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The best trip planning sites might be those that focus on motivation, not inspiration

By Alex Bainbridge | May 14, 2012

For many people travel is all about realising dreams, a brief respite from the daily grind of life and the chance to get inspired by places that they visit. Read More

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TripAdvisor unveils next phase of Facebook tie-in, friends of friends included in reviews

By Kevin May | April 11, 2012

Another step away from solely crowd-sourced reviews towards social circle-led content on TripAdvisor following a significant update to its Trip Friends service. Read More

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Joobili - sad tale of a travel startup with lots of promise that ended up in the deadpool

By Kevin May | April 11, 2012

Remember Joobili, the travel inspiration startup from Europe which had a nifty user interface and the financial backing of high profile tech investor Esther Dyson? Read More

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Travel startups and celebrities - strategic value or PR puff?

By Kevin May | April 7, 2012

What is it these days with celebrities and travel startups? Or, more likely, travel startups and celebrities. Read More

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Toour creates platform for travellers to create, share and search for destination tours

By Kevin May | March 29, 2012

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Toour, a new service for consumers to build their own and discover destination tours and activities. Read More

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Royal Jordanian gets into tour business with CityDiscovery

By Dennis Schaal | March 28, 2012

Airlines such as Royal Jordanian don't want to leave money on the table so they increasingly are partnering with tour and activities providers to make the airline website experience more of a one-stop... Read More

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Three quick and easy ways to use social media for tours and activities

By Viewpoints | March 28, 2012

Yes, yes, we all know social media has exploded in the past few years – but while the focus is often on airlines and hotels, tour and activity operators should also get on the bandwagon. Read More

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TLabs Reprise - Gunyah 12 months on

By Kevin May | March 26, 2012

Gunyah is a Hong Kong-based tour and activity distribution platform, which first featured on Tnooz in March 2011. So what happened in the intervening 12 months? Read More

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TripFab raises additional funds ahead of launch, total so far hits $1.1M

By Kevin May | March 23, 2012

Bowel movement-inducing startup TripFab says it has attracted a further $700,000 in investment on top of the $400,000 it had previously raised last year. Read More

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Yes! Time to enjoy the bounty from the technology-led tour and activity sector

By Viewpoints | March 20, 2012

The news that European startup GetYourGuide has secured $2m in funding (and from an impressive list of travel-savvy investors) should be welcomed by incumbents in the tours and activities marketplace. Read More

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Playing with the social graph is just the beginning for the travel industry

By Kevin May | February 24, 2012

Forget using Facebook and Twitter for customer interaction, flogging product and monitoring what people say about a brand - the true value lies in the data held by users. Read More

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Viator enters South America with tours and activities for Brazil

By Dennis Schaal | February 22, 2012

Tour and activities provider Viator launched a Portuguese-language site for Brazil, its first in South America. Read More

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CanaryHop latest to enter burgeoning tour and activity sector with consumer marketplace

By Kevin May | February 22, 2012

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based CanaryHop, a new consumer-facing marketplace for tours and activities around the world. Read More