
A service combining GDS-held booking data, live flight information and text alerts – created in just 24 hours – has won THack Singapore.

A service combining GDS-held booking data, live flight information and text alerts – created in just 24 hours – has won THack Singapore.

Last week I was invited to speak on a panel at the Boston THack, Tnooz’s event for developers and engineers. The topic was innovation in travel technology.

Amadeus used its own hotel API and others from SilverRail, Goby, Google and Facebook to create a sports fans travel recommendations website, to take top honors at THack Boston.

Developers grapple with data all the time, so the idea that someone might characterise data as “broken” is probably not going to take many aback.

The Tnooz THack initiative will hit the city of Singapore in October 2011, with a 24-hour hacking event for developers taking place during the WebinTravel conference.

The Tnooz THack initiative rolls on to its next city in September 2011, with a 27-hour hacking event for developers taking place in Boston, USA.
Alongside the winner PocketVillage and runner-up Kijubi, three other participants took part in THack Vegas earlier this week. Here are their presentations.
German metasearch site for tours and activities PocketVillage won first place at THack Vegas, combining five APIs to create a mobile-based destination product platform.
Tnooz and the OpenTravel Alliance are partnering to produce the second THack at the OTA’s gathering of travel companies and developers in Las Vegas in April.

RFID, augmented reality, smart search, technology beyond social media and check-ins – more disruption is on its way in the travel industry.

Metasearch, voice search, agency search, supplier search – how consumers find and book travel products has never been more complicated.

Payment experts from Wright Express, Expedia and HotelTonight showcase and discuss how single-use virtual accounts can help drive efficiencies in the payment and settlement process in travel.

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