Amidst Lonely Planet Fallout, New Generation of Guidebooks Emerges - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/49134.xml “Similar to how Wikipedia has made a better encyclopedia, VIVA Travel Guides has made a better travel guide. By drawing on the collective wisdom of travelers who have recently been to a destination and creating books using print-on-demand technology, we can provide a guide that is far more accurate and up-to-date than the old school guidebook companies,” says VIVA CEO Jason Halberstadt. - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 http://www.prweb.com//userfiles//200804/vivalogoxxsm.jpg Happy Image http://www.prweb.com/ Amidst Lonely Planet Fallout, a New Generation of Guidebooks Emerge http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb861714.htm In light of long-time travel writer Thomas Kohnstamm's recent confession of unethical and radically unprofessional behavior while on the job for Lonely Planet in Latin America, VIVA Travel Guides, a guidebook company and online travel community based in Latin America, is proving there is a better way. "Similar to how Wikipedia has made a better encyclopedia, VIVA Travel Guides has made a better travel guide. By drawing on the collective wisdom of travelers who have recently been to a destination and creating books using print-on-demand technology, we can provide a guide that is far more accurate and up-to-date than the old school guidebook companies," says VIVA CEO Jason Halberstadt. (PRWeb Apr 15, 2008)

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