Articles tagged “guides”

Online Travel

Gwyneth Paltrow City Guides app certainly isn’t a rough guide

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Five social travel startups for groups, hunters, and AV geeks

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Foursquare wants to encourage local discovery, not just checkins

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

Arthur Frommer gets his brand name back from Google

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.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

BBC confirms sale of Lonely Planet to U.S. billionaire

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.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Google’s attraction discovery app Field Trip launches on iOS hours before SXSW

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

Latest Michelin Guide updates put France on par with Japan once again

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.

Henry Samuel Paris, Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Media and PR

High-end travelers look for expert trip-planning advice, but not from travel agents

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.

Lola Pedro, Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Media and PR

Wikivoyage gets boost as Internet Brands backs down over legal challenge

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

Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

Michelin Guides forgets to renew domain name; learns important lesson

Oh, you say you understand the digital world Mr. Traditional Guidebook Publisher? How about not leaving the task of renewing your domain name registration to the summer intern.

Skift | 11 years ago