HotelTonight is aiming to outrun its copycat competitors with an iPhone app upgrade called Snap Your Stay, which encourages users to take photos of their hotel rooms.
Attack on the clones: HotelTonight launches review tool, plots strategy
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
VeryLastRoom looks to more users and hotels after funding windfall
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
VeryLastRoom has announced seed funding of EURO 400,000 after launching its same-day hotel booking application under a year ago
Same-day mobile booking services – now there’s a hotel branded app for that
May 2, 2013 By 9 Comments
Hotels are apparently losing up to 30% of revenue from cuts in commission or merchant fees as a result of the rapid rise of the same-day mobile booking apps in the marketplace.
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Do travelers truly want Amazon-style recommendations?
April 9, 2013 By 2 Comments
In light of Foursquare’s new “places people go next” feature, we ask if travelers want to follow the crowd, even if it’s a crowd of like-minded strangers?
Twitter enables mobile app deep-linking, helping e-commerce
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Anyone who clicks on the blue link can download the app being tweeted about. Or if the user has already downloaded the app, can be directed to the exact page for a deal on, say, a mobile-only rate on a hotel room.
JustBook shifts up a gear from mobile only to mobile first with web portal launch
March 28, 2013 By 3 Comments
Berlin-based startup JustBook has just turned the equation on its head by breaking its ‘mobile-only’ presence to launch a new web-based portal
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CheckInTonight, Asia’s first mobile-only booking app for same day accommodation
March 6, 2013 By 12 Comments
We all know that booking a flight months in advance could fetch us a great deal. But, the equation with hotel booking is entirely different
The Scan: Indian Railways plans tech overhaul, HotelTonight tries it Oyster-style, and more travel tech news
February 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Indian Railways plans an ambitious tech overhaul, HotelTonight hints at a change of course, and other stories all make our shortlist for the Scan on February 27.
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.
Mobile trend toward lateness is a puzzle and opportunity for hotels and agencies
February 1, 2013 By 3 Comments
Over the past year the travel industry has seen a surge in “last minute” activity with the majority of mobile hotel bookings made by people looking for accommodation on their proposed day of travel.
