up the iPhone to developers. And with two significant developments in this space just this week (more on that below), we thought it would be a good time to

curious and curiouser

2008-09-21T18:12:00.001-04:00

PlanetEye Applies Pack Rat Mentality to Travel Planning Posted: 20 Sep 2008 01:13 PM PDT PlanetEye is a Microsoft-backed travel planning site that launched earlier this year and received its first major upgrade a couple days ago. Like other travel sites, Planeteye helps you discover activities, restaurants, and accommodations in unfamiliar destinations. And it helps to organize your favorite

Respecting Origin

2008-09-15T10:54:00.001-04:00

Travel search culturally diverse activity The results from Oban and EyeforTravel's online travel competition show that international internet surfers are expanding their search horizons to sites that give them more international usability, more options, ease of use, and of course, traveller reviews. The Face of Global Search competition had entrants play a flash game in which they answered

Seeing Results

2008-09-11T15:34:00.001-04:00

Hotels.com introduces visual hotel search The Hotels.com Visualiser, termed as a first for the travel industry, will ask customers to select from a range of images in order to generate hotel suggestions. - An easy-to-use slider bar to refine searches even further – users can choose to narrow the selection of hotels returned towards the no frills or luxury end, or to make the selection more

Smart stuff

2008-09-11T14:32:00.001-04:00

TC50: GoPlanit Generates Your Travel Itinerary With One Click Posted: 10 Sep 2008 06:47 PM PDT There are countless travel sites available on the web that detail the best things to do in every major city on the planet. But with so many options, actually booking a trip is a major hassle: attractions may close on seemingly random days, or may require reservations weeks in advance. GoPlanit is a

TravelMuse unveils social trip planner

2008-09-09T14:13:00.001-04:00

According to the company, the planner makes organizing trips a breeze by giving individuals and groups of travelers the ability to research, store and share travel information in one centralized location on the Web. TravelMuse, Inc., a online destination for finding inspiration, planning trips and booking travel, announced the launch of the TravelMuse Planner with social trip planning tools.

The other side of Internet Travel

2008-09-04T18:43:00.001-04:00

YTB NETWORK MARKETING (MLM) - CAN REGULAR FOLKS MAKE MONEY?I still have a travel plan in the works but for now, an article on YTB. One statistic that stood out was that YTB has gotten "130,000 people to pay money to YTB for the ability to sell airline tickets and cruises." Most of those people don't make any money. They pay $450 = $50/month. This allows a few people to make fortunes but for most

Triping out

2008-09-04T15:23:00.001-04:00

A Web company's singular journey Unlike others scooped up by big firms, TripAdvisor has thrived here at home TripAdvisor employees - (from left) Eddie Taub, Aaron Kovalcsik, Claire Dienhart, and Hubert Hwang - play a video game during lunch at the Web company's new home office in Newton. (Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe) By Robert Weisman Globe Staff / September 4, 2008 Email| Print|

Yup

2008-09-04T14:57:00.000-04:00

TripAdvisor thriving at home September 04, 2008 | Online Travel When it was snapped up for $210 million in 2004, some feared out-of-state ownership would diminish TripAdvisor. Instead, TripAdvisor has become one of New England's largest Internet companies, buying nine other travel properties, writes The Boston Globe. With its parent company, Expedia Inc., investing about $400 million over the

Chain-less Bicycle

2008-08-28T20:11:00.001-04:00

TempoPerformance Hybrid Bike $849.00 SALE $809.00 [+] Click to Enlarge [+] More Pictures The Tempo is designed with more sporty riding in mind. This bike offers the perfect blend of performance and versatility for commuting and recreational riding and touring. The Tempo combines Shimano's Nexus 8-speed Premium gearing (identifiable by its red stripe) with an

Google Expands Its Wiki Approach to Map Making (India Edition)

2008-08-28T13:13:00.001-04:00

24 Comments by Erick Schonfeld on August 27, 2008 at TechCrunch When it comes to the availability of good mapping data, not all parts of the world are created equal. That's why Google is taking a wiki approach to filling out the white spaces on its maps, particularly in developing nations. Back in June, it launched Map Maker for a small group of island nations where there isn't great existing

Number of travelers booking online down. What’s up?

