Travelzoo is reversing the trend of online travel agencies getting in to the world or media (by buying metasearch companies) and will soon start its own hotel booking service.
About Nick Vivion
Nick Vivion is a reporter for Tnooz, based in New Orleans, USA.
His passion for travel technology led him to travel around the world shooting travel videos for Current TV and Lonely Planet TV in 2006 and 2007.
He shot on Mini-DV, edited on a white MacBook, uploaded and shared online as he traveled. His moxie for travel video has resulted in over two million views on his YouTube partner channel.
In addition to travel, Nick is co-founder of one of the web’s most talked about LGBT media sites, Unicorn Booty, and is opening a bricks-and-mortar restaurant called Booty's in New Orleans – serving street food from around the world.
Travelzoo steps closer to hotel bookings, brings in big name exec to run it
May 13, 2013 By 7 Comments
Advanced Passport Control promises a technological fix for long immigration lines
May 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
The United State Border Control has implemented new technology aimed at reducing lines and increasing the efficiency of the United States border crossing process.
MileWise bows out in Yahoo acquisition
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The technology and team behind mileage tracker Milewise will now be a part of the New York-based mobile team of Yahoo.
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Hipmunk asks Expedia to provide hotels through affiliate deal
May 9, 2013 By 1 Comment
Flight and hotel search service Hipmunk is now offering direct bookings for hotels via both its website and mobile offerings.
Bureaucracy busters: Claiming travel-related compensation just got easier
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Identifying under- or unserved niches is increasingly difficult in the travel space. Refund.me has carved out their own place in the travel ecosystem by offering a streamlined refund service for travelers that experienced refund-eligible delays in the EU.
Wander hype unravels (a bit) as first full-featured product arrives
May 7, 2013 By 2 Comments
Wander has been on the travel radar for over a year now, first announcing nothing at all with their financing and then going through a six-week on-boarding marketing campaign on its website.
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The Internet of Things and travel: London City Airport takes off
May 3, 2013 By 2 Comments
London City Airport has been awarded a grant from the UK’s Technology Strategy Board to implement a preliminary trial of cross-technology networking.
Millions of social mentions bring the crowd to trip planning
May 2, 2013 By 2 Comments
By parsing the millions of travel mentions on social media, Suggestme.com curates an algorithmically-organized view of a city.
Screen scraping bots banished by latest startup targeting travel vertical
May 1, 2013 By 4 Comments
Distil Inc, an inaugural member of TechStars Cloud in early 2012, has built a sophisticated system for companies looking to protect their content from automated attempts to scrape it.
AnyRoad brings tour guides into the digital age, focusing on quality niche tours
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A new startup called AnyRoad has joined the bustling tours and activities space, promising curated trips from insider locals with a bit more verve than the average tour.
