Back to basics – Four essentials for any mobile travel strategy

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Believe it or not, people today are more dependent on our phones than even our wallets – indeed some research says that 70% of people who used a smartphone believe that losing their mobile phone would be worse than misplacing their wallet.

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JetBlue cleverly jumps on the Google Glass bandwagon

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US airline JetBlue has entered itself into Google’s "If I had Glass" contest via a series of posts on Twitter and on Google+ that feature "concept versions" of what passengers might experience. Savvy marketing.

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The Scan – Inside Iberostar, Wego extends, Amazon Redshift and more travel tech news

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Iberostar, Hotelbeds, Egencia, Wego, eRevMax, GetYourGuide, Etihad- Jet Airways, JetBlue, SITA, mobile in China, Viator, TradeDoubler, 3rd Planet, Amazon Redshift, Southwest Airlines, Sweetbeam and Center Parcs all get a mention in our roundup of news and hot topics on Wednesday February 20

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The Scan: Skyscanner heads to the US, Marriott tests lobby booking, and more travel tech

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Skyscanner, PhoCusWright, Marriott, Yatra, OneTwoTrip, WAYN, TripRental, Rover, TUI, TourWrist, Yelp, JetBlue, and American Airlines are mentioned in today’s round-up of travel tech news.

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Sky high loyalty: New ways airlines and travel companies can soar

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Given enough time mentors and mentees invariably swap roles. Students become the teachers. Industries operate under similar cycles. No truer is that the case then when it comes to loyalty programs and the airline industry

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The Scan: WAYN changes its relationship status, and more travel tech news

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WAYN, British Airways, Carlson Wagonlit (CWT), JetBlue, CheapOair, Rotana, Scoot, Minube, Magnuson Hotels, MarryAbroad, RateTiger, and Mahindra, all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 7 December.

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Travel dreamers beware: Fake Instagram accounts offering free flights

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Fake Instagram accounts have been created for JetBlue, American Airlines, and Delta Airlines, some garnering thousands of follows.

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The Scan: TripAdvisor’s “Show Prices” tool is open to hotel owners, and other travel tech news

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TripAdvisor, Ryanair, Jumeirah, CTrip, Jetblue, Korean Air, Delta, Dubai, South Africa, and Google Maps all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 15 October.

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Race to provide wifi on planes gets interesting as JetBlue unveils free service

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Just as airline ancillary revenue was reaching significant proportions, more than 10% of total earnings for a number of US carriers, and someone goes and throws a spanner in the works

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Morning Scan: Billing giant Kale rebrands as Accelya and other travel tech news

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Kale Consultants is re-branding itself as Accelya. The combined operation will handle accounting and billing between travel agents and airlines for more than 100 airlines and earn $110 million a year in revenue. And other travel tech news…

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