The pervasive fragmentation in online travel is extending into mobile. Travel companies are simply applying their existing web services to native and mobile web apps.
The Scan: VirtualTourist seeks 8th Wonder, Knok raises, Cleartrip’s app and more travel technology news
March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Virtual Tourist, Apple-WifiSlam, Cleartrip, United Airlines, Lufthansa, Monarch Airlines, Knok, Comcast Business Hospitality, Hotwire, Dolphin Dynamics, TigerBay, Egencia, Concur and InterContinental Hotels Group all make our round up of travel tech news
In online travel booking, mobile isn’t all mobile
March 27, 2013 By 7 Comments
Consumers use smartphones and tablets in markedly different ways when researching and booking travel. So, therefore, separate strategies are needed to play to the distinct usages of each device.
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Aloft leaps into streaming content with Apple TVs
March 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The days of over-priced in-room hotel programming accessed via a clunky, frustrating interface may soon be over: Aloft Cupertino has installed Apple TVs in each of the hotel’s rooms.
Google versus Apple for travelers – played out in the skies [INFOGRAPHIC]
March 14, 2013 By 3 Comments
Apple versus Google – a modern battle between two giants of the digital economy which is being played out in a number of interesting ways.
The m-Power mobile travel app for Amadeus debuts a full redesign
March 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Travel agency customers of the GDS can now customize the latest version, which debuts first as iOS only, and comes with new pricing terms.
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Google Glass – the Next Big Thing in the travel industry?
February 22, 2013 By 20 Comments
Google’s suite of web and mobile-based services are continuing their penetration into travel industry. But with the launch of Glass, Google’s most hi-tech product yet, the ramifications for the sector are huge.
Kayak ends tours and activities on mobile via GetYourGuide, cites low popularity with users
February 15, 2013 By 21 Comments
Mobile users with tours and activities – a perfect match, right? Perhaps not so obvious after all, with Kayak deciding to end its partner deal with GetYourGuide.
The cloud and mobile – an unhappy marriage despite early promise of love and mutual harmony
February 7, 2013 By 8 Comments
The so-called cloud and mobile should be a shining example of a marriage made in heaven, blessed by the gods and beloved by all.
Preparing for life after desktop computers [INFOGRAPHIC]
February 5, 2013 By 1 Comment
We’ve all been hearing in travel about the “year of the mobile” for, well, years – but now that such predictions have come to fruition, what does it mean for travel websites?
