More than a third of visits to Skyscanner come through apps, and more items in our rundown of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 20 September.
The Scan: Skyscanner clocks 10 million app downloads, Priceline brings bidding to mobile, and more news
September 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
Pay by voice comes to smartphones via Pay with Square mobile payment
July 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
Merchants with Square software will be able to receive a signal from customers who have downloaded the Square app to authenticate them via geo-location services and process a transaction by matching a customer’s face and voice with a database record.
Credit card safety and cyber attacks in travel – everyone must take responsibility
June 5, 2012 By 7 Comments
Cyber attacks and data breaches are on the rise, with some reports showing that restaurants, retail, and hospitality were top targets for criminals for the fourth year in a row.
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The good, the bad and the ugly – the truth about payments for tourism businesses
May 29, 2012 By 30 Comments
There is an ugly truth that very few travel tech companies seem to talk about when they rush out of the gates to satisfy the curiosity of hungry travellers starved for experiences.
Reinventing Yahoo, version 804: Start by buying TripAdvisor
January 6, 2012 By 14 Comments
I have learned many things as a chronicler of the digital media industry over the last decade plus.
TLabs Reprise – BookingBug 12 months on
December 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BookingBug is a UK-based online booking, reservation and affiliate engine, which first featured on Tnooz in April 2010. So what happened in the intervening 12 months?
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United Airlines, PayPal and ezRez to turn miles and points into digital currency
October 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Growing out of a partnership between ezRez Software and PayPal, members of United Airlines’ MileagePlus loyalty program are expected next year to be able to use miles to pay for products and services directly from merchants who accept PayPal.
Tripodo brings European flavour to tours and activities marketplace
July 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Germany-based tour and activity marketplace Tripodo.
BookIt.com eases PayPal use for flights, hotels, vacation packages
June 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
BookIt.com just made it easier for travelers to book hotel, flights, car rentals and vacation packages in one checkout session using PayPal.
Will Google Wallet revolutionize payments in travel?
June 1, 2011 By 8 Comments
In a word: no. There are too many moving parts, other players with a vested interested and complexity on the technical side.
