Just as execs at travel brands are understanding what a mobile strategy should be, developers of the actual products are digesting what could be a landmark moment in mobile technology.
Understanding developments at the sharp end of mobile travel technology
October 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
Microsoft mulls Bing Decision Engine decision and does anyone remember Bing Travel?
September 27, 2011 By 6 Comments
In the more than three years since Microsoft acquired Farecast to create it, Bing Travel has pretty much lost its identity and gotten swallowed up in the whole Bing thing.
FairSearch asks if Google Flight Search partners will be coerced into playing
September 14, 2011 By 3 Comments
FairSearch, fierce opponent of Google’s acquisition of ITA Software, was quick out of the blocks to pour a healthy dose of scepticism over the search giant’s launch of Flight Search.
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Semantic technology and the travel shopping experience
September 13, 2011 By 21 Comments
In a previous Tnooz article I suggested that internet technology had transformed the travel transaction into a self-service, always on, multiple choice, zero friction vending machine.
Anti-Google Travel group FairSearch expands to launch Searchville
July 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
The collection of travel companies that came together to oppose the Google acquisition of ITA Software arguably lost the battle, but are now hoping to win the war.
Why the iPad and mobile are changing how consumers search for travel
July 5, 2011 By 6 Comments
As we ponder the mysteries of the iPad and mobile experience on the web, are we seeing a fundamental shift in user behaviour?
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The case for a Third Way to tidy up the chaos of mobile travel
June 13, 2011 By 4 Comments
Over the past six weeks or so I have been to four major travel industry conferences – OpenTravel in Las Vegas, ATM in Dubai and the EyeforTravel events in London and Singapore.
British Airways claims airline first for Windows mobile
May 24, 2011 By 18 Comments
Bragging rights today for British Airways with the launch of the first app to offer mobile boarding to users of the new Windows Phone 7.
Applying semantic search and ontology to the travel industry
May 20, 2011 By 13 Comments
The TED Conference produces many exceptional ideas and the one by Rory Sutherland explaining “intangible value” could be a beacon for the travel industry.
How Google StreetView is killing the competition
April 6, 2011 By 2 Comments
Google Street View is a powerful tool that many people and travel companies use day to day to discover more about a location using on-street images and navigation.
