Martin Soler and Daniel E. Craig, Skift
Google has fought and annoyed TripAdvisor and Yelp for years when it comes to user reviews. The search giant obviously has the scale to compete and is now putting new emphasis on its own user reviews, but it has to prove it has the focus to upend the review balance of power.
2 years ago
Bruce Smith, Associated Press
While Washington, D.C. and Savannah, Georgia withdrew moves to require the licensing of tour guides, Charleston is intent on doing so although the outcome of a lawsuit will have something to say about that.
2 years ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
As with anything Google does, you can expect Google Trips to be very much a work in progress that goes through numerous iterations before it becomes available to the public. But its beta release expands Google's footprint in the travel ecosystem especially since so many consumers begin their trip planning in the search engine and explore destinations with the Maps app.
3 years ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
The challenge for TripAdvisor is whether it will win by being an all-encompassing app or whether it is better to be more focused like Expedia's or HotelTonight's apps. In phasing out its City Guides app, TripAdvisor is putting itself in the comprehensive camp.
3 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
Due to the seamless user experience and interface, Detour truly delivers on the demand for authentic, local travel experiences and immersive educational travel. As with all of these creative attempts at tours: Do users actually care?
4 years ago
James Callan, Bloomberg
After numerous run ins with Google, Yelp has hopefully learned that it can't expect anything from the search giant.
4 years ago
Jason Clampet, Skift
Gogobot is a small factor today in competing with category leader TripAdvisor on the reviews' front, but the HomeAway partnership will enable it to increase its profile on the back of HomeAway's global footprint.
4 years ago
Samantha Shankman, Skift
This is one travel segment still ripe for disruption. There is high demand for curated tours, but the process for sourcing and training local experts to lead them hasn't become any easier.
4 years ago
Bangkok Post
The rise of peer-to-peer tour guide websites masks a real issue that pre-dates them: Illegal, unliscensed guides scamming unsuspecting tourists.
4 years ago
Jason Clampet, Skift
Foursquare's making a big bet that users will check-in to the new experience, but it needed a big change to move forward.
4 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
Overall, travelers today are looking to travel with friends and family and use local firms in the destination they’re going to.
4 years ago
VentureBeat
Fingers crossed Apple didn't share about its mobile mapping ambitions earlier this week at its WWDC and has lots of improvements -- like this -- to make before the iOS 8 update in the fall.
4 years ago