2008-08-27T17:10:00.001-04:00

Fewer leisure travelers are booking online, because they're frustrated by online travel reservation sites, according to e-commerce research by eMarketer. This year US travel sales booked online will reach $105 billion, up 12% from 2007. Marketer forecasts that US online leisure and unmanaged business travel sales (including airline, hotel, rental car, vacation package, intercity rail and

Spining your gears

2008-08-24T13:53:00.001-04:00

Earthscape's iPhone App Puts The Earth In Your Pocket Posted at TechCrunch: 22 Aug 2008 09:47 AM PDT There is no Google Earth app yet for the iPhone, but Earthscape has released the next-best thing: Earthscape Basic. The app is now available in the iTunes store for $10, and puts a little globe in your pocket that you can spin around and zoom into specific locations. It shows where you are based

Lessing Travel

2008-08-18T11:55:00.000-04:00

Galileo, Worldspan and Amadeus are all reporting a softness in bookings for the U.S. as well as other regions, including Europe and Asia. The trend has been developing since the first quarter, Travelport GDS officials said, but has recently accelerated. Travelport GDS today said booking trends in the United States for both its Galileo and Worldspan properties continued to soften through the

Travel hardy

2008-08-06T22:51:00.001-04:00

ShermansTravel Media Experiencing Rapid Growth ShermansTravel.com Announces Relaunch of Popular Web Site, Sherman's Travel Magazine to Increase Circulation and Frequency Last update: 4:12 p.m. EDT Aug. 5, 2008 NEW YORK, Aug 05, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ShermansTravel Media announces a major redesign of its popular travel Web site, ShermansTravel.com, as well as plans to increase

Travel sites receive 50% of visits from travel media & referral sites

2008-07-30T16:08:00.001-04:00

According to a new PhoCusWright study, just over half of the top 200 travel Web sites in February 2008 were booking Web sites. The remaining were referral and media sites, which attract travel shoppers with expert and traveler-generated reviews, metasearch capabilities, and maps of travel destinations. Travel bookings are no longer the whole story as advertising and referral-based business

Town used Open to promote Oakville

2008-07-30T14:19:00.001-04:00

While dozens of reporters enjoyed the sights and sounds of Glen Abbey Golf Club during the first morning of the RBC Canadian Open on Thursday, a handful of journalists were taking in the sights and sounds in another part of town. By Tina DepkoNews, Oakville, Ontario -- Oakville Beaver Jul 30, 2008This special group was part of Tourism Day, an initiative by the Town, where travel writers and

Oakville Ontario Canada opening its rich in history doors

2008-07-10T10:21:00.000-04:00

By Tina Depko Arts & EntertainmentJul 09, 2008 Historical buildings and tourist hotspots across Oakville are opening their doors to the public to celebrate culture.The first annual Doors Open Oakville will be held the weekend of September 27 and 28. The free family event is part of a larger province-wide tourism initiative called Doors Open Ontario. "The idea is that for one weekend, people from

Quick Vacation Workout

2008-06-25T14:58:00.001-04:00

This ultra-quick workout targets the major muscles of the body for a quick, efficient workout. This won't take the place of a complete total body program, but it's great for maintaining fitness without spending a lot of time exercising. For this workout you'll need a light-medium weight resistance band and a chair. Warm up with a few minutes of walking in placeDo each exercise for about 1

Get outdoors with GOogle Georgia!

2008-06-25T14:56:00.001-04:00

6/17/2008 11:02:00 AMPosted by Maureen Schumacher, GOOGLE Regional Sales Director, Atlanta Our Atlanta office recently teamed up with the Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to support an initiative called Get Outdoors Georgia (GO Georgia). An effort to help Georgians get outdoors, get fit and enjoy their diverse natural resources, the

Travel portals hit heights as biz travel slows down

2008-06-23T15:48:00.001-04:00

23 Jun, 2008, 2130 hrs IST,Vishakha Talreja , ET Bureau NEW DELHI: The slowdown in the business travel market is making at least one industry sub-sector happy––travel portals like Makemytrip, Yatra, Cleartrip and Travelguru. Major players in the online travel market say that they will break-even by end of this fiscal thanks to dip in corporate travel which has led to cheaper deals for that

Progress draws nature lovers, history buffs

2008-05-29T14:54:00.001-04:00

BELCHERTOWN, Massachusetts (AP) -- The sun hadn't even started to rise over the Quabbin Reservoir before would-be anglers arrived for the recent opening day of fishing season, their boats lined up at its three launch areas. A visitor looks out over Quabbin Reservoir and the area where the town of Enfield, Massachusetts, once stood. It's a testament to the popularity of the western

Fwd: Participez au 8e Trophée de Golf des antiquaires et des commissaires priseurs

2008-05-09T13:31:00.001-04:00

---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Antiker. com Date: 2008/5/7Subject: Participez au 8e Trophée de Golf des antiquaires et des commissaires priseurs To: Antiquaires et commissaires priseurs <8e_Trophee_de_golf@antiker.com> Sponsorisé par Antiker.com et Bantiks.com, l'internet au service des antiquaires. Tony Michel &

Salt Water Gold

2008-05-03T18:04:00.000-04:00

African Shipwreck Yields Rich Treasures Donna Bryson, Associated Press Ship's Bounty May 2, 2008 -- The ship was laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins -- and cannons to fend off pirates. But it had nothing to protect it from the fierce weather off a particularly bleak stretch of inhospitable African coast, and it sank 500 years ago. Now it has been found,

