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- Thursday 12 October 2006: Canadian coffee map for the thirsty tourist.
- Wednesday 11 October 2006: Running map for the fit tourist
- Tuesday 10 October 2006: geoNames is one great global map index mashup webtool
- Monday 9 October 2006: Click gChart for global links to local travel, time and more
- Sunday 8 October 2006: Many avenues for online tourism content
- Saturday 7 October 2006: Train eTickets to be sold at ATMs and Post Offices
- Friday 6 October 2006: Tech 2.0 advice for tourism industry
- Friday 6 October 2006: Biometric check-in at Scandinavia Airlines
- Thursday 5 October 2006: Website for Women Travelling Solo
- Wednesday 4 October 2006: Media-rich touchscreen tables boost pub experience
Archive for Tuesday 22 August 2006
Farecast.com says buy now. No, wait. Not yet!
Tuesday 22 August 2006 by Edward.
You want to take that return trip for two, by plane, from Seattle WA to Boston MA, between 18-25 September. Airlines aside for a moment, is there a BEST TIME to buy your ticket? According to Farecast.com there is. Now. This site will tell you when to buy or when to wait, with a %-confidence assigned to its recommendation. Farecast keeps track of a 64-day history of each flight and displays a graph of prices. The low fare and average fare for the period is noted, along with price volatility. The site currently holds 55 US destinations.
A really neat feature is an RSS feed for each flight. Farecast.com brings the latest airfare predictions to your desktop.
Farecast.com is working to include more detinations, to add one-way airfares, integrate results with airline bookings, increase server capacity, and extend browser platform compatibility.
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Exposing the smaller tourist accommodations
Tuesday 22 August 2006 by Edward.
Many tourists want to create their own travel plans. That includes looking for a place to stay. Finding a special, unique place to stay just got easier with DirectoryOfHotels.com, where they say “Escape the Ordinary”. The website directly connects discerning travellers, that’s you and me, with all sorts of accommodations — boutique and small hotels, resort hotels, spa resorts, all-inclusive hotels, eco-resorts, chateaus, bed & breakfasts, and more.
DirectoryOfHotels is an independent guide of hotels and travel information created by a team of people who love to travel. The website earns income from membership fees from listings — basic listing US$10.00 per month, featured listing US$29.00 per month. Accomodations in the directory have been screened for approval. They represent something special, something unique for the traveller.
I explored the site. In Hotel Finder I selected Canada as my destination. Six of Canada’s ten provinces were displayed. Of these, four had active links: Newfoundland, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec.
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Hotels and resorts explore GPS for guests
Tuesday 22 August 2006 by Edward.
Whether you walk, hike, run, ski, scavenger hunt, or golf on your vacation, you may find that your hotel will hook you up with a GPS. Hampton Roads’ Daily Press reports that Hyatt, Four Seasons and Marriott hotels, among other hotels, give their guests tools to navigate and have fun.
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