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Entries from August 2008

Why is Lonely Planet buying traffic?

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

One of the ways we earn a living out of Travelfish is through online advertising. We’ve got direct advertisers like AirAsia, but we also run Google Adsense intermingled with these adverts. All manner of adverts can appear in the Adsense adverts, but they’re generally fairly topical.
This morning I saw something I hadn’t seen before — [...]

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TransitionsAbroad call Travelfish Website of the Month

August 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Leading travel publication, TransitionsAbroad has declared Travelfish Website of the month for August 2008. It’s always great, and very encouraging to receive praise, but even moreso from a publication of the calibre of TA. The full review reads as follows:

“Travelfish.org is a beautifully designed and minimalist website where the content is truly as good as [...]

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Travelfish.org Launches Updated Vientiane Guide

August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Travelfish, the online Southeast Asian travel specialists, launched on Monday their updated 15-page downloadable guide to Laos’ riverside capital of Vientiane, the latest in their series of titles navigating independent travellers around the region.
Laos is Southeast Asia’s latest hotspot, named by the New York Times as its top pick for a 2008 country destination. Vientiane, [...]

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Exploring the Mekong Delta

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

A new feature story on Travelfish — Exploring the Mekong Delta — draws attention to some of the places you can visit without needing to do an organised tour. You can read the full story here.

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