The Scan – TourWrist signs 40 travel companies, Abacus FareX, mobile app updates and more travel tech news

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Updates from Abacus, FoodPanda, Google Maps for iOS, Tourism Australia, Routes Asia, RateTiger, SiteMinder, FlightView, CouponCabin survey results, TourWrist, TripShock and MyDestination makes to the travel technology news shortlist for March 6.

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Social media in travel isn’t slowing down – it is evolving, with Twitter more than a social network

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When you take the social out of Twitter, what do you get? A stripped down content management system.

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Airports plot investment in mobile apps and social media

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The demands of always-connected travellers appear to be sinking in at airports around the world, with almost nine out of ten facilities committed to investing in mobile services.

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Travel Tech Scan: Australia welcomes hotel auctions, Asian business travelers get busy

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A few of the items that caught our eyes today, August 7, such as an offer-based hotel reservation website called GraysEscape.com and the revelations of the Accor Hotels business traveler Asia Pacific survey.

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Airlines must up their game: only a quarter of passengers satisfied with on-board wifi

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For all the rush to provide on-board wifi services on aircraft and within airports, it appears a vast majority of consumers are not particularly happy with the service they get.

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What Else? Beyond Spaces, Mobiquity, Hilton-USA Today, Travelzoo, Dolphin Dynamics

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Nucleus goes Greek luxury, Mobiquity and FlightView, Hilton deals with USA Today, Travelzoo gets creative, Osprey eyes a Dolphin… What else is happening in travel tech around the world.

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Mobile wake-up call for airlines

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If airlines have been hitting the mobile snooze button, wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee stats highlighted last week should have them jumping out of bed.

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What else? Bite to eat, Travora, QuickMobile, FlightView cloud, TripWolf, Rail mobile

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BiteHunter combines, Travora staff changes, QuickMobile chairman, FlightView cloud, TripWolf apps and UK mobile rail tickets. A round-up of other stories from across the industry.

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Understanding apps versus mobile web for airlines and airports

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For airlines and airports, it’s not rocket science – 75% of frequent travelers use mobile devices.

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How airports can use technology to improve the customer experience

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Economic woes in 2010 slammed the travel industry, especially airports, leading to aggressive cost-cutting measures that left travelers feeling the squeeze.

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