Travel Inspiration

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British Airways debuts Holiday Finder inspiration tool

By Linda Fox | March 14, 2012

Just days after Lastminute.com revealed its inspire me technology to help consumers find the best city break deals, British Airways has unleashed its own inspiration tool Read More

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Social travel gets graphic as Trippy, Wanderfly, Gogobot, Gtrot display Pinterest interest

By Dennis Schaal | March 9, 2012

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. Read More

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Trekking the Planet and generating student bucket lists

By Dennis Schaal | February 13, 2012

If this is "retirement" for Sandy Van Soye and Darren Van Soye, then the two former IT executives at Experian will need a "vacation" some time soon. Read More

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Google Travel, Facebook, Apple and ... Pinterest?

By Dennis Schaal | February 1, 2012

Will Pinterest be the next major travel distributor? Read More

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IWannaGoThere puts travellers photos to use via Inspiration tool

By Linda Fox | November 29, 2011

IWannaGoThere, the trip planning and destination guide service, has collated its user-generated photography into a tool to help inspire travellers Read More

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LivingSocial blending travel inspiration and tour operator role

By Dennis Schaal | October 21, 2011

Flash sales site LivingSocial has sold more than 500,000 hotel room nights at nearly 800 properties since launching LivingSocial Escapes 11 months ago. Read More

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Wanderfly provides branded travel inspiration

By Dennis Schaal | June 16, 2011

Wanderfly introduced a series of pages featuring recommended trips from numerous brands, ranging from Mashable to Frommer's and UrbanDaddy. Read More

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Goby iPhone app becomes your social planner with recommendation feed

By Dennis Schaal | May 6, 2011

Activity inspiration firm Goby upgraded its iPhone app to give you personal recommendations on things to do near your desired location "today," "this weekend" or in the "next 7 days." Read More

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Southwest Airlines officially adds TripAdvisor reviews and stealthily debuts inspiration pages

By Dennis Schaal | February 16, 2011

Southwest Airlines announced improvements to its hotel pages, adding TripAdvisor ratings and reviews, and stealthily carried out a soft launch of the Southwest Getaway Finder, a themed search for... Read More

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Cheapflights gets inspirational and mobile

By Dennis Schaal | January 14, 2011

Deal publisher Cheapflights hopes to spark some incremental bookings by adding a Be Inspired tab to its U.S., Canadian, UK and Germany websites. Read More

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NileGuide gets $3.5 million in funding -- does travel inspiration have a future?

By Dennis Schaal | December 7, 2010

NileGuide picked up some $3.5 million in funding, according to an SEC filing. Read More

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Why Travel Ad Network bought TravelMuse assets

By Dennis Schaal | December 6, 2010

Why would Travel Ad Network, which runs a travel advertising/media network for publishers and advertisers, buy the assets of travel-inspiration site TravelMuse? Read More

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Rand McNally iPhone app integrates Tripology

By Dennis Schaal | September 29, 2010

Rand McNally launched an iPhone app, Explore America, which combines travel inspiration, maps, games and referrals to Tripology-affiliated travel agents. Read More