Google Maps to offer Explore functionality in direct competition for local discovery

The travel space has long been in search of a winner in the local discovery space, especially as the smartphone fuels more ...



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I Heart My City: Igor’s Venice

Venice native Igor Scomparin led tours all over Europe with Globus for a decade before returning home to be a "local host" for Monograms. Now, this tourism industry veteran's mission is to show the real, authentic Venice to travelers who come to visit his homeland. Here's a look at the City of Canals, through the ultimate local's eyes.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/07/24/i-heart-my-city-igors-venice/

Germany's super auto museums

With factory tours and collections of stunning vintage prototypes, southern Germany is petrolhead paradise.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/24/travel/germany-motoring-museums/index.html

Airline route safety at top of travelers' minds

IATA's director general tells Richard Quest that governments are responsible for monitoring the safety of their airspace

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/business/2014/07/23/tony-tyler-airline-routes.cnn.html

Paris hotels experiment with 'honesty rates'

When your city has an unenviable reputation for insulting tourists and fleecing them for every cent, inviting hotel guests to pay what they want could be a risky move.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/24/travel/paris-hotels-pay-what-you-want/index.html

This Week in Travel – Episode 170

This episode was recorded live at the DMAI conference in Las Vegas. I was joined by my regular co-hosts Jen Leo and Chris Christensen and this week’s guests Johnny Jet, Lee Abbamonte, and Jaume Marin, Marketing Director at the Costa Brava Girona Tourist Board. Subscribe on iTunes | Become a Fan on Facebook | Download [...]



from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/07/24/week-travel-episode-170/

Why you shouldn't skip Athens

It’s real. It’s gritty. It’s honest. It’s no Eiffel Tower beaming its romanticisms across a Paris landscape, muting poverty and pollution.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/shouldnt-skip-athens-trip-greece/

Understanding digital accessibility and opportunities in the travel industry

At least 1.1 billion people globally have a disability, controlling over $4 trillion annually – a market the size of China. Whatever ...



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SITA adds smartwatch boarding capability to airline armoury

SITA is enabling airlines to offer boarding via smartwatch using an API developed within its SITA Lab arm. Boarding passes can be ...



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The Decline of the Khmer Rouge, and Its Legacy

It’s funny (well, not funny, but you know – interesting) that even as I’m researching this stuff, I have trouble imagining how it happened. I saw first hand the aftermath of it, but some part of me still can’t wrap my head around it. I guess I would just like to think that we live […]



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'Professional scammers' refuse to leave Airbnb host's house

A California homeowner's nightmare has become a cautionary tale for those who rent their homes to strangers.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/23/travel/airbnb-squatters/index.html

World's coolest bookstores

From Maastricht to Melbourne, these itineraries make bookish travelers look stylish.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/23/travel/worlds-coolest-bookstores/index.html

U.S. ends Israel airport flight ban

The Federal Aviation Administration removed its ban on U.S. passenger planes flying to and from Israel's busiest airport Wednesday night, more than a day after stopping all the flights citing security concerns.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/24/travel/israel-flights-suspended/index.html

33 captivating photos of Thailand

The country is rich in every sense possible, and I've tried to capture that here.



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AirBaltic hops on Bitcoin bandwagon, transaction fee vanishes

Latvia-based airline AirBaltic would appear to have removed the transaction fee from its Bitcoin payment option after criticism from some quarters that ...



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