With hundreds of thousands of monthly users, Ulmon’s City Guide 2 Go and its individual city apps have delivered 6 million map downloads in the past couple of years.
City guide app maker Ulmon is Europe’s largest mobile travel startup you’ve never heard of
June 12, 2013 By 3 Comments
Here’s the first iPhone app for finding tour guides: LocalGuiding
June 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
LocalGuiding says its new iPhone app is the world’s first for finding and hiring local guides. The slick but simple app lists about 4,000 guides in more than 100 countries.
Arthur Frommer retakes helm of brand he created
April 4, 2013 By 10 Comments
The Frommers journey has come full circle, as the company’s original founder Arthur Frommer has re-taken the helm of the brand he created back in 1957.
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BBC sells Lonely Planet to NC2 Media for a near £80 million loss
March 19, 2013 By 12 Comments
After weeks of speculation and five years in BBC Worldwide’s care, Lonely Planet has been sold to NC2 Media, based in Tennessee.
Spotted by Locals brings neighbourhood flavour to Google Field Trip
March 4, 2013 By 4 Comments
Spotted by Locals has scored a bit of coup by making it on to Google Field Trip – one of only two travel guide publishers to provide content to the mobile app. Now when Android users, who have the virtual tour guide application running in the background, will not only be alerted to places of [...]
Wikimedia and Internet Brands end their legal wrangling, but can Wikivoyage become relevant?
February 18, 2013 By 11 Comments
On February 15, Wikimedia Foundation announced the settlement of litigation between itself and Internet Brands, which means smooth sailing ahead for new wiki-based travel site Wikivoyage — which officially launched in January.
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$50k bounty in latest round the world travel blogging competition
January 28, 2013 By 3 Comments
Online travel guide My Destination is taking the go big or go home approach with its competition offering six months travel and a $50,000 prize
Triposo gets more local with events and food
January 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Mobile travel application Triposo is providing users with details of nearby events by pulling in details from Facebook and other sources
Wikivoyage officially launches as Wikipedia promotes the free travel guide
January 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
Wikivoyage officially launches today with support by the Wikimedia Foundation, with much of its content copied from Wikitravel, a run by private company Internet Brands.
Dcovery wants to be the Evernote for travel by organising destination research
December 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
Dcovery is a mobile application which helps users organise their travel research.
