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Kayak drops Blackberry support in favor of iPhone and Android

Kayak drops Blackberry support in favor of iPhone and Android If we didn't already think the death knell for Blackberry had begun, here's yet another sign that the once leading phone platform, at least where it comes to consumer travel apps, is well on its way to becoming outdated. Kayak has revealed that it dropped support for ...

Hotel in Vancouver, Canada, puts a new spin on in-room iPads

Hotel in Vancouver, Canada, puts a new spin on in-room iPads No need to worry about tipping your tour guide on your next trip to Vancouver, Canada, as the OPUS Vancouver hotel has recently added iPads to each of their 96 guest rooms to act as personal tour guides of the city. While the trend of adding tablets to hotel rooms is not a ...

Superbowl 2012 travel trends

Superbowl 2012 travel trends For football fans, next weekend is the penultimate match up between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. What does that mean for travelers? Stay the heck away from Indianapolis! Kayak just released data showing that searches from New England to ...

iPhone app review: 'Spotted By Locals' European city guides

iPhone app review: 'Spotted By Locals' European city guides On a recent extended trip to Phnom Penh, I decided to bring along my trusty five-pound Southeast Asia on a Shoestring guide from Lonely Planet. Big mistake. In a city changing as quickly as Cambodia's capital, I found that nearly all of the information had become dated and ...

Valentine's Day is coming - where are people traveling?

Valentine's Day is coming - where are people traveling? Most holidays see a spike in travel - particularly those that involve long weekends. But what happens on the romantic holiday of the year, which, in 2012, just so happens to fall on a Tuesday? Sure, card sales, flowers, chocolate and the prix fixe menu at The Melting Pot ...

The Purple Passport launches chic urban guide for New York City

The Purple Passport launches chic urban guide for New York City For the hip, worldly, and discerning traveler, there's a new guide on the block: The Purple Passport, which just added New York to its roster of web-based city guides. The Purple Passport offers handpicked hotel, restaurant, spa, nightlife, shopping, and activity ...

HipGeo iPhone app makes sharing travel easy

HipGeo iPhone app makes sharing travel easy HipGeo is a Los Angeles based development team with a passion for creating the most convenient way for people to keep track of what they saw, where they saw it, share it, and use what other people share to enhance their own travel experiences. Now, HipGeo has a new, free ...

Gogobot iPhone app taps Facebook timeline

Gogobot iPhone app taps Facebook timeline Gogobot is a trip-planning travel site with a social element that allows users to get advice from people they trust, not from anonymous strangers on the internet. Now, Gogobot has a new iPhone travel app that integrates with a user's Facebook Timeline "Our travels serve ...

National Geographic and AllTrails.com partner on map website

National Geographic and AllTrails.com partner on map website National Geographic Maps and AllTrails.com have announced that they are joining forces to create a new online resource for adventure travelers and outdoor enthusiasts alike. The new venture will provide a wealth of information on hiking trails from across the United States, ...

More Istanbul shopping and dining secrets from Daily Secret

More Istanbul shopping and dining secrets from Daily Secret Last week, Gadling included Istanbul in our picks for 2012 luxury travel, and introduced you to Daily Secret, a web-based "guide service" offering insider intel to 12 cities, including Istanbul. We got so many more great Istanbul secrets from editor Laura Wells (many with ...

10 hidden travel expenses backpackers often overlook

10 hidden travel expenses backpackers often overlook When planning for a backpacking trip, most people try to create a budget of how much they think they are going to spend. While the flight, accommodations, and daily meals are often factored in, there are still many others expenses that still need to be covered. Here is a ...

Build your own adventure with the Africa Safari Planner

Build your own adventure with the Africa Safari Planner The Africa Safari Planner, a newly launched website from adventure travel company Natural Habit Adventures, gives travelers the ability to create their own custom trips to the African bush. The site, which launched earlier this week, provides options to visit nine different ...

10 Etsy shops from around the world

10 Etsy shops from around the world With all of the Etsy shops out there, how are you supposed to know which shops to peruse and potentially support? While it's a good thing to be supporting independent, local, self-made, all-natural, and/or struggling artists, it's a difficult thing to know where to start. ...

Major hotel brands band together to launch RoomKey.com

Major hotel brands band together to launch RoomKey.com What do you get when six of the world's leading hotel brands come together? You get RoomKey.com, a new hotel search engine that launched on Wednesday. Choice Hotels International, InterContinental Hotels Group, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Marriott ...

Four Seasons relaunches hotel websites in $15 million brand initiative

Four Seasons relaunches hotel websites in $15 million brand initiative Four Seasons has today launched the latest upgrades to their brands hotel websites, a $15 million corporate initiative that places a greater emphasis on images, social media, special offers and destination "experiences". Looking almost Tumblr-esque in layout, the ...

Travel contest season is in full swing

Travel contest season is in full swing January brings cold weather, post-holiday blues, dreams of travel and travel contest season every year. With few exceptions, sellers of travel roll out some of their best promotions during this time too. Aimed to make those dreams reality and have us focus on whatever travel ...

Browse historic photos of San Francisco with Old S.F.

Browse historic photos of San Francisco with Old S.F. A photographer could spend weeks wandering around San Francisco - between the city's dramatic natural setting, bright murals and colorful rows of Victorian homes, there's a lot to see (and shoot). As Gadling blogger Jessica pointed out recently, it's also a city rich with ...

Hipmunk launches mobile hotels app

Hipmunk launches mobile hotels app Jumping on the mobile hotel bandwagon today is Hipmunk, known already in the travel world for its flight planning website. Just like the flight tool sorts by level of "agony" involved in each flight (based on cost, flight time, number of connections, ect.) the hotels tool ...

PUBLIC Hotel in Chicago plans $1 sale

PUBLIC Hotel in Chicago plans $1 sale Ian Schrager may already be the hotel world's darling, but he's going to capture even more fans when his hotel, PUBLIC Chicago, launches their $1 sale soon. We've seen a few of these before for special promotions, and they're usually hellishly hard to score. That won't stop ...

Oh Ranger! ParkFinder guides you to public parkland

Oh Ranger! ParkFinder guides you to public parkland I often forget the amazing wealth of national parks, hiking trails and historic sites within easy access of my home. For instance, did you know there's 260 sites within 100 miles of Brooklyn, NY? In fact, iPhone users can now find out for themselves just how many great ...

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