https://www.alojapan.com/1286158/japan-live-tourism-and-biz-travel/ Japan, Live Tourism, and Biz Travel #BankOfAmerica #camspot #expedia #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #Kayak #mabrian #Mastercard #news #SummerTravel #TravelTrends #USTravel Many people plan to continue spending on travel this summer, even though some say they have concerns about affordability. That’s the message from this month’s wave of summer travel forecasts from travel brands and data providers – we reviewed 11 forecasts in all. Japan is l…

Japan, Live Tourism, and Biz Travel https://www.byteseu.com/1058624/ #BankOfAmerica #camspot #expedia #Japan #Kayak #mabrian #MasterCard #SummerTravel #TravelTrends #UsTravel

"We’ve been successful by creating cross-functional teams...This creates a culture of experimentation and removes fear. People realize AI isn’t taking their jobs, it’s scaling their capabilities." - Expedia’s CMO Jochen Koedijk

More great insights:
- AI is a great tool for going from information -> insight
- AI enables production of content at scale
- Consumer AI use is driving new search behaviors

: https://openai.com/index/expedia-jochen-koedijk/

Expedia has launched Trip Matching, a new AI-powered feature that lets users DM any public Instagram Reel to its official account. In response, Expedia sends back a personalized itinerary and travel recommendations inspired by the video, complete with direct booking options. #expedia #travel #socialmedia

https://www.lindseygamble.com/blog/expedias-new-trip-matching-feature-turns-instagram-reels-into-bookable-travel-itineraries?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into INSTAGRAM NEWS & UPDATES @instagram-news-updates-LindseyGamble_

just tried it out ( #Expedia + #Instagram ) and its pretty impressive: https://www.geekwire.com/2025/new-expedia-feature-uses-ai-to-help-travelers-plan-and-book-trips-based-off-shared-instagram-reels/

https://www.alojapan.com/1268331/now-book-travel-experiences-directly-in-the-app/ Now Book Travel Experiences Directly in the App #AsiaPacific #AsiaMonthly #expedia #GenZ #JapanTrips #klook #millennials #OnlineTravelAgencies #OnlineTravelNewsletter #SocialMedia #Thailand #ThePrompt #tiktok #trips In a move it describes as shifting from “inspiration to action,” Asian experiences platform Klook has teamed up with TikTok to enable users in seven Southeast Asian markets and Japan to book travel experiences directly through the…

Groundspeak celebrates 25 years of #Geocaching… with their own, edited, commercialised whitewashed history.

https://web.archive.org/web/20040129232636/http://geocaching.gpsgames.org/history/ lists some parts of history they’d like to forget or which they may even censor people for. (At least they got the #GPS Blue Switch Day right.)

Unfortunately, #Navicache and #GPSgames are now defunct and I never managed to find @radioscout ’s GE caches. Even the #Opencaching network, while historically strong, never was able to get into users’ minds especially after Groundspeak made it into a mainstream-ish hobby (to get more money), let alone #Terracaching. They did try again to subsume the much older #Letterboxing but it also persists independently. The #xkcd #GeoHashing activity levels are also rather low these days, unfortunately. See wp.inc (or wp.pm) for quite the list of known #waypoint-like præficēs (contributions welcome) and what became of them… although almost nobody laments the loss of opencaching.com (which was even less open than the CC-BY-NC-SA Opencaching Network). I did have quite some fun with #GeoDashing and #GeoVexilla while it lasted, though never managed #Shutterspot nor even looked at #GeoGolf.

Meanwhile, Groundspeak has not only hidden their brands of #Hitchhikers (#Travelbug and #Geocoin) on the ISS but also a cache, which obviously cannot be true as it’s not even geostationary. At least #GeoKrety got a revival recently.

Groundspeak’s own (or maybe bought then EEE’d?) #Wherigo almost didn’t survive the end of the PocketPC era and, like their lab caches (now styled "adventure labs" in groups, with quite the lack of useful APIs), is dominated by people reverse-engineering them to get their found count into the ten-thousands. Their #Waymarking seems to be forgotten as well but I noticed dozens of new ones around ::1 in a granularity fine enough to compete with virtual munzees, so I guess some people still do use it. Many things are now hidden behind commercial smartphone äpps instead of being hackable (or at least scrapable; I remember getting #Expedia maps with #MOBAC for #CacheWolf; none of the other GPS Stash Hunt software I’ve seen has such a great database of waypoints as CW had…) and always requiring more mobile internet than is sensible (especially #Munzee is).

