Too cool for school: blogs and social media low on list of influencers for gap year types

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Social media? Pah – you can’t beat a good old chat with a mate to discover the best places to go, at least if you’re a hipster, round-the-world backpacker.

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How to optimise the mobile travel experience

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With the ever-increasing proliferation of smartphones and tablets, mobile internet access and apps, consumers are becoming much more comfortable with browsing and shopping through the mobile.

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Kayak drops BlackBerry support, holds out hope for Windows Phone

BlackBerry App World

In 2004, IBM announced it would sell its PC business to Lenovo.

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Research shows massive surge in iPad travel browsing

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Mobile web browsing on travel sites has increased by almost three quarters in the past six months and now accounts for an average of 17.4% of traffic

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Who is driving evolution of business travel technology? The end-user, not tech companies

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Corporate buyers are pushing the need for the rapid developments in business travel technology, rather than tech providers, says a key player in the sector.

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Travelport debuts ViewTrip mobile trip management tool in UK, global roll-out to follow

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Travelport is joining the mobile party this week, unveiling its own take on mobile travel management services with ViewTrip, an application for smartphones.

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Getting mobile web basics right in travel is still a target rather than an achievement

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As we got towards the end of 2011, many people were asking me what I thought was next in the world of mobile and whether I had any predictions.

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I have an NFC phone – why is it impossible to Tap-and-Go through the airport?

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Is NFC ready for prime time? 2011 saw just four articles on Tnooz tagged with NFC (Near Field Communication), one of which was a futuristic video.

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Near2there brings alerts and ways to discover destinations to mobile devices

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based Near2there, a mobile service which allows travellers to discover and be alerted to attractions on a trip.

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Add Kindle Fire, Google TV and Android Tablets to InterContinental Hotels apps lineup

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InterContinental Hotels broadened its Android offerings, debuting free Priority Club Rewards apps on Kindle Fire, Google TV and Android Tablets.

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