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Re: Uber has built partnership with the GM’s Maven- a car sharing service

Roopana ·
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Re: Marriott buys Starwood for $12.2 billion...what's in it for loyalists?

Ron B. ·
Received this e-mail this morning. Today we're excited to share the news that Starwood Hotels & Resorts will join together with Marriott International to create the world's largest hotel company. For our Starwood Preferred Guest® (SPG® members, this will mean even more choices in even more places, giving you access to 1.1 million rooms across 5,500 hotels and resorts in more than 100 countries. We will work to bring you the very best of SPG and Marriott Rewards®, two of the most...
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Re: Crashing the geocache

Janine ·
Hello TatToo, I live in Europe especially Germany. I do know Geocaching and of course the game is known here. If you don't have a GPS device with a European card in it you can use your mobile phone as long you have the geocaching app. Before your son goes to Europe just with that mobile phone, make sure he looks for geocaches in areas he will be first and download the map and the cache itself. Even if you don't have an Internet connection they can use it via GPS. I did it in USA and it has...
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Re: How'd We Live Without Travel Apps?

Sunny ·
I love Yelp as well, and there is a app called Happy Hours. It shows me restaurants with their own happy hours and happy hour menu. I also like hiking trail apps. Those apps tells me hiking trails in the cities I am traveling in (in the US). I recently tried Wishbeen. It is a web application though. It's a travel planning and sharing web. I like it a lot because it helps me browse travel itineraries made by other travelers, and I can easily modify them for my own trip. It also has a map...
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Re: How'd We Live Without Travel Apps?

DrFumblefinger ·
Thanks, Janine. I use skype on my PC so it will be easy to get used to it as an App, I think.
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Re: How'd We Live Without Travel Apps?

Paul Heymont ·
Translation app is easy! Google Translate is free, and runs on Android, iOS, Mac and Windows (and probably everything else, too.) It allows you to see or hear the translation, it can translate your incoming text messages, and by using the camera, you can have it translate signs, menus, etc.
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Re: How'd We Live Without Travel Apps?

PAWeber ·
Google Translate was indispensable when my teenage son came down with a throat infection while in Bangkok. I typed in his symptoms, translated it to Thai, and showed the pharmacist. Ten minutes later he had a regimen of amoxicillin and some throat lozenges. I like XE Currency app for my tablet and iPhone. Also Groupon - there are franchises in foreign countries and right now I'm keeping an eye on Dubai Groupon for an upcoming trip. Finally I like Yelp when I'm traveling in the USA.
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Re: How'd We Live Without Travel Apps?

FlashFlyer ·
A lot to be said for what might be the ultimate travel app category: Maps and GPS. I know people have their favorites (Google's not the only one, according to my wife...) but almost everyone uses some version on their phone or tablet. Another good one is local transit. Most big cities have a route-finder on their transit site, but you have to find it. But Google Maps and HopStop and some others have transit info for most big cities. One downside: Apple is as bad as Google about business;...
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Re: We Love our Travel Gadgets--And We Take Them with Us

DrFumblefinger ·
It would be interesting to see the breakdown between domestic trips and international trips. I think we'd see the rates of smartphone use drop on international journeys because of the complexities and cost of connecting, unless it's with wi-fi. Tablet use probably wouldn't change significantly. But no, I'm not surprised at all.
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Re: We Love our Travel Gadgets--And We Take Them with Us

Paul Heymont ·
You're probably right, but I think the gap is narrowing rapidly. In the study, nearly half those surveyed cited fear of losing touch with friends and news. And, it's getting easier to travel with your phone! For those who aren't sure how, I recommend our TravelGumbo series on Staying in Touch on the Road
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Re: We Love our Travel Gadgets--And We Take Them with Us

PortMoresby ·
That's interesting. I travel in part just so I CAN lose touch. Except once. On a stroll through a Borneo jungle, emerged alongside the only restaurant for many miles, it's TV announcing the election of Pres. Obama. An exciting moment but the only one I can think of when I was momentarily glad to be in touch. Maybe another thing that separates tourists from travelers is the "need" to be available.
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Re: We Love our Travel Gadgets--And We Take Them with Us

