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A new owner for Zagat?

By Paul Johnson on Jan 17, 2008 in Books, Food and Drink, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Equipment, Travel Literature, Travel Miscellany, Worldwide

Zagat With the growth of Web 2.0 and Travel 2.0 (both terms I despise, incidentally), people have talked about user-generated content as though it were the latest craze to grip the world. However, the reality is quite different – Tim and Nina Zagat of Zagat Survey LLC, for instance, have been using this simple concept offline for almost 30 years, in order to produce their well-known guidebooks. Now rumour has it that they could be selling their empire… watch this space!

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irene says:

May 11, 2009 at 7:28 pm

What would i do without Zagat guides they are fab for keeping up to date with the best and coolest restaurants in town – just wish they would cover more cities!

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