Nice win for HRS as it announces it will be the first – and initially exclusive – provider of technology to allow iPhone users to manage their hotel reservations on the new Passbook service.
Apple selects launch partner in HRS for hotel tools on Passbook app
October 10, 2012 By 10 Comments
Will the world end (or the travel industry survive) without NFC in the new iPhone5?
September 13, 2012 By 12 Comments
Apparently so – if you believe what you hear on Twitter and some of the tech press.
Apple’s share of mobile market now over 33%; RIM drops under 10%
September 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The latest data from the mobile ecosystem highlights Apple’s continued dominance, despite explosive growth in Android smartphone adoption.
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Two thirds of mobile bookers are expecting to travel within 24 hours
August 30, 2012 By 4 Comments
Expedia says nearly 70% of customers using a mobile device to book one of its travel product are looking to travel within the next 24 hours.
Marketing a destination mobile app – the sweat equity approach
August 29, 2012 By 6 Comments
More than half of the adults in the United States alone already own smartphones. Look around any coffee shop to see why you want your destination’s information behind those ubiquitous mobile screens.
Mobile travel apps: enjoy the opportunities but beware of the legal risks
August 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mobile apps are pervasive and, in many cases, mobile is becoming the preferred interface to access software applications, especially in the travel sector where the fit is natural between provider and the traveler on-the-go.
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One app to rule them all – Kayak fears bad UEX on mobile, so brings third party sites within app
August 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
One of the ongoing problems travel search sites have found when developing their mobile apps is that they are at the mercy of their product suppliers.
Mobile website to-do list for hotels [INFOGRAPHIC]
August 17, 2012 By 6 Comments
Various bits of research point to how consumers often have a poor experience when visiting hotel sites on a mobile, not least because the platforms have not been optimised for devices.
The long and convoluted road to a mobile travel strategy [Part 2 of 2]
August 9, 2012 By 4 Comments
We continue the journey to developing a mobile solution, a process which we began in the first part of the article.
The long and convoluted road to a mobile travel strategy [Part 1 of 2]
August 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mobile is hot. Not the kind of incidences involving smoking iPhones, but as indicated by the almost daily write ups about the hike of travel related activities on mobile, how tablets are changing shopping behaviour, and the obligatory infographic.
