Much of the corporate travel world is talking about the consumerisation of business travel or opening up travel technology used in the leisure world and making it useful to those on business.
Google takes Maps inside airports, see where all this could be heading?
December 9, 2011 By 5 Comments
Three months after Bing launched its version, Google has decided it is a good idea to give consumers on-the-go access to detailed maps of airports.
What are the three big technology issues for the hotel industry?
October 7, 2011 By 6 Comments
Technology enables service. That’s the idea, anyway. In the hotel industry, thousands of companies provide hundreds of applications to help hotels to manage operations and provide better guest service.
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TripWolf scraps app download charges, launches offline maps
February 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Tripwolf, one of the web’s early trip planning sites, has relaunched its smartphone application so consumers can use it without incurring expensive roaming charges.
Check before you leave – live webcams on Google Maps
December 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
There are a number of destination webcam sites dotted around the web – but very few where the webcam viewer is contained with a Google Map.
Is this the best cruise agency website in the world?
September 24, 2010 By 6 Comments
Cruise operators have done plenty to spruce up their websites in recent years yet innovation amongst the online travel agencies has been less prominent.
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HotelsCombined overhauls website, adds third-party reviews, emphasizes maps
August 12, 2010 By 3 Comments
Australia metasearch site HotelsCombined overhauled its website and added a mobile site, as well.
MapQuest who? Rand McNally, Tripology roll out new online travel service
August 5, 2010 By 3 Comments
Rand McNally has been in the maps business for 156 years and has catered to truckers, RV enthusiasts and bikers, but it just quietly relaunched as a sleek online travel-planning website.
Taking Streetview-type maps to the next level
July 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
Common complaints (apart from privacy) about the new Streetview-style functionality on online map platforms are difficulties with definition and scrolling.
Western retro — Utah running out of printed maps, travel guides
June 11, 2010 By 2 Comments
Online travel guides, GPS systems and maps accessible through your mobile device are all the rage, but state officials in Utah are running out of the print versions of the official state road map and the Utah travel guide.
