Husband and wife bloggers share secrets to survival, productivity and life on the road [VIDEO]

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The fact that more travel bloggers have probably appeared on a TED (or affiliate X gig) stage travel writers in recent years maybe says a lot – or maybe nothing at all.

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Travel writers rejoice! Simonseeks returns after two-year hiatus

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Anyone remember the good old days, when the founder of a previous online travel business would try his or her hand at something new?

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Ready, steady, go – a race to the bottom for travel guidebooks, e-books and apps?

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CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings, put it simply when he famously proclaimed last year: “We expect DVD subscribers to decline every quarter… forever.”

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Lonely Planet message to staff: guidebooks safe, digital strategy to accelerate

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Lonely Planet has moved quickly reassure staff and authors of its books that the sale of the business to NC2 Media will not result in any significant change in strategy.

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BBC defends suspension of Lonely Planet Thorn Tree as details emerge over original complaint

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Lonely Planet and its BBC masters have said the recent suspension of the Thorn Tree forum was carried out in the interests of the community, rather than due to a specific threat of exposure.

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Google winding down B2B division at Frommers, travel sites need to find new content supplier

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One area of the Frommer’s business that got little mention during the acquisition by Google last summer was the travel content service for other brands.

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HolidayIQ travel community and review service secures investment round, de-merges from Wego

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Just two years and four months after uniting with metasearch engine Wego, Indian content site HolidayIQ has split from its sister brand and raised its own funding round.

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Arthur Frommer reviews the top travel trends of last year – but mysteriously forgets a big one

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Good ol’ Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommers Travel Guides and one of the first industry “bloggers” who still regularly shares his views on the state of the sector.

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Another travel startup story: Why iGottaGuide failed

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iGottaGuide was my first scalable technology startup. Prior to working with my co-founder and developer Michael Griffiths, we both had extensive experience in service-based businesses.

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Why user generated travel videos continually trump the professionals [VIDEO]

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Where the Hell is Matt? illustrated wonderfully how a germ of an idea from a traveller or consumer could become a global sensation in terms of inspiring travel content on the web.

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