Category Archives: Technology
Hotel distribution and the Twitter effect
Last week a very interesting article by Shashank Nigam (Simpliflying) was featured on mashable.com outlining 5 ways hotels and airlines can drive revenue from social media. I am in complete agreement with Shashank, it’s time some of the more traditional travel businesses got on board with social media, it has become very clear this is [...]
Social media attacks!
Two travel related stories are blowing out of proportion this week thanks to social media and the novelty, over-size megaphone it hands to anyone with a decent following.
First up we had Kevin Smith, aka Silent Bob, being thrown off a flight by a Southwest Airline captain for safety risks arising from his size. Kevin took [...]
My Trip Quote makes bookings hassle free
I tend to repeat myself from time to time, so I apologize if I’m doing it again, but I love new innovative travel tools! I especially love innovative travel tools that change the way travel agents operate and more importantly how the public book with them. In general, changes of operating models and adoption of [...]
The travel website yearbook: 1996 and 2010
They say those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, and I tend to agree. Like most people I’d like to put the last year behind me and look to the future. For this reason I am not going to review 2009, talk about 2010 or make a “10 things that “X” taught [...]
Project Wander reviews Vtravelled.com, Virgins travel community
Just when you thought there couldn’t be another trip planing tool on the market, out comes Virgin with VTravelled.com.To be fair, VTravelled is more than just a trip organizer; the site has articles, photos and destination tips all submitted by fellow users (VTravellers).
The first thing you will notice about the site is the design, I [...]
Project Wander talks to Stephen Joyce (Google Wave interview)
Known internationally as a true innovator in the tourism technology field, Stephen Joyce has an ever expanding list of achievements: President of Sentias Software, writer for Tnooz.com, active blogger (T4 Blog), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, founding President of the North American Chapter of the International Federation [...]
Twitter and travel, not as scary as it looks
My life, like many others, has been taken over by an obsession with Twitter- I check it over 50 times a day from my phone and even more frequently from my computer. My list is full of some of the best in online travel and their tweets keep me up to date about their projects, [...]
Sydney’s top Adventure Travel Expo
For all those adventurers out there, the Adventure Travel expo will be in Darling Harbor this weekend (November 7-8).
I wouldn’t consider myself to be the jumping off cliffs, white water rafting kind-of traveler but the expo will have something for everyone, plus you can’t keep me away from a good travel event! If great talks [...]
The future of offline travel agents is online
The internet has given the general public the tools to research, book, issue tickets and review their holidays from the comfort of their own home. In such a connected world, is there really a need for travel agents? I definitely think so, but I think we need to reassess the functions a travel agent performs [...]
Can Foursquare change travel marketing?