Tagged With "social media"
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Re: Ryanair's O'Leary: I have a way to make flying free
I would call some of his ideas just "plane" silly - but never threatening. Twice. But Michael O'Leary is often the victim of the American media circus who love to inflame public opinion .
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Re: We Love our Travel Gadgets--And We Take Them with Us
It would be interesting to see the breakdown between domestic trips and international trips. I think we'd see the rates of smartphone use drop on international journeys because of the complexities and cost of connecting, unless it's with wi-fi. Tablet use probably wouldn't change significantly. But no, I'm not surprised at all.
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Re: We Love our Travel Gadgets--And We Take Them with Us
You're probably right, but I think the gap is narrowing rapidly. In the study, nearly half those surveyed cited fear of losing touch with friends and news. And, it's getting easier to travel with your phone! For those who aren't sure how, I recommend our TravelGumbo series on Staying in Touch on the Road
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Re: We Love our Travel Gadgets--And We Take Them with Us
That's interesting. I travel in part just so I CAN lose touch. Except once. On a stroll through a Borneo jungle, emerged alongside the only restaurant for many miles, it's TV announcing the election of Pres. Obama. An exciting moment but the only one I can think of when I was momentarily glad to be in touch. Maybe another thing that separates tourists from travelers is the "need" to be available.
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Re: We Love our Travel Gadgets--And We Take Them with Us
Like PortMoresby, I also like times where I'm out of touch. For me my favorite escape is into the wilderness, hiking, camping, backpacking. Always enjoy coming home but always look forward to the next time I can do it all again.
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Re: Shhh! Your suitcase is disturbing my sleep!
Well...it turns out... Or anyway, maybe the flurry of media protests changed their mind... But the city commissioner for Venice (the Mayor was removed earlier this year for corruption) denies that there was ever a plan to ban the suitcases or fine the tourists. He did say that they cause damage, but the rules are intended at noisy freight carts. However you view it, here's the LATEST
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Re: Twitter Changing it's Website
And if you have a Twitter account and would to connect with us, please do so by clicking on the blue Twitter button just to the right of this comment on our social media toolbar. Or connect with us using any of our other Social Media platforms like Pinterest and Facebook. We also have a new YouTube channel. Not that much uploaded yet, and it's not Best Picture Academy award quality, but it's intended to give you a feel for travel to different places from they eye of a fellow traveler. Want...
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Re: Photography at the Edges, New York & San Francisco
I did, indeed, go to the two exhibits at the Met...and they actually have a relation to the SF show that PortMoresby has described. Marville, in particular, was working at the beginning of photography, without all the digital devices, or even a light meter, and with media so slow that a photograph of a relatively busy street appears to be empty of traffic—because during the 30 seconds needed to expose that plate no one stayed in front of the camera long enough to register an image! The Paris...
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Re: Outdated Information, Print & Online
This is problematic, especially when it comes to accommodations and restaurants in my experience, because ownership and management changes and closures are far from rare in the travel industry. A lot of guide book publishers have on line sites which provides updates to the guidebook. But that takes lots of effort and this is a real downside of printed media -- its short half life. Glad to hear you're looking at Sri Lanka! It's a wonderful destination.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#110)
I really, really don't mean to spoil the fun, knowing that whenever someone says that he does in fact exactly that. However I'll use the occasion to share a very useful tip for anyone: Google Picture Search. it allows you to search for any picture on the web and it will find similar pictures or - like in this case an exact match. You can either paste in the direct url of the picture or download a copy and later upload it again. If the website doesn't allow that (which really makes no sense...
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#109)
It's clue time! Not only do popular attractions surround this building, it is located right downtown and itself is a very well reviewed major downtown attraction. It's opening was covered by a lot of major media outlets.
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The Bear Blog
I had a hunch when Shelly and I were planning our 59 National Park in 59 weeks tour that wildlife would be center stage. I knew that the buffalo would roam in Yellowstone, that the tropical fish would dance...
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Airbnb Starts #OnelessStranger Pay It Forward Campaign
Airbnb will give $1 million dollars to 100,000 global community members. Those chosen members are asked to use the money for a random and unique act of kindness and share it on social media. ...
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We Love our Travel Gadgets--And We Take Them with Us
TripAdvisor has published a report on how we travel, and found that 85% of us take our smartphones along on vacation, and 61% use social media while traveling. Not surprised, are you? REPORT
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TripAdvisor up for sale? Priceline, Expedia might be interested...
TripAdvisor, the travel info source you either love or hate, is clearly a giant of the industry...and it might be available for the right price. It's controlled by cable-and-more giant Liberty Media and John Malone, its head. Malone separated...
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Tunis attack spurs both cancellations and support
In the wake of the terrorist attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunisia, in which 20 tourists were killed, two trends have emerged. MSC Cruises (most of the victims were passengers on the MSC Splendida) and Costa (a division of Carnival) have...
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Will Social Media Change Spring Break?
The Nikki Beach hotel on the island of Phucket in Southern Thailand faced severe criticism when posting the above photo on their Facebook page showing a baby elephant near a pool with party goers and one riding on top. Read more:...
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When do we want it? Now! What do we want? Read on...
But does it have WiFi? A new survey tells us that WiFi is holding its place as the #1 desired hotel amenity—but not as many people listed it as #1 as last year. Breakfast held #2. And almost nobody cares about the mini-bar with its...
