London 2012 is coming up and MapsofWorld has decided to offer up a mapped out history of the Olympic Games. Cartography, technology and data research are applied to this informative from MapsofWorld with their launch of “The Olympics Saga.” The map plots not only the locations of each Summer games, but also points of particular interest bout specific events, including mascots.
Travel Technology
Renthome.ru Expands With Angel Round + Digital Strategy
Renthome.ru, an online resource for independent travelers offering short-term vacation rentals across Russia and the CIS, has received approximately $1 million in angel investment. Participants in this round of investment include Russian and international entrepreneurs, as well as investors from the real estate market and finance sector.
Stay.com App Updates Travel
Stay.com, which was named one of TIME Magazine’s Top 50 websites in 2010, offers a new collaborative travel app that allows users to navigate a ‘city in their pocket’ by downloading their own guides for use offline, saving on international data charges. Each combines advice from Stay.com’s international travel experts, partner sites, input from fellow travelers and friends and users’ own preferences. The Stay.com app can be downloaded free from the Apple App Store, Google Play and www.stay.com.
Tourism Companies Get Customized Social Media Services
Public relations agencies Mirror Communications and PRwave International have partnered to design customized social media packages for the tourism industry, aiming to help small and medium sized companies in this segment better tap in the potential of the community they target.
Expanding Horizons with Touristlink
Ask any frequent globetrotter what their biggest annoyances are whilst they’re out and about gallivanting across the world, and you can be sure that getting ripped off by dodgy tour operators is right up there on their list.
Oktogo.ru Ranks Among the Top 10 Russian Internet Brands
Oktogo.ru has been recently included in The Top 10 Russian Internet Brands Out to Conquer the World by The Moscow Times.
Foursquare on Steroids: Grafetee’s Mobile App
Launched early in 2012, Grafetee is a smart location-based mobile app designed for people to both bookmark (they call it Worldmarking) and share real places, as well as for websites to display useful content when others are looking for it. All free and all via smart devices.
Treovi To Revolutionize the Online Hotel Industry
Revolutionizing the online hotel industry, Treovi reservation service recently announced their main objective of excluding all existing online commissions and founding an equitable collaboration between hotels and their customers. Now this is news.
Travel Planning Site Hipmunk Gets $15M in Funding
Travel planning site Hipmunk has just received 15 million USD in its second round of investment led by led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).
New Romania Traveler’s Guide App Released
Romania Traveler’s Guide, a fresh app for the iOS and Android smartphone and tablet operating systems has just been launched, helping tourists discover the most popular destinations of the Eastern European country. Created by Lonely Planet author Leif Pettersen, the app focuses on some of Romania’s top tourist destinations, Bucharest, Brasov, Sighisoara, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca and Suceava. […]
U.S. Beach Finder App Released
Visit South Walton has released a mobile tool to help travelers find their perfect beach. The U.S. Finder Beach app is able to provide real-time information regarding any beach in the United States.
Zozulica, Euro 2012’s Frisky Noisemaker
Recently available for smartphones, Zozulica App comes to boost the spirits for the 2012 European Football Championship, allowing fans to support their favorite teams.
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