We were asked recently to help out with a BBC FastTrack show which was looking at attitudes in the industry and with travellers to providing free wifi for guests in hotels.
The drive for free wifi in hotels reaches the BBC FastTrack show [VIDEO]
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
GetThere majorly expands its booking content for corporate travel
May 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The giant of corporate tools, which books $9 billion in travel a year, is supplementing its GDS content with additional regional suppliers via more user-friendly reservation tools.
The SCAN – Traveldoo partners with EAN, Passkey bookings grow 40% and more news
April 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Travel tech news from Limo.Travel, Group Travel Odyssey, Traveldoo, Expedia Affiliate Network, AirAsia, SITA and more.
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Two-thirds of European hotels now offering free wifi to guests
April 19, 2013 By 5 Comments
A good sign for those campaigning (or voting with their feet) for free wifi in hotels in recent years, with news that 67% of hotels in Europe are giving wifi as a complimentary service.
The SCAN: Vayama starts a US road show, Starwood is a digital star, and more
April 9, 2013 By 3 Comments
The international metasearch site is trying to raise awareness among US consumers by meeting them in person, Starwood came out tops in a ranking of hotel brands by digital competence, and more travel tech news.
Booking.com dominates in Switzerland as OTAs steal share from direct channels
March 22, 2013 By 3 Comments
Some interesting stats from eTourism Monitor here on who is dominating the online hotel world in Switzerland
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The Scan: Celebrities boost BA sales, Delta hints at tech plans, ClearTrip adopts Passbook, and more news
January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Rihanna, British Airways, Delta Airlines, Google, ClearTrip, Apple’s Passbook, HotelsPro, HRS, Carsolize, Thai Airways, Air New Zealand, TelMap, Tagman, Accelya, and Revera all make today’s round-up of travel technology news briefs.
The Scan: Priceline snitches, Hotwire expands, and Disney debuts magic bracelets
January 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
Priceline calls out CheapOair for inflated savings claims, Hotwire says consumer usage has doubled of its opaque hotels service, and more news briefs from the travel trade.
Grand City Hotels rolls out anonymous guest socializing application, MeetMeIn
November 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
A quite interesting new way of hotel socializing is being implemented in the Grand City Hotels in Germany.
HRS adds Facebook application with heatmap to plot friends’ check-ins
November 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Next time you’re hitting the road for a conference or exhibition here’s a quirky Facebook application which helps users see where everyone has stayed