Have I forgotten anything other than the country-specific sites (like GA) I cannot comment on?

Ah. #BesserCacher ("better cacher"), a list of supposedly good caches. They changed their URL scheme from their own WPs to Groundspeak’s and completely lost entries. I think they’re gone. And #Extremcaching (similar but for really extreme expensive exhausting caches) which probably is still going but not really what I’m looking for in a hobby I use to balance all my computer-using (and the other balance hobby, music, singing and playing some instruments).

Anyway, contributions welcome! (And please boost to larger instances.)

Schon doof mit diesem #UnplugTrump: #Airbnb muss weg, Konto kann ich easy löschen, wir haben es nur für genau eine Hütte auf Fanø angelegt, weil die nur darüber buchbar ist. But no more. :-(

Nur: #fewodirekt gehört #Expedia, unsere komplexen Nord-Reisen buchen sich am besten mit #BookingCom, das ich immer in Amsterdam wähnte. Sind aber Amis.
Und nein: Ich.habe.keine.Zeit jede Unterkunft einzeln & zu deren oft unflexibleren Konditionen auf der Hotel-Website zu buchen, falls das überhaupt geht.

https://www.alojapan.com/1223111/3-international-travel-destinations-that-will-help-you-fight-inflation/ 3 International Travel Destinations That Will Help You Fight Inflation #AmericanTravelers #expedia #InternationalDestinations #Japan #JapanTrips #trips Many Americans are traveling abroad to make the most of their money while on vacation. According to Expedia’s Spring Travel Outlook, there has been a surge in international flight searches, as travelers want to take advantage of the strong U.S. dollar in places like Japan and Mexico. Read More…

These nine #destinations offer diverse experiences that cater to every type of #traveler. Whether you’re sipping Champagne in Reims or hiking in the Rockies, make 2025 a year to remember.
https://www.travelwith2ofus.com/2025-top-bucket-list-destinations.php
#travel #travel2025 #bucketlist #tw2us
#expedia #booktravelonline

Google costretta a modificare la ricerca: l'UE alza il tiro
#Airbnb #Algoritmi #Antitrust #Booking #Concorrenza #DigitalMarketsAct #DMA #Expedia #Google #Modifiche #Notizie #Ricerca #RisultatiDiRicerca #TechNews #Tecnologia #UnioneEuropea

https://www.ceotech.it/google-costretta-a-modificare-la-ricerca-lue-alza-il-tiro/

An #Expedia channel manager is #software that helps your #hotel connect directly to Expedia’s global booking platform. By using it to list your #rooms, you’ll have a real-time, automated link between Expedia and your property management system. For more details, you can read our blog

Blog Url: https://qloapps.com/how-to-set-up-expedia-for-qloapps-channel-manager/
#Expedia_channel_manager

I wonder if #Uber is trying to compete against travel sites who often offer taxi services‽ (mostly to & from the airport)

An #Expedia Deal Could Push Uber Closer to Its CEO's "Super App" Vision https://www.businessinsider.com/expedia-deal-could-push-uber-closer-khosrowshahi-super-app-vision-2024-10

Travala Integrates Solana for Booking Flights and Hotels, Offers SOL Travel Rewards - Crypto travel booking platform Travala has integrated with Solana, allowing users ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/travala-integrates-solana-for-booking-flights-and-hotels-offers-sol-travel-rewards/ #cryptocurrency #booking.com #skyscanner #juanotero #featured #bnbchain #ethereum #expedia #travala #crypto #solana #usdc #usdt #ava #sol

Es kann doch nicht sein, dass man von #Expedia keine Rechnung bekommt, oder? Wie macht ihr das alle? Geschäftlich nichts über Expedia buchen? #Selbstständig

Ich habe kürzlich zum ersten Mal in meinem Leben bei einem Phishing Angriff Geld verloren und das ging so wie hier im langen erzählt.

#CaseStudy – Find out how #Expedia made flight search faster by up to 52% (page usable time) by applying a range of optimizations to web and mobile applications. The company improved the observability of its applications.

More insights on #InfoQ: https://bit.ly/3Tqwu7n

#Expedia's solution supports near-real-time querying of clickstream data, enabling product & engineering teams to explore live data while working on existing functionalities and craft new data-driven solutions.

How

A combination of #WebSockets, #ApacheKafka & #PostgreSQL

More details: https://bit.ly/41rK4Lr

Autumns in Sapporo, Japan https://www.alojapan.com/986426/autumns-in-sapporo-japan/