Visiting Boston one year ago, I blogged about how travel was changing for the better. New players such as Peek, TripCase, AirBnb and Uber are making it easier to find accommodation, move around the city and stay entertained for travelers everywhere. This is why a recent news piece on TechCrunch about Uber adding an API…
On a recent trip, I used three new services that completely changed my perception of how to stay, be entertained and get around a new city. Three new (to me) services are completely up-ending travel, and this is a good thing! Let me explain. In late September, my wife and I took a trip to…
Here in the United States, school is getting ready to spin up again. PBSLearningMedia, the media service for teachers, has published a study and infographic below that shows the types of tech that teachers are wanting as the new school year begins. In essence, teachers know that technology is a necessary and fun way to…
You may think of TripAdvisor as a handy app and online service for checking reviews on hotels for your next trip. I certainly use TripAdvisor in combination with Yelp to research hotels, restaurants and grocery stores and more on trips I take for business and leisure. TripAdvisor just released an air travel survey that included…
The Oregonian reported today that Boardman, Oregon is getting a new plant that will produce ethanol, but this ethanol plant has an interesting twist. Pacific Ethanol received a grant from the US Department of Energy that will allow the company to build a test cellulosic ethanol plant next to it’s existing conventional corn-based biofuels plant…