Articles tagged “guides”

LP has a formidable challenge ahead of it as Google has signified that it wants to own travel and has the resources to reach consumers at every step of the way as well as hire whoever it wants to make this happen.

There's an app for that -- and apparently for everyone. Our favorite from the iTunes description of the actress' City Guides app is that it provides information about "the person to call for an at-home blow dry and more." You never know when you'll need one.

It's been a long path from checkin to discovery for Foursquare to realize that it doesn't just have the power to broadcast location but to lead less share-y users to find something interesting. Now they just need to find the right balance between the two.

This is a clear win for the Frommer name and what the brand means to the people who made it the best-selling series in the U.S. and one of the most visited destination websites. But it also raises more concerns about Google's stubborn commitment to its Google+ product despite the clear lack of user interest.

The most recognizable travel brand in the world just sold for less than half of what it was worth two years ago despite growing revenues. Here's hoping the new ownership will be able to better harness the brand's tremendous value.

If this is wrestling match between Fieldn Trip and Spindle at SXSW, Google’s discovery app has the benefit of sourcing its information from publications and Google Offers rather than just social media updates.

Despite Michelin's online floundering, its yearly updates create new destination restaurants every year and set the tone for what's expected from high end dining -- even if fewer and fewer people are pursuing it.

These specific examples won't all survive, but they speak to the next solution to travelers' needs and the failure of traditional travel agents to evolve.

This is a victory for Wikitravel's ex-editors and a big loss for Internet Brands and any other sites that base their business on expecting Creative Commons-licensed content to remain solely in their own hands