Zofari is a new Android city guide that offers recommendations not on time, type of vacation or general interests, but based on actual neighborhoods, bars and restaurants.
Beyond interests or vacation types, Zofari recommends like-minded destinations
May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
STARTUPS – Product news, launches and more – May 2013
May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
TourWrist gets another investor and advisor: Philippe Bourguignon.
Bureaucracy busters: Claiming travel-related compensation just got easier
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Identifying under- or unserved niches is increasingly difficult in the travel space. Refund.me has carved out their own place in the travel ecosystem by offering a streamlined refund service for travelers that experienced refund-eligible delays in the EU.
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A new name for a new concept: the TravelShark pivot
April 19, 2013 By 5 Comments
The company formerly known as Swiftrank comes back with a new name and entirely new concept. Now known as TravelShark, the company is on a mission to redefine reviews.
Cooboutique brings cash back to the world’s most stylish temporary digs
April 15, 2013 By 7 Comments
Boutique hotel aggregation is a sizzling sector in the travel industry: Jetsetter was just purchased by TripAdvisor, startups like Want Me Get Me are aiming squarely at the segment, and stalwarts like Mr and Mrs Smith are still thriving amidst the upstarts – the latest being Coo Boutique.
Geospike brings geo-tagged social journaling to the traveling technophile
April 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Location-based check-ins are nothing new – however, the concept of being able to tag a moment in time with location is a developing concept. A relatively new travel startup called Geospike allows users to create time-stamped, location-specific travel journals – without necessarily having to write one.
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When a startup doesn’t work out: Advice from a VC
April 2, 2013 By 7 Comments
Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist and principal of Union Square Ventures, shares his account of the two main paths for startups that don’t knock it out of the park.
Zaranga forced into branding change after Priceline weighs in on name-your-price message
April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Vacation rental startup Zaranga has fallen foul of the trademark police at Priceline and removed any references to “name your price” or “name your own price” from its branding.
Things I wish I had known when starting Hipmunk
March 25, 2013 By 7 Comments
Adam Goldstein recalls lessons learned the hard way while co-founding the metasearch site. Topics include OTA incestuousness, staffing issues, and pushing releases.
A bit of waffle: Travel-ish news from SXSW
March 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
There was quite a bit of travel-related news happening in and around the mass chaos otherwise known as the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, USA. Beyond travel, there are all kinds of themes and happenings signaling the continued evolution of the tech, creative and content businesses.
