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WAYN relaunch video via TechFluff.tv

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Thanks to TechFluff.TV for this video from WAYN founder Pete Ward

 

 

Not sure, as a result of the relaunch, if they are still a travel website or not?

But then what is travel anyway? I know what transport is (flight, hotel, train etc) but travel is a less defined a term. If I go 20 miles down the road to a new town I might take on the mindset of someone travelling – but if I go 200 miles to a friend’s house that isn’t travel.

If we can’t define what travel is then there is no chance of defining what the travel industry is!


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Alex has previously started up a small tour operator (5 staff) and also worked for leading "dot coms", airlines, hotel chains and tour operators advising and project managing web, ecommerce, social media and reservation system projects.

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