Articles tagged “virtual tourist”

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Robots Came For Your Jobs, Now They’re Coming for Your Vacations: Here’s How

Are there really enough people who want to remote-control a robot and visit places virtually? We're skeptical. But the founder of the startup Propelmee is surprisingly persuasive at the potential uses for such robots.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Robots Came For Your Jobs, Now They’re Coming for Your Vacations: Here’s How

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Behind the Lens: How Google’s Street View Traveler Is Capturing the World’s Most Iconic Places

Business travel is often dreaded by perpetual road warriors, but that’s not true for Valentina Frassi. Except when there's a pandemic, Frassi travels the world recording iconic scenes of major landmarks that most people can only dream of seeing.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Behind the Lens: How Google’s Street View Traveler Is Capturing the World’s Most Iconic Places

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Expedia and TripAdvisor Separately Kill 2 Brands That Were Once Sister Companies

In 2008, Venere became Expedia's great hope in Europe to play catch-up and take on Booking.com's dominance. Whether it was a lack of execution or Booking.com's scale advantages being too imposing to overcome, that dynamic never came to fruition.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Expedia and TripAdvisor Separately Kill 2 Brands That Were Once Sister Companies