
Travel apps are coming thick and fast this week with new iPhone and iPad releases from Travelzoo, ebookers and hotels.com

Travel apps are coming thick and fast this week with new iPhone and iPad releases from Travelzoo, ebookers and hotels.com
More jostling for position among the UK travel sites with Yahoo back in the top ten after replacing Ebookers, which had a short-lived return of just one week.
Ebookers has made a sudden reappearance in the leading travel sites in the UK, a first for the online agency for almost two years.

Consumers can’t get enough of social media, it appears – with almost two-thirds admitting they spend at least two hours every trip sneaking away for a bit of Facebook action.

Orbitz Worldwide revealed several months ago that it renewed its contract with ITA Software for airfare searches, but what wasn’t known until today is that OWW’s U.S. sites will begin migrating a percentage of bookings to Travelport’s rival e-Pricing solution before the end of 2011.
Orbitz Worldwide’s first quarter losses widened to $10.9 million, from $5.3 million in the red a year earlier, and the company attributed much of the drag to its under-performing U.S. consumer businesses.
Ebookers is stepping up its marketing activity around Europe with a new TV ad campaign hitting the UK and expected across the continent shortly.

Orbitz Worldwide’s separate disputes with Kayak and American Airlines impacted the bottom line in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Travelport is using its financial muscle to ensure that Orbitz Worldwide does not establish a direct-connect with American Airlines — or any other airline.

What’s hot (or not) in the world of travel tech in recent weeks? What are the most talked about news items? Who is setting the agenda for the months ahead?

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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