Near2there brings alerts and ways to discover destinations to mobile devices

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Near2there, a mobile service which allows travellers to discover and be alerted to attractions on a trip.

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Travel businesses pledge to spend more on social media and mobile in 2012

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Two-thirds of travel companies will spend more of their precious marketing budgets on social media next year, while over half will also target mobile channels.

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TLabs Showcase – Askalo

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Germany-based travel location Q&A travel service Askalo.

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An entrepreneurial model for travel writers working in an evolving media

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I was asked by a Tnooz reader and editor to respond to the post Why do travel advertisers continue to avoid bloggers? by travel blogger Gary Arndt.

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Why do travel advertisers continue to avoid bloggers?

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As we have all heard, old media is dying. Ad revenues are drying up, journalists are getting laid off, ad pages are shrinking, yadda, yadda, yadda.

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TLabs Showcase – Career Break Secrets

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based trip planning service for getaway professionals Career Break Secrets.

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How to decide Paid versus Free for mobile travel apps

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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.

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PlanetEye and iStopOver agree merger, grab $3M in funding

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iStopver and PlanetEye will seal a merger in the coming weeks after securing a $3 million venture funding from JLA Ventures and GrowthWorks Commercialization Fund.

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NileGuide integrates Localyte as travel query model grows

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NileGuide has integrated recent acquisition Localyte into its main platform, allowing users to ask questions from companies and individuals in a destination.

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Vodafone launches first travel app, promises metasearch

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Mobile network Vodafone has taken delivery of its first travel content and flight search application for smartphones, courtesy of technology firm Mantic Point.

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