Priceline calls out CheapOair for inflated savings claims, Hotwire says consumer usage has doubled of its opaque hotels service, and more news briefs from the travel trade.
The Scan: Priceline snitches, Hotwire expands, and Disney debuts magic bracelets
January 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
RFID wristbands are so last year – social media-loving hotel connects fingerprints to Facebook
November 9, 2012 By 5 Comments
The Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel certainly made the industry sit and listen for a bit when it launched a project in 2011 to allow its clubbing-crazed guests to interact with Facebook via RFID wristbands.
Paying with thumb prints and maybe even gestures by 2025 – consumers think it is inevitable
October 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Perhaps later than some would have expected, but half of consumers reckon by 2025 they will be paying for goods and services using a thumb print.
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EpicMix partners with Lindsey Vonn for EpicMix Racing at Vail Resorts
August 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
EpicMix, the social media sharing network for snow sports enthusiasts, has announced a key partnership with world champion alpine racer Lindsey Vonn.
Social media-loving Ibiza clubbers can now pay at their hotel using fingerprints
May 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Lavished with praise and envy in equal measure by some last year for its RFID tag-driven, social media frenzy for clubbers, Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel is at it again.
Last night a DJ saved my… hotel?
May 21, 2012 By 5 Comments
While some hotel chains focus on Facebook and other social media channels for promotions, W Hotels is taking a different approach by making use of its entertainment offering.
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Futuristic RFID is here and now for Hertz on Demand and Zipcar
April 3, 2012 By 3 Comments
While RFID technology may be a key pillar in the airport of the future, it is already widely used in its earliest forms in the self-service car-sharing sector.
Technology and tools that will shape the future of how we travel
March 16, 2012 By 3 Comments
Succeeding as a technologist in the industry demands keeping up with the “new things”, evolving social trends and where they intersect with the business models for planes, trains and automobiles.
EpicMix adds social media to RFID technology for ski trips
January 9, 2012 By 5 Comments
Interesting enhancements to the EpicMix platform launched to pretty wide acclaim in 2010 – skiers can now share the entire experience on their social networks with a swish of an RFID tag.
Tech failure sees hundreds of guests locked out of hotel rooms on New Year’s Eve
January 2, 2012 By 2 Comments
Bad timing and a dash of irony for the Denver Marriott Tech City after a computer glitch locked every guest from their hotel room just before midnight on New Year’s Eve.
