TravelTekker’s Gear and Gift Guide
Even if you are a traveler who “has everything,” you will want to look over our Travel Gear and Gift guide. There are always new products coming out that can improve the travel experience.
Review: Is Mygola The First Big-data Trip Planning Site?
Introduction My first impression of Mygola was that it was yet another trip planning site, albeit more attractive and better-executed than most. In addition to the Mygola.com website, Mygola has an iPad app that is functionally identical to the site. One of the chief attractions of the site and app is the large number of…
Gogo In-flight Wi-Fi
I expect that many of you seasoned travelers regularly use in-flight WiFi but I had not tried it before an Expedia cross-country recruiting trip I took last month. WiFi provider Gogo was in the news a few weeks ago with its announcement of a new faster service (to be launched next year) so I thought…
Hidden Valleys of Yangshuo China…
I scored a great price on a flight to Hong Kong last year. Since I’ve visited Hong Kong in the past, I looked for something new to see this trip. To my delight, I found that Yangshuo China, with some of the most incredible scenery in the world, is only an hour’s flight from Hong Kong. Check out my photos and hints for travelers.
What’s in a(n online) name?
Shakespeare’s Juliet famously asked “What’s in a name?” My answer is: if you’re trying to build an online startup or personal brand: a lot! Take my own online brand as a case study. I started this blog in April 2012. Like many people starting a new online presence, I agonized over what to call my new…
Anticipatory Assistants • Focus on: Social, Reviews, Tours, Innovation Blockers, Air Distribution, Space Travel, and More…
Anticipatory Assistants • Focus on: Social, Reviews, Tours, Innovation Blockers, Air Distribution, Space Travel • 180 Travel Briefs • Awesome Travel Photos • Tech Briefs • I Write Like… Editor’s Note I’ve been very busy with my day job, helping to deliver a next-generation travel search and booking site and it has been far too…
GetGoing Review • Travel Essentials • Google not Helping Hotels • China Travel Compilation • 124 Travel Briefs • Travel Aspirations
GetGoing Mini Review: an Interesting Variation on Opaque Booking Priceline and Hotwire have proved that airlines and hotels are willing to provide deep discounts on unsold inventory through “opaque” distribution channels. The idea is that the shopper purchases the product based on a generic description and the actual brand and product are revealed only after…
Peek.com Mini-Review • Hotels & OTAs: Better Together • Travel Health Benefits? • 134 Travel Briefs • Travel Aspirations
Mini Review: Peek Destination Activity Booking Site Peek, a destination activities guide and booking site which launched late last year, is backed by Google chairman Eric Schmidt and Twitter and Square co-founder Jack Dorsey. Schmidt and Dorsey know a good thing when they see it. There are other sites and apps that do destination activity…
787 Woes • FTC Google Decision Criticized • 101 Travel Briefs • 8 Travel Aspirations
787 Woes: Systematic Problems or Teething Pains? A rash of 787 incidents has been reported in the last few days. As was the case with some earlier issues, some of them are related to the new aircraft’s electrical systems. It’s not clear whether there are systematic design or manufacturing issues or whether the press is…
Our “Find Yours” Travel Experience
I think Expedia’s “Find Yours” promotional campaign is brilliant. Instead of limiting itself to the stereotypical travel promotion themes of beautiful/relaxing travel destinations/experiences it goes deeper into the purposes, emotions and meaning behind travel. It’s been a while since I’ve written a travel news and commentary compilation post (I’ll post the next one shortly). Besides…
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