Despite Controversy, 'Funk Balls' Inspire the Poor and Lure Well-Off Kids to Rio Slums

2008-05-01T23:06:00.001-04:00

Sex-Fueled, Drug-Heavy Parties Bring Rich Kids to Slums By SONIA GALLEGO RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil, April 30, 2008 It's midnight and the road to the nightclub is long and flooded in places. Getting to the Castelo das Pedras nightclub, home to "the best funk ball in the city," is taking some time since it's situated in the similarly-sounding Rio das Pedras favela, a community on the outskirts

32 track studio, producer, studio time starting at $35.00/ hr

2008-04-19T16:13:00.001-04:00

Beware of booth #639! It was quite hard to walk around the Kaching Brands display without reaching to get my credit card — so much of what they had looked amazing, from the detail in the craftsmanship to the vivid sense of imagination. I'm not sure who the cute guy is on top (but I'd love to take him home), but the series shown below him are the Hoko-Ten Harajuku trading figures by MD Young.

Oakville construction company wins $73.2 million government contract

2008-04-18T15:16:00.001-04:00

Province spending $73M on second phase of Highway 7 expansionBy Peter Kovessy, Ottawa Business Journal Staff Fri, Apr 18, 2008 10:00 AM EST An Oakville construction company has won a $73.2 million government contract to widen a stretch of Highway 7 outside Ottawa and build four new bridges. Bot Construction Ltd. will widen the provincial highway from two to four lanes from Jinkinson Road

SOUTH AFRICA

2008-04-10T16:37:00.001-04:00

10/04/2008 02:19 PM - (SA) Summer fishing draws to a close 110408 http://www.news24.com/Regional_Papers/Components/Category_Article_Text_Template/0,2430,303_2303430~E,00.html The Summer fishing season is slowly beginning to wane, although there are still a few Elf, Kob and Geelbek being caught by anglers who persevere by fishing throughout the night from local beaches and harbours. During the

Kanye West Launching Travel Website

2008-04-03T16:35:00.001-04:00

Branding Consultant Says Global Fan Base Should Help Venture Fly By Jean Halliday Published: April 01, 2008DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- You know Kayne West the hip-hop artist. Now meet Kayne West the online travel resource. The Grammy-award-winning performer is extending his brand with a travel website this week, KanyeTravel.com, that aims to offer quality low airfares, hotels and rental cars without

KidZui vets Web for kids

2008-03-19T09:46:00.001-04:00

Posted by Stefanie Olsen | Post a comment Few YouTube videos are age-appropriate for a toddler or a pre-teen. And even fewer parents will take the time to find that dinosaur-related clip amid a slew of music and

Must Have: Internet Explorer Web Developer Toolbar

2008-03-11T14:43:00.001-04:00

By Tyme Pucker up, Web developers. You will want to kiss Bill Gates on the lips for this one. I recently stumbled upon the Internet Explorer Web Developer Toolbar, which bears a release date of 5/9/2007, and we've been happy together ever since. It is the kind of tool that likely was birthed from a Web developer's a-ha moment followed by the thought "It's so obvious. Why didn't I think of it

SuperCard (mini SD) Rumble Adapter + 1GB mini SD

2008-02-20T08:32:00.001-05:00

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Sex on Airplanes

2008-01-21T11:17:00.001-05:00

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Two in three Australian travelers are eithermembers of the notorious Mile High Club or would like to be a member,a survey showed Monday.Asked if they would consider a mid-air sexual encounter, almost halfof 1,110 people surveyed wanted an adventure, while 12 percent alreadyhad mile-high membership wings."People are obviously looking for more stimulating entertainment thana

This is CNN : The 10 coziest U.S. spas

2008-01-10T14:02:00.001-05:00

Next CNN Article in Travel » (Travel + Leisure) -- Baby, it's cold outside. Luckily, Travel + Leisure has the cure. From New York to Seattle, T+L rounded up 10 of the country's coziest spas and their most inviting treatments. The spa lounge at Connecticut's Mayflower Inn & Spa offers gorgeous views of the countryside. Emerge Day Spa, Boston, Massachusetts Though only open for a

Martin Luther King, Jr. - "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

2008-01-08T17:23:00.001-05:00

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NASA to watch meteor shower via Google plane

2008-01-07T20:16:00.001-05:00

NASA officials said Thursday they will view a meteor shower while flying over the Arctic in a Gulfstream V aircraft owned by the founders of Google Inc. The mission was scheduled to depart from Mineta San Jose International Airport around 4:30 p.m. Thursday to fly for 10 hours over the Arctic and back to San Jose. The mission is to view the Quadrantid meteor shower, which is expected to produce

