Articles tagged “guides”

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.

As hotels look for new sources of revenue they will find that moving beyond the traditional concierge services and into more unique, local offerings can help set their product apart from the competition.

It's disconcerting that Rough Guides' last shot at keeping the brand alive is in the hands of this man.

Michelin and Gault-Millault may have dodged the blame in the fallout after Loiseau's suicide, but the tragic act was more a testament to the chef's fragile condition and the pressures of the French restaurant than the guides' rating systems.

With millions of hotel reviews written by travelers, TripAdvisor has a wealth of information about choosing a place to stay, but you have to know what to look for in the reviews and what to discard.

The story of Travora is the story of what happens to mismanaged overfunded startups in a complex space as the market turns on them.

Beyond the top six list, the biggest thing Wikivoyage has going for it is the enthusiasm of the long-term contributors who had to fight hard to wrest content from Wikitravel in order to run the site they wanted.

App developers are taking baby steps toward creating the travel guide of the future, and Field Trip and Tagwhat's efforts are one more foot forward along the long path.

There is no question about it: guidebook publishers should fear Wikivoyage, but travelers should rejoice. Though give it some time to build up into a useful resource.

Oh my! Will online tour booking become the next big thing, or will it boom and bust like social travel?