Articles tagged “guides”

Airbnb wants to pop the tourist bubble to bring economic benefits to local neighborhoods, and its new, locally crafted mini-guides take advantage of active users to put this promise into print.

Despite its domination of the global travel guide market, Lonely Planet still hasn't shook off the influence of Wheeler; indeed, he continues to personify the brand even after completely turning it over to the BBC.

The 30-day period may produce radical changes in how Penguin runs its travel program, but it won't determine whether or not the publisher's travel business will survive the digital threats it has failed to address for so long.

The launch of Wikivoyage is significant and an important victory for supporters of commercial-free destination content. But, while a challenge, rival guidebook publishers won't have to close up shop any time soon.

Wikivoyage in Germany is apparently poised to debut the new travel wiki website in English. Internet Bands proposed a partnership, and now the courts will sort out the dispute.

If Google is to succeed as a travel content provider and discovery engine, it needs to integrate its search capabilities with the insights of experts -- humans -- who know a destination best.

Despite being the dominant global player in the guidebook industry, Lonely Planet knows it needs to find new opportunities for both print and digital in both China and India. And who doesn't like free content?

Zagat has played at least second if not third fiddle to online user-generated online upstarts since the late 1990s. Even with its Google pedigree, it seems more dated with each new edition.

Want to collect a great image of every major monument in 30 countries? Have a contest where users can conveniently upload an image from their phone while capturing all the metadata associated with that image. Job done.

LP pulls off an impressive feat by being the preferred guide brand in four out of five countries, as well as getting a best magazine nod in the UK.