Will This Tourism Idea Take Off?

Will This Tourism Idea Take Off?

There have been a number of recent articles about this

topic but I'm very skeptical.  What do you think?

Do You See a Touirsm Application For This Technology?

Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia

Please post any ideas you have in how this technology can be applied to tourism promotion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/business/media/27bluefly.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

Seasonal Travel

Homer Lake

This is an interesting article about a transportation mode and seasonal travel.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/travel/24foliage.html?scp=1&sq=A%20mingling%20of%20leaf-peeping%20and%20time%20travel&st=cse

Bus Travel

Soviet Era Russian Bus

After reading this USA Today article has you opinion about bus travel changed?  If so how and if not why not?

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2010-09-21-businesstravel21_CV_N.htm

Museums and Smart Phone Apps

Old Faithful

I think this article is a pretty good indication of where museums and technology are going.  Well at least the larger ones for now.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/technology/personaltech/09smart.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Apps%20as%20tour%20guides&st=cse




 

Sample Travel Blog

Check out this NY Times travel video.

http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/travel/1194811622333/index.html

Social Media and Travel

This is an excellent article with lots of social media examples in the travel industry.  The group working with the Early American Museum had a great meeting there yesterday that I hope will be repeated with the other group site visits.

St. Basil Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2010-09-07-travelsocialmedia07_CV_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Slumdog Tourism

East St. Louis Industrial Site

This editorial piece hits on an important ethical issue for tourism development and how we deal with local communities.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/opinion/10odede.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=slumdog%20tourism&st=cse