Posted in Where I'd Rather Be on Apr 27th, 2009
Queens Day competes for the title of biggest street party in Europe. Koninginnedag is 24-hours of partying that started as a celebration hosted by the now deceased former Queen Julianna. Lucky for everyone, her daughter Beatrix kept the festivities alive, and even encourages them by visiting various towns throughout the Netherlands. Amsterdam is the epicenter [...]
Posted in Joobili Buzz, Travel Trends on Apr 23rd, 2009
I’m back in Budapest now and finally have a minute to share my “illuminations” from the Travolution Summit in London. Clearly I need to take some lessons from Ginny and Mark on writing SEO friendly titles for my blog. Before launching into my highlights I owe a big thanks to Kevin May and his team [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 20th, 2009
Tomorrow we are flying to London for the Travolution Summit. I’m looking forward to meeting some of the big players in European online travel. I’m NOT looking forward to the 6am flight. On Wednesday we are making the rounds to some potential investors and then back to Budapest on an evening flight. I’ll be Twittering [...]
Posted in Joobili Buzz, Site Features on Apr 10th, 2009
We launched a new feature today allowing you to see upcoming events that don’t have a confirmed date yet. A lot of festivals only lock in their dates 4-6 months in advance, but for people who like long-term planning we wanted to at least allow you to see an approximate date based on previous years. [...]
Posted in Joobili Buzz on Apr 8th, 2009
Joobili was featured on KillerStartups.com yesterday. As I write this we are 19 votes away from being the top website of the month. Please give us your vote.
We had a great March and April is off to a great start. Thanks for everything and let’s keep this train a movin’.
Posted in Where I'd Rather Be on Apr 7th, 2009
Holy Week in Seville is one of the most highly trafficked events in Spain, but unlike most Spanish fiestas this is no street party thinly disguised as a Saint’s name day. Semana Santa in Seville is a religious ceremonial event that attracts Catholics by the thousands. The week is made up of a series of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 1st, 2009
I just came across a really interesting article that seems to validate what Joobili has known all along: when you go is more important than where you go. Yesterday leaders from the EU member countries voted in favor of a rotating holiday schedule whereby each country will be assigned 4 weeks of travel and citizens will be banned from traveling outside [...]
