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Mediamatic Travel in the Press.

Mediamatic Travel has caught press attention since the launch in 2009. Here's a short overview of coverage on Mediamatic Travel in the Dutch press.

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A still from the item about Mediamatic Travel on Journaal op 3 . - Image from Mediamatic.net .

By developing an online do-it-yourself travel agency, Mediamatic has added a new chapter to the blessings of internet, writes Marina de Vries in the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. Read her review of the Amsterdam Biennale (in Dutch) on the Volkskrant website.

The TV news station NOS Journaal op 3 reported on Mediamatic Travel and the Amsterdam Biennale 2009. Willem Velthoven and the travel guide Kai-Ting Lin explained the project. It is a 1,5 minute item and was broadcasted on 15 December 2009, a still from the item is displayed above.
(Hama Goro from Mali and Abir Boukhari were also interviewed but their quotes didn't survive the editing proces.... ).

NRC Next loves how travelers are not dependent on travel guidebooks anymore, by websites such as Mediamatic Travel. Unique travel experiences are at grabs online for everyone and not just the 'Lucky Few'. Click on the article to enlarge and zoom.