Join Sirius Travel to view one of the next total solar eclipses:

2008-01-03T15:07:00.001-05:00

Few phenomena have so inspired and humbled humans throughout the agesas a total solar eclipse. Standing under the shadow of the moon as itraces across the face of the Earth at a typical speed of about 1700km/hr is a rare opportunity and one that is inexpressibly spectacular.Mongolia on August 1, 2008 orChina and Tibet on July 22, 2009!http://www.siriustravel.com/index.cfm

Dreamcade Vision 120 includes DLP projector, console support

2007-11-28T09:22:00.001-05:00

Posted Nov 28th 2007 7:54AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Gaming Dream Arcades has been on a rampage of late, and just over a month after we caught wind of its Dreamcade 2.0 arcade cabinet, the outfit is looking to take over our basement with the Dreamcade Vision 120. This multigame unit packs over 145 classic titles such as Centipede, Dig Dug and Ms. Pacman, and comes with a built-in DLP

In concert with Havana Club(R), it's Toddy Tickles' Edge Adventure #2 To Havana, Cuba for The Havana Club(R) 2007 Master Class Program!!!!!!!

2007-11-09T09:46:00.000-05:00

Toddy Tickles Edge Adventure #2 Why is this a Toddy Tickles' Edge Adventure? Because you and a friend could travel with Todd from The Dean Blundell Show to Havana, Cuba! You'll hang out with bartenders from around the world as they mix up Havana Club® Rum, check out the Havana Club® Rum Museum and eat at the best Cuban restaurants! It's a one of a kind global experience. Plus you'll party with

Fyi: Some beach gear: A Submarine $80 MM

2007-11-08T19:36:00.001-05:00

From: newton. andrewDate: Nov 8, 2007 7:33 PMSubject: Some beach gear: A Submarine $80 MMTo: Graeme BoyceSince pretty much everyone at the party has a yacht, why not bringsomething a little more novel like a submarine. The Phoenix 1000submarine is the ultimate personal transportation device. It has arange of 3,000 nautical miles and can dive to 1000 feet. It is 65meters long with 5000 sq. ft. of

A weekend getaway: A private island $10 MM - $100 MM

2007-11-08T19:34:00.001-05:00

Can't wait for a submarine? How about a private island. Be sure topick one that has a deep water mooring, otherwise there will be noplace for the yacht. If you require banking assistance I hear theCayman Islands are popular and close by. Greece, makes a nice summertrip, but the food is best in the South Pacific.http://www.privateislandsonline.com/sale-price-over-10M-6.htm

Lindsay Lohan is getting her life back together -- and one online networking site is making her the bold offer of a year's rent in Manhattan and cold hard (online) cash

2007-10-28T16:08:00.001-04:00

. TMZ is told that Capazoo.com, a new social networking site, has offered Lindz one year's rent "for a luxury apartment in Manhattan" and even funds for a fourth turn in rehab, should things go badly again. With the site's tipping and referral bonuses, execs say she could make up to $1 million.

Gates demonstrates the memory power of a CD in 1987.

2007-10-26T15:15:00.000-04:00

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More personalisation by trustedplaces.com

2007-10-26T12:46:00.001-04:00

Reviews site trustedplaces.com has introduced an updated version of its service with more personalisation for users. Trustedplaces' TasteMatcher technology has been brought to the front of the site to offer users a selection of places they might like as soon as they log on. The facility is part of the site's bid to be more proactive and offer more than just the results of people's searches.

Local Search Sites Rival Phone Books for Ads

2007-10-09T17:41:00.001-04:00

Locally targeted search engines are starting to replace phone books as the starting point for millions of people seeking plumbers, lawyers or hair stylists. The trend is creating a big business opportunity for Web advertising start-ups and traditional yellow-pages publishers. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-local9oct09,1,7624035.story

BBC buys into Lonely Planet

2007-10-01T10:23:00.001-04:00

BBC Worldwide has bought a majority stake in travel guide company Lonely Planet. The corporation's commercial arm has acquired a 75 percent stake in the privately owned company using part of its 350-million pound debt facility designed to snap up companies outside the UK. Independent: The BBC said the deal would enable it to develop a "huge amount" of digital and online opportunities with the

It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.

2007-10-01T09:49:00.001-04:00

- Henry Allen

Small Museums Pull Out All the Stops and Build Big for Visitors

2007-09-28T12:35:00.001-04:00

In a quest to become players in the international arts community, museums in second and third-tier cities have undergone transformations in order to draw new patrons and bring attention to their cities like never before. http://www.frommers.com/rss/articles/4683.html

Take part in an exercise program at work or a nearby gym

2007-09-24T16:30:00.001-04:00

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