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Five travel startups that pave the way to smarter trip planning
DigitalTrip planning can begin as soon as the idea of destination starts to sprout inside the traveler’s mind. It involves not only booking a hotel or flight, but researching activities, weather, and culture. This week’s SkiftSeedlings looks at five travel startups that contribute to the inspiration and planning phases of a journey, whether it be [...]
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Peek launches in Boston with plans to donate to bombing relief fund
DestinationsA San Francisco-based startup wants to boost Hub tourism in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings by aligning travelers with the best activities and attractions the city has to offer. Peek.com, which launched yesterday in Boston — the company’s 12th U.S. travel market — was founded in October 2012. The startup counts Twitter founder [...]
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SkiftSeedlings: Four travel startups that sprouted on four different platforms
DigitalThis week’s SkiftSeedlings each started growing on a different digital medium — a website, Facebook page, iPad app, and email chain — but all aim to help travelers discover something early in the travel process whether it be a back alley cafe or fellow flyer sitting a few rows back. » Get your daily dose [...]
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SkiftSeedlings: Five early-stage travel startups offer niche travel experiences
DigitalEach of this week’s SkiftSeedlings targets a different consumer and sector of the travel industry, but their execution reaffirms the trend towards local, specific experiences. Tour booking platforms are becoming more specific in an effort to offer consumers exactly what they want, but with so many small niche sites out there few travelers know where [...]
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SkiftSeedlings: Five early-stage travel startups to have fun with
DigitalThis week’s SkiftSeedlings are for the leisure travelers, backpackers, or business travelers looking for a release after a long day of meetings. They’ve created services that are targeted at a very specific segment of travelers, like Arab travelers, or appeal to almost everyone, like anyone that enjoys a beer with a local in a new [...]
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SkiftSeedlings: Five trip planning startups for five very different travelers
DigitalIf you like traveling by bus, are looking for a getaway with four of your friends, or want to plan a trip that your friend has already taken, this week’s SkiftSeedlings has you covered. The variety of these five startups hints at why so many founders think they’ve come up on the next big thing, [...]
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SkiftSeedlings: Five early-stage travel startups tackle trip planning
DigitalThis week’s SkiftSeedlings all tackle some component of trip planning whether it be searching for flights, discovering social activities, or creating customizable itineraries. These startups follow in the well-trodden footsteps of trip planning websites that have come before them and while some looked destined for failure before their launch out of beta, others will be [...]
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Family trip planning startup Minitime buys family-friendly review site WeJustGotBack.com
DigitalMinitime launched less than two months ago at the PhoCusWright Conference and is already making moves to strengthen its portfolio of original content, and knock out some competition on the way. The family trip planning website confirms that it bought WeJustGotBack.com, a website that shares guides, travel tips, and reviews for families. Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, the [...]
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Artsy NYC hotels band together to offer guests designed-themed promotions this winter
RoomsNYC & Company, the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York, today announced that 19 boutique hotels will participate in the first Design Collection promotion this winter. From January 2, 2013, to February 28, 2013, the program will provide the guests of participating hotels with exclusive savings opportunities at design-themed cultural [...]
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Trippy reboots as another social travel site searches for inspiration and answers
DigitalFirst travel planning got social, then the bevy of new sites got on board(s) in Pinterest fashion, and now many of the startups, including Trippy, are back to the starting line and rethinking their strategies. With a report that there has been a management exodus and public relations blackout at Trippy, founder J.R. Johnson confirms [...]
