Monthly Archives: January 2009

tripwolf Announces Top US Sunset Spots for this Valentine’s Day - With a few surprises in Michigan, Texas and Tennessee

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Posted by admin on January 29, 2009 – 4:39 pm
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January 29, 2009–New York–To celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, social travel guide tripwolf.com has released its top fifteen sunsets to catch in the US. After researching all of North America for romantic sunset spots, tripwolf selected five locations in Florida, four spots in Michigan, three beach-side sunsets in Hawaii, two in Texas and one rooftop view in Tennessee.

tripwolf.com’s Top 15 Romantic Sunsets include:

5 in Florida: Key West, Longboat Key, Siesta Key, Sanibel Island, and South Walton Beach;

4 in Michigan: Petoskey, Ludington, Traverse City, and Oval Beach in Saugatuk;

3 in Hawaii: Papohaku Beach on Molokai, Front Street in Lahaina on Maui, and Mauna Kea Resort in Kamuela on the Big Island;

2 in Texas: Wildcatter Ranch and Resort in Graham and the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin;

1 in Tennessee: the rooftop view at the Madison Hotel in Memphis.

“Everyone appreciates the beauty of a sunset–be it on the beach or over a cityscape.” says Sebastian Heinzel, tripwolf CEO. “We want to break out of the usual ‘dinner and candy’ and provide ideas for an alternative romantic plan this Valentine’s Day.”

tripwolf users are encouraged to upload photos, share stories and add comments about their romantic Valentine’s Day plans to the site. Details on each of the 15 locations and more are located at http://www.tripwolf.com/en/page/valentine. For more information on tripwolf, visit www.tripwolf.com.

tripwolf Closes Second Funding Round — Despite difficult financial times, Austrian Web 2.0 start-up secures investment

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Posted by admin on January 24, 2009 – 12:32 am
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NEW YORK, NY.  January 22, 2009—Online travel guide tripwolf announces a second round of funding. The MairDumont Group, Europe’s largest publisher of travel information, has invested for the second time in the Vienna-based web 2.0 start-up. By strengthening its commitment to tripwolf, the MairDumont group aims to play a leading role in the digital market as well.

“Travel and mobility online are part of our core business,” says Stephanie Mair-Huydts, Publisher. “Despite the financial crisis, we want to expand our position in the online market. tripwolf is the perfect extension of our current offerings.”

Additionally, renowned German publisher Dieter von Holtzbrinck has signed on as a co-investor. Dieter is confident and enthusiastic about both the tripwolf concept as well as the competent and creative management team.

“We are proud to have the trust of such reputable companies and individuals,” says Sebastian Heinzel, CEO of tripwolf, who is excited by the willingness of investors from the print world to support innovative online business models. “We have big plans for 2009, including site launches in French, Spanish and Italian, and a tripwolf iPhone application.”

tripwolf, a next generation travel guide, launched in June 2008 in German and English. The platform combines professionally created content with user-generated content - reviews, tips, photos and travel blogs – from thousands of travelers all over the world. Currently, the tripwolf community has nearly 15,000 members, including one thousand “trip gurus“ who provide personal travel tips.