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Move over, Siri: Guðmundur has Iceland answers.
What Iceland is billing as "the World's First Human Search Engine" has been launched. Seven Icelanders, each named Guðmundur or Guðmunda, and each expert in his or her home region of Iceland, are taking questions via social media and...
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Millennials are changing budget accomodation options
AS we've discussed in the past, younger travelers have different demands for room accomodations than their parents did. Besides the growth in AirBnB demand, many of the "flashpacker" travel generation are opting for upscale hostels....
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TravelGumbo Blogger HistoryDigger Wins National Travel Journalism Award
We at TravelGumbo are incredibly proud and pleased to announce that Whitney Stewart, HistoryDigger on Gumbo, has won a Bronze Award from the North American Travel Journalists Association for the 8-part series Finding Reiner, which ran in 2014....
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A solo female traveler in Palestine
Going to an area seldom visited by Americans, Melissa finds unusual sights and new friends.
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Is social media driving your vacation?
A survey finds that pressure to post is taking time from vacations, and also pushing people to book more 'postable' activities.
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American Airlines CEO: 'we'll never lose money again'
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker is sure his airline will never lose money again, but analysts are not so sure what would happen in a recession.
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Canada: Your favorite place might win you free tickets
Canadians have a chance at free Air Canada tickets in exchange for their nominations of their favorite Canadian places.
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Swiss village: We're too pretty, so no pix!
A Swiss village has an unusual publicity ploy: It's forbidden photographs of the village on grounds it will just make people jealous to see how pretty it is.
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Brits warned: Law won't stomach false sick claims
British travel agents and European resort operators ratchet up the concern over false sick claims by going to the police.
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Hundreds of 'Tramps' mark Chaplin's birthday
At a Swiss museum dedicated to his career, a record-setting gathering of imitators.
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Swedish Royal Guards can't get birds out of their hair
Common terns have taken to 'bombing' Sweden's Royal Guards, but a plan to kill them has stirred up controversy
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China's newest wrinkle: Speed bumps for pedestrians
For reasons that are still the subject of speculation, Chinese officials have put down pedestrian bumps to slow walkers along a scenic canal.
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French bus drivers at war over heat and pants
Faced with a heat wave and an uncooperative bus company, French drivers turn to skirts to make a point
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Eastern Europe Rail Odyssey: Zagreb to Veliko Tărnovo
Wilbur's train journeys around Eastern Europe continue, this week with stops in Zagreb, Split, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Sofia, and Veliko Tărnovo
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Empire State Building - The Experience
Samantha shares her Empire State Building experience with us, including some great views of the building as well as from it!
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Another criticism faced by Uber results in the Delete Uber campaign
Uber, the world’s one of the largest online taxi-hailing networks has faced many criticisms, lawsuits, legal actions and protests from the both Government and its Uber drivers. At the end of January 2017, the campaign called Delete Uber has been trending in the social media and it results in the deletion of nearly two lakhs of Uber accounts. Though the Uber faced a lot of criticism from the people, it is trying to solve the issues in a different manner. Executive order of President Trump The...
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7 Helpful Travel Photography Tips
Hamish McLaren shares some tips to help you take great holiday photos and use them to your best advantage.
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Norway: Airlines not interested in new airport
Norway's two biggest carriers aren't interested in a far-north field being promoted by local interests and national government funding.
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White elk is unwanted tourist attraction
A rare white elk that's become famous for stopping to eat apples at a favorite orchard is bringing unwelcome crowds to the farm.
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Delta tries video chat for customer service
Delta's next tech innovation is a test of a new video chat system for customer service, being tried out at Washington's Reagan National.
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Oh, no! Another UK-France croissant war!
Another British attempt to shanghai the famous French roll for other purposes has set off a new social media battle.
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Solar Eclipse 2017! The view from Baker City, Oregon
DrFumblefinger shares his experiences with viewing the total solar eclipse of 2017. He experienced it in eastern Oregon and found the moments of totality to be an amazing -- even moving experience.
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Denmark: A bridge not far enough
"Measure twice, cut once," the saying goes. But apparently a Danish bridge-builder didn't measure carefully enough.
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Google's Pixel Buds offer in-your-ear translation
Google is marrying new earbuds with its translation and personal assistant software to produce an instant in-your-ear translator
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French Innovation: Are you ready for flavored oysters?
A French oyster farmer is selling oysters infused with fruit, wine and spice flavors, and has plans for more. R they in season?
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Top 8 mobile apps for scanning purposes
Mobile apps find their contributing use in several domains like payment, entertainment, health, virtual assistants etc. They also find good use as scanners over the desktop counterparts which dont offer mobility Mobile Scanner Apps Mobile scanner apps find their use in scanning any documents and also can assimilate text from the scans. The standard of these apps are close to its desktop counterparts. Several apps related to this are present in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
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Japan tourism surging: up 21% in one year
Japan's tourism numbers are booming, and with the 2020 Olympics ahead, they're likely to continue heading upward.
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Best Ways To Save Money During Your Travels
It’s definitely very possible to live life to the fullest. You can travel the world while you are young – don’t wait for you pension. You can see everywhere and everything you want to, following some intuitive money-saving tips. This article gives you the best advice, including some tips from experts! Talk to locals Locals have the best advice on what the best and most affordable attractions are in town. Making friends with locals is even better, as it secures connections across borders.