DrFumblefinger ·
Like PortMoresby, I also like times where I'm out of touch. For me my favorite escape is into the wilderness, hiking, camping, backpacking. Always enjoy coming home but always look forward to the next time I can do it all again.
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Re: Booking.com Changes as Travelers Change : Interview With Stuart Frisby

Old Car Guy ·
Good info. I've always thought booking.com had the feel of another user friendly site,Amazon. I've been amazed when I hear about the size of booking.com now,According to CNBC , Priceline's stock price multiplied by more than 45 times since acquiring Booking and their international business accounted for 87 percent of bookings in the last quarter. What especially got me is CNBC also said that booking has over 100 dedicated mobile app developers in its Amsterdam headquarters alone. Can Stuart...
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Re: Twitter Changing it's Website

Paul Heymont ·
Honestly, it's about time. It's the one app I use that I never feel I understand, and I'm not alone!
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Re: New York Taxis Debut App to Compete with Uber

Travel Rob ·
I seem to remember you posting something about the Nissan Minivan before on TG but I couldn't find it. I'll link to it here if I can come across it I do like the idea of finding out the fare ahead of time with the app. No arguing about what route to take or worrying you'll be over-charged
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Re: New York Taxis Debut App to Compete with Uber

Paul Heymont ·
Well, even without the app, it's not like the fa e is a blind guess, either. There's a meter, and a rate based on miles and time...just like almost every other big city. And there are online calculators such as WorldTaxi which will tell you about what a specific trip should cost, It's not that there aren't things that could improve, but Uber is no improvement, with its cavalier attitudes (surge pricing, drivers stiffed on rates, lack of or inadequate insurance) and its not paying its share...
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Re: New Android App Puts Inflight Tracker in Your Hand

Travel Rob ·
I downloaded it with my free $5 Amazon App credit. I'll review it when I fly. And for those who got the free $5 credit from Amazon that we posted,it works
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New competitor for TomTom, Garmin and Google Maps

Paul Heymont ·
There's a new GPS app asking for attention. Scout, from skobbler, a subsidiary of map supplier Telenav, is free like Google, and offers offline functions like the dedicated GPS boxes.    The free version provides online use and offline use...
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Travel Deals for Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Travel Rob ·
In recent years, the travel industry has picked up on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and started  expanding their offering of sales on those days.   Conde Nast published a list of some of the top deals.   For Hotels- One of the most...
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Update: Loyalty Programs and Credit Cards

Paul Heymont ·
For some of us, credit cards are more than a convenient way to pay—they are the lifeline to free travel through loyalty programs. Between points for purchases and bonuses for opening or upgrading credit card accounts, it's possible to get quite...
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Hotels.com: Most mobile bookings are last-minute

Paul Heymont ·
Hotels.com, one of the leading on-line bookers, reports that over 60% of its mobile app users are booking same-day. It also reports that mobile app users tend to shorter stays than traditional customers. CLICK HERE for more.  
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We Love our Travel Gadgets--And We Take Them with Us

Paul Heymont ·
TripAdvisor has published a report on how we travel, and found that 85% of us take our smartphones along on vacation, and 61% use social media while traveling. Not surprised, are you? REPORT 
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The Business of Travel - 2014

Travel Rob ·
This is a interesting blog written about the rise and fall of Epiclist (a travel inspiration app) by one of it's founders Stan Bugaev. A  story on Start-Ups, how international they've become and how competitive the travel industry is. Read more:...
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Booking.com Releases Two Click App for Spontaneous Travelers

Travel Rob ·
Booking.com has released a mobile app called Booking Now  that lets you book a room in two clicks from a mobile device. It's geared toward the impulsive traveler who has not booked in advance. Read More:...
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Google Updates Translate App

Travel Rob ·
Google has updated their Google Translate App  The conversation  translation  has to been made to work faster,sound more natural and can support two way translations. It also has a instant translatation of  foreign signs Aim your...
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Booking.com Changes as Travelers Change : Interview With Stuart Frisby

Travel Rob ·
One of the biggest stories in travel over the last 20 years has been the growth of accommodation website, Booking.com. It was founded by a computer scientist, Geert-Jan Bruinsma in 1996 and is based in Amsterdam. Priceline bought Booking.com in 2005...
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Google vs. Uber? With no one in driver's seat?

