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StatusMatcher Compares Travel Loyalty Programs and Status Matches [Travel]
Gaining elite status for travel loyalty programs gets travelers lots of valuable perks. You can even leverage your status on one program to get upgraded status with another program. StatusMatcher is a tool that helps you figure out not only which loyalty program has the best features, but also which ones will match your status. More »
Bed Bug Registry Helps You Avoid Creepy Crawlies When Traveling [Hotels]
Summer means vacations for many of us and the lure of a cheap hotel can sometimes lead to bed bugs. While it’s important be be able to spot the little guys you’ll should also check your hotel registration on The Bed Bug Registry to see if previous travelers have had problems there. More »
TripAdvisor Takes on Yelp with Local Picks Facebook App
Normally, TripAdvisor reviews come from tourists who aren’t familiar with the areas they’re visiting. It’s valuable information in its own right, but for travelers who want to go beyond the touristy parts of town, the best advice often comes from the people who live there. Launched this week, TripAdvisor’s new Facebook app helps people find restaurants in their own neighborhoods.
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Trippy Launches Travel App for iPad
Nothing fuels a case of wanderlust like a big screen full of pictures. Trippy, the social travel site where travelers can find and share recommendations, has released a new app for the iPad.
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The Best and Worst Hotels for Wi-Fi, 2012 Edition [Travel]
Wi-Fi at the hotel may be as essential as hot running water these days, but unfortunately not all hotel chains offer travelers free or reliable wireless internet. In its annual report, HotelChatter breaks down which hotels serve up free Wi-Fi and which ones charge you for that signal. More »
Boutique hotels bid to host travelers with unique, tailored experiences
Regular Springwise readers may remember Make Me A Holiday, the intention-based site where travel agents can bid to serve travelers. Now Soverinn is setting out to create something similar, using boutique hotels which will create unique packages for travelers tailored to their needs.
The site is currently in closed beta, but when it launches tourists will be encouraged to enter the details of their planned break, including dates, location and type of visit. The information will then be sent to nearby hotels on the site’s database. Those hotels can then choose to reply to travelers with offers and packages completely tailored to their needs, creating unique experiences designed to fit the traveler’s specification and reason for traveling. Soverinn’s idea is that travelers can avoid relying on review sites and get in direct contact with accommodation providers. According to the company, an element of competition between hotels is also fostered as they attempt to win the custom of the site’s users with promises of unique experiences.
Soverinn will be focused on boutique hotels located in the US when it goes live. A concept to try out in your part of the world?
Website: www.soverinn.com
Contact: help@soverinn.com
Spotted by: Katharina Kieck
Eat Your World Tells You How to Eat Like a Local When You Travel [Video]
Most travelers want to experience the authentic culture of the places they visit—especially the foods and drinks that the natives eat. Fresh out of beta, Eat Your World aims to be a global guide to local grub. More »
CouchSurfing Gets More Cash As Point Nine Capital Becomes Its First European Investor
Exclusive - Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm Point Nine Capital has become the first European investor in CouchSurfing, a site that helps travelers connect with locals worldwide to share accommodation, experiences and whatnot.
The investment is in fact an extension of the $7.6 million Series A round raised from Benchmark Capital and Omidyar Network in August 2011.
Read more at TechCrunch Europe.
Airbnb To Partner With Vayable To Upsell Travel Experiences To Renters
Back when we first wrote about Vayable (the site that lets just about anyone offer to host paid tours/activities for travelers) Alexia said it was “like an Airbnb for Travel Experiences.”
Airbnb would agree, it seems. We’ve learned tonight that Airbnb is prepping to launch a partnership to upsell travelers with Vayable’s tour experiences.
The partnership will be limited to e-mail at first (a “Oh, you’re going here? Check out these Vayable tours!” type thing), though the partnership may find deeper roots if it proves successful. It will initially be limited to e-mails sent to Airbnb customers headed for New York. We were initially clued in on the partnership by an anonymous tipster, and have since backed up the report with an independent source.
This will be Airbnb’s first partnership of the sort, though it’s probably safe to assume that it won’t be the last. The world is quickly filling up with myriad “Airbnb of X”, so Airbnb might as well find a way to tap into them.
Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas will feature an iPad in every cabin
Travelers who cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas ship starting in early 2012 will have access to an iPad in their cabin, with more ships set to gain Apple’s tablet in the coming years.
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