
The travel industry is more diversified than ever before. So beware…

Lonely Planet today launched a limited public beta of Wenzani, an iPhone app combining local recommendations from Lonely Planet, Frommer’s Travel, BBC Travel, Time Out, Hearst, DK Eyewitness and others.

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring France-based Backpackmojo, a social platform to create, share and print professional-looking personal travel guides.

Interesting move from Lonely Planet last week with the unveiling of a startup to develop social mobile travel guides
In the latest edition: Vayable heads to New York, JAC Travel turns attention to US and Canada, Visa and Lonely Planet unite for microsite, Skyscanner unveils cross-platform mobile website.
Tony Wheeler and his wife Maureen started Lonely Planet in 1972 and grew it to be the largest guidebook seller in the world and one of the most recognized brands in travel.
Bad news for the web and digital folk at Lonely Planet with the team taking the brunt of widespread redundancies at the same time as the entire department heads north to London.
Yahoo has rolled out its new travel platform for users in the UK, with an emphasis on trip planning and travel guide content from the likes of Lonely Planet.

Having worked in the publishing industry for over a decade as a designer, author and editor, I have witnessed some pretty swift transitions from old-style publishing to new.

Are you a online travel agency, tour operator, or traditional travel agency with responsibility for travel booking?

Direct, social media, offline retail, mobile web, mobile app, website et al – travellers can search and book products and engage with brains in more channels than ever before.

The business travel sector is embracing apps, mobile web, micro-management and virtual concierge systems – but what is the best strategy and how do you implement it?

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