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Forget the Chinese, Russian Tourists Are Invading Europe
Russian tourism is a mix of low end beach+shopping and very high end luxury, and countries who have traditionally not paid much attention to the market are increasingly going to, especially Western Europe.
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Skift Asks: Do You Want Phone Calls and Texts on Flights?
Maybe the country is more ready for in-flight calls -- or just doesn't care one way or the other -- than the protests would have you believe.
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The Google Glass Travel App That May Succeed at Being Useful
Instant translation with seamless back-and-forth communication in any language is the holy grail and wearables should theoretically enable it. The Word Lens app for Google Glass is the first useful step towards it.
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Time Inc Didn’t Pay Much For Travel+Leisure, In Fact Made $20 Million Gain
Not much of a shocker, such is the state of the legacy magazine business these days.
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Pinterest Officially Announces Its Foray Into Travel, With Place Pins
This is Pinterest's first big move on monetization, and with travel being one its biggest categories, it makes sense to build an organized structure and business around it.
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The Top 28 Consumer Travel Media Sites Around The World
We wouldn't recommend buying tons into the absolute traffic numbers here, but the relative rankings shows some interesting trends.
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The Meteoric Fall of Canada From World Tourism Rankings
Being the nice guy in the neighborhood means nothing if you’re invisible. Canada needs to get out of its funk, get more funky and become more exciting for a whole new generation of travelers coming out of Asia and Latin America.
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