Despite lacking a marketing strategy, many travel brands are popular on the social scrapbooking site.
Pinterest may be worth $2 billion, but travel brands struggle to keep pace
February 6, 2013 By 18 Comments
MyGuidie shuts down, blames competitive market and need for lots of cash
July 5, 2012 By 5 Comments
Nobody particularly likes a deadpool story, but sometimes there are lessons to be learned to help out others in a sector seemingly trying to do that same thing.
Joobili almost back from the deadpool, finds buyer for assets with sale to TravelShark
June 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
Much shedding of collective tears from other startups a few months ago when travel inspiration site Joobili announced it was closing its doors after almost four years in business.
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Google gets more local and social with Google+ Local
May 30, 2012 By 8 Comments
Google is making search more local and social by adding a Local tab to Google+ and also integrating information from your social networking friends plus Zagat restaurant and hotel reviews across Google Search, Google Maps and mobile.
Hot stuff or flash in the pan – a dose of reality about tours and activities
May 22, 2012 By 19 Comments
In the year following the PhoCusWright report titled When They Get There & Why They Go, I’ve seen an explosion of interest and apparent innovation in the tour and activity space.
RAVN shuts down after just six months, not the Airbnb for experiences before or after rebrand
May 16, 2012 By 1 Comment
RAVN, a marketplace place for experiences which captured the imagination of the tech press in the US, is to close at the end of this month.
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Airlines dip their toes in the Instagram pool [INFOGRAPHIC]
May 11, 2012 By 3 Comments
It’s all about multimedia, right? And, in particular, images. At least that is what many an expert would have digital marketers believe.
PlaceKnow eyes rise of Pinterest and image-led search to create destination photo platform
April 17, 2012 By 9 Comments
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Poland-based PlaceKnow, a new platform which uses images and community to promote destinations.
TripAdvisor unveils next phase of Facebook tie-in, friends of friends included in reviews
April 11, 2012 By 6 Comments
Another step away from solely crowd-sourced reviews towards social circle-led content on TripAdvisor following a significant update to its Trip Friends service.
Joobili – sad tale of a travel startup with lots of promise that ended up in the deadpool
April 11, 2012 By 44 Comments
Remember Joobili, the travel inspiration startup from Europe which had a nifty user interface and the financial backing of high profile tech investor Esther Dyson?
