It’s easy to tell entrepreneurs they should release versions of their digital product quickly and then iterate based on user feedback.
Six-second postcards: Vine is changing how travelers share stories
March 26, 2013 By 4 Comments
It’s been described as "what would happen if Instagram and YouTube had a love child." Travelers have been using it large numbers.
Mobile travel apps a target for patent trolls
March 14, 2013 By 2 Comments
Best Western appears to have gotten hit for $25,000 for its iPhone app in an alleged patent troll case, according to a report today.
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In a major update, the Now iPhone app turns live public photo streams into a travel discovery tool
March 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Now is an iPhone app that takes advantage of live public photo streams—such as Instagram—and helps users find the most exciting parties, concerts, restaurants, and other events at a destination in real-time.
Hotels are upping B2B cloud and B2C mobile transitions
February 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
IHG and Kempinski are moving services from servers to the off-size Internet based platforms—while IHG is launching a priority rewards product via mobile.
Mr & Mrs Smith hops on Qwiki, an app for making videos on the fly
February 20, 2013 By 1 Comment
The luxury hotel platform is an early adopter of Qwiki, an app that turns pictures and videos captured on an iPhone into quickly-edited movies for sharing and that has been downloaded 125,000 times since its launch last week.
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Facebook revamps Nearby: What businesses need to know about the local recommendation tool
December 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Facebook has rebooted the Nearby function on its app for iPhone and Android, making it a true impromptu discovery tool for local businesses and attractions.
Lessons for mobile app developers on why Google Maps for iPhone looks so good
December 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A round-up of frustration detection, user prompts, and other techniques for getting people to like your travel app.
Mexico gets same-day hotel booking apps, as LastRoom debuts and HotelTonight heads south
December 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today HotelTonight launches in Mexico and Europe, while yesterday same-day hotel booking iPhone app LastRoom officially debuted.
The Scan: A startling stat on mobile hotel booking, and more travel tech news
November 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
Wego, Pegasus Solutions, Southwest Airlines, Points.com, Priceline, ARC, IATA, SITA, EasyJet, MyTaxi, Blynk, Now app, Angola, Tripomatic, Onyx, SiteMinder, Thistle Hotels, Gulf Air, and Fuel Monitor all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 29 November.
