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The New TripAdvisor Looks Like Evil Genius to Me

2018-09-19 by Phil Butler

Stephen Kaufer

TripAdvisor has just unveiled a new site/mobile experience launching in late 2018 that may dramatically effect the digital travel landscape.

Tags: OTA's, Social, social media, travel tech, travel tools, TripAdvisor

Skyscanner and ForwardKeys Team-Up On Behavioural Analytics

2018-06-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Skyscanner logo

Skyscanner is excited to be partnering with ForwardKeys to deliver two new behavioral analytical techniques within ForwardKeys’ Flight Searches tool, branded ‘Travel Willingness’ and ‘Catchment Area’, which aim to provide insights into macro traveler trends.

Tags: behavioral analytics, Behavioural Analytics, Big Data, data, ForwardKeys, Laurens van den Oever, Skyscanner, tourism tools, travel technology, travel tools, Travel Trends, traveler analytics

Five Cool Travel Startups You Maybe Never Heard Of

2014-05-05 by Phil Butler

Tripwing

The travel startup niche is a lot less active these days than it once was. The big names, TripAdvisor, Kayak, Airbnb, Uber, and a slew of others have snatched the attention and loyalty of many. Right now these, are in a sort of “no holds barred” competition to become the Facebook of travel, with a lot of niche value going on in between. Speaking of niches, there’s a lot of room for traveler utility and for developing to sell startup action too.

Tags: Ostrovok.ru, Russia tech, startups, travel startups, travel tools, Tripwing, Uxplr

Triptease is Really, Really, the Future of Travel Reviews

2013-03-07 by Phil Butler

Triptease finished review

Now that my invite to travel Triptease has been mailed, received, and opened, the latest in a line of online travel tools gets a bit of Argo love, or hate, depending. If ever you feverishly desired making a magazine from your travels, Triptease may just be your dream come true. Let’s find out 1 -2 -3.

Tags: travel reviews, travel sites, travel tech, travel tools

5 Tools You Need As A Frequent Flier

2013-02-17 by Liliana Steffens

Waiting for a flight

There are so many special needs it seems, no matter what you endeavor to do in life. Business, pleasure, necessary or vacation travel planning, the same holds true in nearly everything from shopping for groceries to lapping up luxurious wines, everything is optimized these days. And for good reason.

Tags: airport tools, flight apps, frequent fliers, seat charts, ticket apps, travel apps, travel tools

Practical Techniques for Last Minute Flight-Hunting

2013-02-17 by Argo Contributor

Last minute flight savings

It’s flights and hotels that consume most of our funds when traveling. And it’s usually the plane tickets that we book first – because they set the beginning and end dates, as well as the intermediary stops during our itinerary. This is especially for traveling far away, but even on short routes, it’s often the air travel services that are most expensive. So, fining your way to save on flights, will obviously make your entire trip cost a lot less!

Tags: air travel, airfare savings, airline tickets, airlines, American Airlines, Last Minute Updates, online travel, travel savings, travel tools

The Desti (ny) of Semantic Travel Search

2013-01-12 by Phil Butler

Desti, are we "overthinking" solutions?

I am the world’s biggest fan of very advanced search technology. My partner and I, our whole team, we are also travel fanatics. The world around us is so amazing, words seldom suffice actually. A big question came to my mind today as I read Venturebeat about a startup called Desti. “Do I really want or need somebody or something to do my traveling for me?” That’s my question.

Tags: AI, Evature, Expedia search, hopper, Internet searches, search, search tools, semantic search, startups, travel search, travel tools

Azerbaijan Tourism Ministry Needs Uplifting

2012-09-16 by Phil Butler

Azerbaijan's tourism portal

Azerbaijan is one of the most progressive tourist destinations in the world since the outpouring of interest after Eurovision. As an indicator of just how quickly things are ramping up there, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Abulfaz Garayev, just announced this morning the his agency’s need for tourism professionals.

Tags: Abulfaz Garayev, Azerbaijan culture, Azerbaijan tourism, Azerbaijan Tourism Association, Azerbaijan Twitter, Baku government, Baku tourism, Eurovision, Facebook, social media, travel tools

TUI Thomson Adds MyThomson Excursion App

2012-09-09 by Phil Butler

MyThomson Excursions App

Have you tried the new app from TUI? Thomson launched their MyThomson smartphone app for free download last Friday without too much fanfare, but discount vouchers and a wealth of info on destination excursions should have brought out more party poppers. Let’s take a look at the app.

Tags: Apple, iOS, iPhone apps, mobile apps, mobile booking, mobile travel, MyThomson, new apps, Stay.com, Thomson, travel apps, travel excursions, travel tools, TUI Thomson, TUI Travel

TravelAvenue Shows Some Scenic Dead Ends

2012-08-15 by Phil Butler

Travel Avenue Facebook image

TravelAvenue, a startup focused on image oriented share for travel, is a Pinterest-ish development travelers may want to watch. We gave the product the once over this morning, here’s what we discovered.

Tags: Bora Bora, Convert, object oriented, Pinterest, programming, startups, TLabs, travel apps, travel tools, TravelAvenue, user interface, web design, WIHP Hotels

Stay.com App Updates Travel

2012-07-12 by Kathryn Buford

Stay.com logo

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.

Tags: collaborative travel, geo travel, geo-location, Google Places, GPS functionality, Joachim Paasche, TimeOut, travel apps, travel tools, TripAdvisor

Triposo Mechanized

2012-05-09 by Phil Butler

Triposo: The power of innovation, and???

Triposo, the brainchild travel startup from ex-Googler’s Jon Tirsen and Douwe Osinga, just announced their new iOS app, the story arriving via TechCrunch. So, Argo Travel News decided to take a look under the hood of this fascinating new travel guide/suggestion engine.

Tags: Android, Crunchfund, Douwe Osinga, geolocation, iOS app, iPad, iPhone, Jon Tirsen, Micheal Arrington, mobile maps, Rick Empson, Stay.com, tech, TechCrunch, travel apps, travel tech, travel techology, travel tools, Wikipedia, Wikitravel, World66

Online Travel: Translation & Localization Walk Hand in Hand

2012-03-15 by Guest Author

Translated means, we speak your language

Travel and tourism has always been one of the fastest growing business sectors worldwide. Even in these difficult times, leisure activities across the globe serve investors and the people who travel well.

Tags: foreign language, language tools, translate, translation, travel sites, travel tools, travel translation

Google Search: Concerts & Mind’s Eye Travel Boosts

2012-02-25 by Phil Butler

Santorini pop up and expanded search function

Google’s seemingly never ending list of improvements and refinements to search received the latest “tweak” with concert information in real time. Released yesterday with little or no fanfare, Google users can now see live concert and artist info including; dates, venues, and links to sites offering tickets. Tools for locals and tools for travel come to light in the last two days.

Tags: concert data, concert info, Google search, Google tools, Google Travel, image discovery, image search, Kavi Goel, travel imagery, travel images, travel info, travel tools

Best iPhone Apps for Cruisers

2012-01-31 by Guest Author

Deck Director App

Cruising the open ocean on a huge and luxurious ship that sports everything from a full dinner theater to an on-deck pool is the relaxing vacation method of choice for many people all over the world; the real trick is learning how to make the most of your experience, both on the ship and off.

Tags: cruise apps, cruise tools, gadgets, icruise, mobile apps, mobile for travel, sailing apps, seagoing apps, travel apps, travel tools, vacation apps

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