Paul Heymont ·
Wait for it...Google is on the verge, apparently, of offering a ride-share app that would compete with Uber (a company it previously invested in). In the long run, Google hopes to pair it up with its longstanding driverless car research, which company...
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Viewing the Northern Lights: Tips and Techniques

YarnsofWhalesandSnow ·
When you see the Northern Lights for the first time, they seem unreal. Almost magical, maybe even scary to some. The Aurora Borealis is one of the most spectacular natural phenomena you can observe and well worth a journey to the northern parts of the...
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AA flight delays blamed on pilot iPad crash

Paul Heymont ·
American Airlines, the first airline to ditch huge paper pilot flight books for iPads, has had a little trouble with them this week. The airline reports that 24 flights on Tuesday (4/28) and 50 more yesterday were delayed by failure of an app that...
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Zipcar adds more airports; tests one-way rentals

Paul Heymont ·
Zipcar, which rents cars by the hour to its members for short-term use, is expanding its on-airport locations, adding seven more for a total of over 50. The new ones include Orlando and Tampa.   For those who aren't familiar with Zipcar, it works...
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A Busy Weekend in Philadelphia

NonstopFromJFK ·
A few weekends ago, my fiancé, my best friend and I decided to go to Philly for an overnight trip. Our goal for the weekend was to see all the touristy parts of Philadelphia.   When we got to Philly from NYC, we headed straight for the L...
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No batteries needed: Rand Mcnally intros updated road atlas

Paul Heymont ·
Overwhelming numbers of us rely on GPS apps and devices on the road, but for planning a trip or getting the "big picture," nothing really beats maps, especially updated ones with lots of data and extras. That's what keeps map publishers going, and...
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Poland: "working to make Chopin a tourism brand"

Paul Heymont ·
These days, "branding" is a big issue in tourism, and tourist promotion agencies are looking for brands they can promote. Just as Skopje, Macedonia (see NewsLink just before this one) is branding itself as the hometown of Alexander the Great, Poland...
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Pivot: an app for time travelers...really!

Paul Heymont ·
Imagine whipping out your camera and snapping a picture...and having the camera show you what the spot looked like 100 years ago...that's the idea behind Pivot, a soon-to-be-released app that will rely on publicly-available photos and other pictures...
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Japan: New app lets you drop your bags

Paul Heymont ·
A new app finds a cafe, restaurant or bar that will hold your baggage while you tour the town.
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Car Rentals: More tech, shorter (or no) lines

Paul Heymont ·
Easy availability of car-sharing and ride-sharing are forcing car rental companies to rethink their long rental lines with a tech shake-up.
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Oslo plans big-scale driverless-bus test

Paul Heymont ·
Oslo is moving toward a large-scale live test of small driverless buses, starting early next year.
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Italy launches nationwide Wi-Fi app

Paul Heymont ·
Italy launches a nation-wide app to connect users to free Wi-Fi with only one login.
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Google Maps finds missing Austria

Paul Heymont ·
Google's Street View resumes a photo-mapping project abandoned in 2010 over privacy concerns.
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Houston adds 'wayfinding' tech to its airports

Paul Heymont ·
No need for an app or download (and no cost) for Houston's nifty new guide to its airports.
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New airport apps bring food to the gate

Paul Heymont ·
Two new services promise to connect hurried passengers and airport vendors with app-based delivery to your gate.
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N. Ireland 'Game of Thrones' tapestry on display

Paul Heymont ·
Northern Ireland weaves a mega-tapestry around Game of Thrones to highlight its role as background for the TV series
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New Tokyo taxi app sets the price

Paul Heymont ·
A new taxi app lets riders and drivers know the price and destination in advance; authorities hope it will increase the use of cabs.
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U.S. tourism taking a "Trump slump"

Paul Heymont ·
With confusion over new travel rules and widespread issues about the new U.S. administration, tourist interest in the U.S. is taking a slide.
 
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