Last year I wrote a piece entitled Three Reasons Why I Don’t Use Recent Travel Startups, casting a rather downbeat eye over a number of travel services trying to make their way in the market.
The state of some travel startups and why some are missing the (pain) point
June 5, 2013 By 59 Comments
Tripshare wants to remove travel planning pain via real and actionable itineraries
May 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
Like so many trip planning sites, Tripshare grew out of a desire to apply some modern technology to offline itinerary planning and sharing
The Scan: Cathay Pacific partners with Klout for new “Klout Card” via Passbook, and more news
October 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Webtrends, Emirates, Netbooster, Gmail, Bescover, RateGain, Trippy, Yahoo, and Airberlin all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 18 October.
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The Scan: Social travel site Trippy may have hit turbulence, and more news
October 17, 2012 By 6 Comments
Trippy, Kayak, MyTab, and China’s airlines all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 17 October.
TripAdvisor buys trip planning service Wanderfly
October 2, 2012 By 5 Comments
User review giant TripAdvisor has made its first acquisition in quite some time, buying New York-based trip planning and content site Wanderfly.
Google Maps monoculture is over – socially integrated and beautiful maps coming to travel
July 18, 2012 By 10 Comments
Maps have a transformative power – they are a relentless source of visual creativity, especially in the travel industry.
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Utrip wants to resurrect the online trip planning experience
July 9, 2012 By 7 Comments
Trip planners were all the rage a few years ago, with many a travel startup pitching session or innovation showcase seeing at least one newbie playing its hand.
TravelAvenue wants to be the Pinterest for travel, with a few twists
July 4, 2012 By 7 Comments
Pinterest launched quietly into the world of social networking in 2010, but then made one hell of a thud a year or so later – with obvious ramifications for travel.
Social travel gets graphic as Trippy, Wanderfly, Gogobot, Gtrot display Pinterest interest
March 9, 2012 By 63 Comments
Get ready for lots of boards, photos and pinning as social travel companies discover the social power of photos and get travel inspiration from Pinterest.
Trippy raises $1.75 million in first round of outside investment
November 15, 2011 By 6 Comments
Mobile and web trip planning platform Trippy has captured a $1.75 million round of investment, led by Sequoia Capital and True Ventures.
