Category Archives: Travel Media
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 [...]
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 [...]
Do we expect too much from low cost airlines?
It seems low cost carrier Jetstar has been in the media quite a bit in the past few weeks. The stories have mainly revolved around Jetstars policies and their implementation without exception to circumstance.
The first issue involved wheelchairs and their use within the airport. If you haven’t had a chance to read the story yet, [...]
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 [...]
“Plane Stupid” offer aviation industry nothing but complaints
PlaneStupid.com, a UK website with the tagline, “Bringing the aviation industry back down to earth” caught my eye the other day with their new ad. The ad (See below) features hundreds of polar bears falling violently to earth; an attempt to give passengers a physical representation of their greenhouse gas production per flight. This is [...]
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, [...]
“This is My City” makes Travel shows fun again
This is my City has been dubbed a “Jackass-style travel show” by the Guardian UK, but I beg to differ. I don’t know if they’re extremely prudish or haven’t actually seen an episode of Jackass, but This is My City has a lot to offer as both a travel journal and on some levels as [...]
No Vacancy 2010, see you there!