AirportGuide.com has just rolled out a new travel booking engine. One of the biggest benefits is that we now have over 300,000 Hotels, Motels, Resorts, and B&Bs available for you at extremely low prices. You can book directly from the home page OR go to any of our 34,000+ airport pages (also heliport, seaplane base, glider port, etc.) and click on the Flights/Hotels button. A listing of the nearest 25 places to stay will be listed with a link to more information and booking options.
But wait, that's not all. In that listing, there is a Pet Friendly column next to the hotel name so you can easily find hotels that will accept you furry friend.
This just rolled out and is still in Beta so you will be seeing tweaks over the coming months.
Safe travels!
Mike
Friday, January 11, 2013
Monday, December 31, 2012
Rate Your Airports
You are now able to rate your airport in over 30 categories for travelers and pilots.
On every airport page there is a Ratings & Reviews tab. So what are you waiting for? Go to your favorite airport and rate away on Airport Guide.
On every airport page there is a Ratings & Reviews tab. So what are you waiting for? Go to your favorite airport and rate away on Airport Guide.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
New Social Toolbar and the Continued Redesign
Hi everyone,
I am again (still) redesigning the web site to allow pages to load faster and not look as cluttered with all of the information I'm providing. This will hopefully provide a much nicer user experience when it comes to finding the information you are looking for. To that end, I am focusing on 2 areas at the moment and thought you would like a heads up as pages will be changing over the next few months.
1) I am rolling out a new social toolbar that you can see at the bottom of every page on the site. This toolbar will have the following buttons:
- Select Language: You can change the language on the fly.
- Share: Easily share the page to any social network, email it, print it, etc.
- Google +1: This is the equivalent of a Facebook like button.
- Tweet: You can tweet a comment about this page and a link on Twitter.
- Pin It! on Pinterest: This will post images of your choice from the current page to your Pinterest account.
- Facebook Like: This button will post to Facebook that you like/recommend this page.
- Online: Shows how many users are online, the pages they are on, and where they are in the world.
- Join Chat: You can now have a live chat with your friends on any of the following social networks: Facebook, Twitter, myspace, and Yahoo. The best part is you never have to leave AirportGuide.com.
2) The redesigned airport page, though pretty is loading so much information that it can take up to 15 seconds for a page to load. This is unacceptable. I am going to keep the same tabbed look but will be doing a ground-up redesign to load those pages within a couple of seconds. I think you will really like it when you see it.
That's it for now and as always, I'm always open to suggestions on how to improve the site.
Regards,
Mike
I am again (still) redesigning the web site to allow pages to load faster and not look as cluttered with all of the information I'm providing. This will hopefully provide a much nicer user experience when it comes to finding the information you are looking for. To that end, I am focusing on 2 areas at the moment and thought you would like a heads up as pages will be changing over the next few months.
1) I am rolling out a new social toolbar that you can see at the bottom of every page on the site. This toolbar will have the following buttons:
- Select Language: You can change the language on the fly.
- Share: Easily share the page to any social network, email it, print it, etc.
- Google +1: This is the equivalent of a Facebook like button.
- Tweet: You can tweet a comment about this page and a link on Twitter.
- Pin It! on Pinterest: This will post images of your choice from the current page to your Pinterest account.
- Facebook Like: This button will post to Facebook that you like/recommend this page.
- Online: Shows how many users are online, the pages they are on, and where they are in the world.
- Join Chat: You can now have a live chat with your friends on any of the following social networks: Facebook, Twitter, myspace, and Yahoo. The best part is you never have to leave AirportGuide.com.
2) The redesigned airport page, though pretty is loading so much information that it can take up to 15 seconds for a page to load. This is unacceptable. I am going to keep the same tabbed look but will be doing a ground-up redesign to load those pages within a couple of seconds. I think you will really like it when you see it.
That's it for now and as always, I'm always open to suggestions on how to improve the site.
Regards,
Mike
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
New Airport Detail Pages Design Released
Hi everyone,
I haven't written in forever but I have been hard at work. Today, I released a redesigned template for Airport Guide and a completely redesigned page layout for the detailed airport pages. Go ahead and search for an airport and tell me what you think. FYI, I am making tweaks to the page daily so don't be alarmed when you see it change from one day to the next.
Mike
I haven't written in forever but I have been hard at work. Today, I released a redesigned template for Airport Guide and a completely redesigned page layout for the detailed airport pages. Go ahead and search for an airport and tell me what you think. FYI, I am making tweaks to the page daily so don't be alarmed when you see it change from one day to the next.
Mike
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Facebook Like Button Added to Airport Guide
After much procrastination I have finally added Facebook Like buttons throughout Airport Guide so go ahead and Like away.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Airplane Blog Added to Airport Guide
Hi everyone,
Over the years I have received a ton of emails with really great airplane photos, videos, jokes, you name it. I'm sure most of you have received them too. Well, I have decided to start posting those emails in this Airplane Blog. I'm sure you will enjoy browsing this section of AirportGuide.com.
Mike
Over the years I have received a ton of emails with really great airplane photos, videos, jokes, you name it. I'm sure most of you have received them too. Well, I have decided to start posting those emails in this Airplane Blog. I'm sure you will enjoy browsing this section of AirportGuide.com.
Mike
Travel Blog Added to Airport Guide
Hi everyone,
I just wanted you to all know that I have added a Travel Blog to AirportGuide.com.
If AirportGuide.com is going to be a great travel resource, then I feel it is time to start a travel blog. In this travel blog, we will not just talk about airplanes and airports but all travel. This includes rail travel, road trips, cruises, ferries, etc., etc.
To make this work, I am calling on all of you, to submit your original articles for incorporation into this blog. This means that these articles can't be found on other web sites as we don't want to be penalized for duplicate search content. And YES, you can include a link back to your site in the article, provided it is to a travel-related web site. The only requirement I have is that the articles be written in proper English.
I know some of you are asking what's the catch. Well, as with everything on AirportGuide.com, there is no catch except that I have the final say on what does and does not make it. I want a travel blog with a variety of unique articles and you probably want links back to your sites. It's a win-win for everyone.
Please send your submissions to articles@airportguide.com
I just wanted you to all know that I have added a Travel Blog to AirportGuide.com.
If AirportGuide.com is going to be a great travel resource, then I feel it is time to start a travel blog. In this travel blog, we will not just talk about airplanes and airports but all travel. This includes rail travel, road trips, cruises, ferries, etc., etc.
To make this work, I am calling on all of you, to submit your original articles for incorporation into this blog. This means that these articles can't be found on other web sites as we don't want to be penalized for duplicate search content. And YES, you can include a link back to your site in the article, provided it is to a travel-related web site. The only requirement I have is that the articles be written in proper English.
I know some of you are asking what's the catch. Well, as with everything on AirportGuide.com, there is no catch except that I have the final say on what does and does not make it. I want a travel blog with a variety of unique articles and you probably want links back to your sites. It's a win-win for everyone.
Please send your submissions to articles@airportguide.com
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