16/08/2011

News Update - August 16, 2011

Source: m-travel.com...

Building emotional engagement via editorial of a travel community site...
IN-DEPTH: Many travel sites use bland, SEO-ed content that isn’t always relevant and is often in no way practical, says Tremayne Carew Pole, Publisher and Founder, Hg2 By Ritesh Gupta Virgin Atlantic has been working with city guide publisher Hg2...

New transactional search and quotation portal for private jet travel launched...
Victor, a private jetshare community, has been launched. It is being described as an online community of people with a shared desire to use private jets, and a willingness to share private jet flights to radically reduce the cost. Victor...

Travelzoo continues to witness rapid adoption of Local Deals offering...
Travelzoo recently sold its 1 millionth Local Deal voucher. The company says in less than a year, it has established a “profitable, high-growth business” that is on track to exceed annualised gross revenues of more than $100 million. In the...

Unbranded UK travel community website launched...
Digital marketing agency Steel has worked with the Hoseasons Group to create a new online tool allowing users to recommend and share places of interest and activities across the UK. www.iVizit.co.uk lets users add places of interest, favourite things to...

New mobile app for discovering every mile in Illinois...
Chicago, Illinois-based SIM Partners, a developer of mobile apps for destination marketing organisations, has launched Enjoy Illinois, the official travel app of the Illinois Office of Tourism. The iPhone app features GPS technology, and it is being described as a...

Time Out Group acquires LikeCube...
Time Out Group, which plans to be locally relevant in more than 50 cities around the world, has acquired personalisation software company LikeCube. Financial details weren’t shared. LikeCube uses semantic analysis to give web and mobile users personalised recommendations. Time...

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