Posted in Travel Trends on Dec 17th, 2008
According to a survey I just read, the online travel industry will be immune from the economic plague sweeping the globe. Don’t believe it? Me neither. But in the spirit of economic (and Joobili) optimism, I’ll share a few of the key findings. The poll included 88 travel companies, including airlines, agents, tour operators, hoteliers and shipping companies.
More than half said they planned to increase [...]
Posted in Joobili Buzz, Site Features on Dec 16th, 2008
National Tourism Offices and private event promoters host fantastic travel events every day throughout Europe. But you never hear about them. They hide on the back pages of event calendars on difficult to navigate websites. Or they are locally famous events that are unknown to an international audience. Joobili is on a mission to make these events easier to discover. Part of this effort requires enlisting the [...]
Posted in Where I'd Rather Be on Dec 13th, 2008
Seurasaari Christmas Path (Joulupolku) is a free pre-Christmas event offering a glimpse into the fairy-tale world of old-time Christmas. There are 28 different events along the Christmas Path this year, including Christmas, story-telling, horse cart driving, a candle path, and a slow-burning log fire.
The Christmas trees erected on the island await children’s Christmas decorations and the elves [...]
Posted in Travel Trends on Dec 11th, 2008
The Times Online published an article yesterday listing the 10 best festivals for 2009 (thanks Anna). The list is compiled by the author of the new Lonely Planet book I bought last month A Year of Festivals. No mention is made of why the 2009 edition of these festivals will be any better or different than previous years, but I [...]
Posted in Where I'd Rather Be on Dec 5th, 2008
I must admit, I only have 1 tattoo and it is a wimpy one at that. Still, how could you not be at least a little curious about attending Europe’s largest tattoo convention? Over 150 tattoo artists from around the world come together to compete in tat design and execution in categories like “Best Asian,” “Best [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 3rd, 2008
Over the weekend I sent out a new round of beta invites to people who pre-registered on Joobili.com. I’ve already received a few emails from people I forgot to include, so if I you would like an invite please just let me know in the comments section. We are also finishing development on our JoobiliPro features [...]
