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It’s all go, go, go here at TravelMuse, and over the course of July we continued to get the word out about the company through blogs, consumer magazines, press, TV and radio.

As much as she prefers to be behind a camera rather than in front of one, Donna flew out to Miami and was interviewed by Joel Connable on NBC6 news about our Inspiration Finder and planning tools. We were listed as one of their Cool Travel Websites. Watch the video footage here:

The August edition of Mens Journal hit the shelves in mid-July and featured TravelMuse as one of Three New Travel Services—the added advantage is we can legitimately display the cover shot of the very fit Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte in the office! I’m allowed to say that—right? In fact, why don’t I just share it with you…

Kevin did a couple of radio interviews, first with Travel Hub Radio and then KOMO 1000 News Radio in Seattle. He was also interviewed by Verne Kopytoff of the San Francisco Chronicle, where we were featured as a new site offering creative tools for finding and planning vacations.

Vani Rangachar (Los Angeles Times) in the Dallas Morning News said, “Easily its coolest gadget is the user-friendly “Inspiration Finder” … and I also liked Trip Plan, which allows you to collect disparate info in one place by bookmarking and labeling Web sites.”

A big thanks goes out to the blogging community too for their continued interest. Donna and I attended the BlogHer ‘08 Conference in San Francisco earlier this month, and we had a great time reconnecting with Stacy Morrison of Redbook and meeting a number of other women bloggers!

Christina from coolmompicks said, “TravelMuse’s original content and cool trip planning tools make it an interesting place to spend some time; I may never get to a Family Surf Camp but it sure was fun to read about.”

Nicole Feliciano of Momtrends covered TravelMuse and talked to me about tips for planning a vacation when bringing children aged 0-6 and what my vacation plans were.

We’ll have an exciting new company announcement next week … stay tuned!

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A How-To Guide to Travel Planning

Posted by Kevin Fliess Jun 27, 2008

Want to plan a trip but don’t know how to get started? Too busy this summer to even pick a destination? Or maybe you’re just so worn down by all the economic doom and gloom that the last thing on your mind is putting your hard-earned discretionary income into a vacation.

Well, we feel your pain. Heck, we work at a start-up!

TravelMuse is a travel planning platform that supports you wherever you are in the planning cycle: from learning and education through detailed planning and booking. We’ve worked hard to pull together a set of tools and content that support the complete lifecycle of travel planning.

How to Plan Your Trip in Three Easy Steps

1. Pick a destination. Try the Inspiration Finder. It allows you to quickly narrow your focus to destinations that are right for you—based on your preferences and needs.It’ll recommend up to eight destinations that fit your budget and desired activities and are within your maximum travel time and are good for the ages of travelers going.Fewer than eight results that meet your needs? Then you’ll get some alternative recommendations to consider that come close.

2. Plan your travels. The TravelMuse Planner can help you organize your research once you’ve winnowed down the list to some really cool and interesting places. Use the “add to trip” action button on any TravelMuse article, hotel page, restaurant or attraction to instantly deposit your research into your appropriate trip plan. Share your trip plans with your travel companions and invite them to add items to your trips.

And of course it’s human nature to visit lots of sites as you plan your trip. You can use the TravelMuse Bookmarker to collect pages from anywhere on the web.

3. Now you’re free to book your trip! TravelMuse includes a complete online reservation system to support all your air, car, hotel, cruise and package reservation needs. If you book elsewhere, you can easily add confirmations to your trip plans—so that everything is neatly stored in one central location.

One of the joys of travel is the anticipation of the trip. No matter where you are planning your vacation, chances are we have something new and insightful for you in our destination guides and articles. TravelMuse provides many ways to immerse yourself in your destination and enjoy some armchair travel before you even hit the road.

There you have it. Travel planning has never been easier, more beautiful or more fun.

Thanks and happy planning!

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Launch Day

Posted by Kevin and Eric Jun 9, 2008

Today is B-Day! Beta launch day, that is (read the full press release). It’s been an exciting ride the last 13 months gearing up for today, and we’re jazzed to see what you think about the Beta!

We’ve worked hard to break away from the status quo of existing online travel sites and intelligently merge content with tools.

Now, on the new TravelMuse.com, you can discover destinations through the industry’s first Inspiration Finder, plan trips with your friends and family using the TravelMuse Planner, or just enjoy some armchair travel by perusing our original editorial content and comprehensive destination guides.

A big thank-you to our Alpha users who sent us invaluable feedback over the last four months! Many of the improvements and enhancements are due to your excellent insights.

Our goal is to provide a travel planning experience that enables you to research, plan and book the vacation you really want—not the one that you had to settle for. Let us know how we’re doing and thanks for visiting!

Happy travels,

Kevin & Eric