In the battle to appeal to tech-savvy travellers, London hotel Ecclestone Square is laying claim to being the most hi-tech property in the capital with a string of gadget-led features.
Passengers want technology as well as cabaret on cruise ships
April 25, 2011 By 3 Comments
Gone are the days when cruise passengers would sit idly on deckchairs during the day and endure the on-board cabaret by night – tech is taking over.
Point Inside brings detailed airport maps to iPhone and iPad
May 27, 2010 By 3 Comments
Retail outlet guide for mobiles, Point Inside, is unveiling a major upgrade of its service with detailed maps of airports across North America for Apple devices.
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iPad in-flight entertainment system coming to an aircraft near you
May 14, 2010 By 8 Comments
It was bound to happen eventually: July 2010 will be the first time any aircraft in the world will be fitted with Apple iPad devices for in-flight entertainment.
Lonely Planet realises FREE is quite a good idea, claims three million downloads in a week
April 23, 2010 By 13 Comments
Guidebook giant Lonely Planet may be seeing the error of its ways in the most dramatic way possible after scrapping the price for some of its iPhone city guides this week.
Lukewarm response to iPad in Facebook survey of travellers
February 11, 2010 By 14 Comments
Travel content and planning service GeckoGo has released results of a survey of members and their willingness to jump on the iPad bandwagon – but in short: mixed results.
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When my son surfs Travelocity for cruises on his iPod touch
November 30, 2009 By 4 Comments
OK, you probably already knew this, but kids have discovered apps.
My 11-year-old daughter, Daniela, routinely discusses the apps she has on her Nintendo DSi.
And, from his iPod Touch, my 13-year-old son, Yuri, is now sending me e-mails through his Travelocity app, hounding me to take him on another Disney Cruise. We sailed on the Disney Wonder last year, and my kids officially have the cruise bug.
Priceline dabbles in behavior modification with iPhone app
October 28, 2009 By 3 Comments
Priceline introduced a free Hotel Negotiator app for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch that enables you to bid for and book a Name-Your-Own Price hotel room up to 11 p.m. ET on the evening of your hoped-for stay.
Mobile applications are particularly geared for these last-minute — or, should we say, last-hour — bookings as travelers, who find themselves without a room, can use their iPhones to secure a room whether the would-be customers find themselves at an airport, stranded at an endless business meeting, or at the local saloon.
Last month, Priceline President and CEO Jeffery Boyd talked of envisioning a day when consumer behavior would change so that it would become more commonplace for people to book a room once they arrive at a destination instead of before the trip.
