Travel Inspiration

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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