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VibeAgent Launches Hotel Search Engine

November 17, 2008

VibeAgent, a hotel information search engine, has closed a $3M Series A funding (individual investors not named)
The site offers an extensive travel search engine for finding and booking hotels like Kayak.com, but only for hotels. It is different because it includes user generated reviews and a Wiki directory of hotels that can be edited. 
I hope [...]

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Facing Global Warming Reality: President Of Maldives Wants To Relocate

November 14, 2008

The President says that the gradual rise in sea levels caused by global warming means the Maldives islanders may eventually be forced to resettle elsewhere.
The Maldives is the lowest nation in the world, and its highest land is little more than two meters above sea level.
The United Nations estimates that sea levels may rise globally [...]

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OffBeat Guides: Your Personal Guide Book That Costs More Than My Pirated Lonely Planet

November 12, 2008

Technorati founder Dave Sifry has launched his new Travel Guide startup, OffBeat Guides.
He came up with the idea while visiting Dalian, China, one of my favorite places in the world. He was looking for a guidebook and was surprised to find limited info about Dalian, and an influx on major attractions like The Great Wall [...]

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Wait Out The Downturn On An Island With The Friends You Met On TravBuddy

October 11, 2008

TravBuddy, which has been around for a couple years now is the top place to go for finding online info about certain places and other people on their way there.
TravBuddy also lets you create travel blogs integrated with Google Maps so you can share future travel plans and connect with other travelers based on interests [...]

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Yachting Anytime Soon? BlueMapia Is A Mobile Social Network For Boaters

September 30, 2008

BlueMapia is a social network that let’s users input ‘Placemarks’ around the globe for places they currently are or have been. Add pictures, video or text to describe the location
The editors of the site have already mapped out the main ‘Points Of Interest’ to populate the site with interesting or well travelled areas to go [...]

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