While two-thirds of hotels in Europe now offer free wifi, much to the relief of many travellers, their counterparts in India and Singapore have a vastly different opinion when it comes in-flight connections.
Travellers want wifi in hotels to be free, but Asian travellers happy to pay for in-flight web
May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Kayak finally launches in Canada
May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Kayak has spent plenty of time and effort over the years launching local sites around the world but, perhaps surprisingly, it has never had one next door in Canada.
Indians fail to leave social networks at home when travelling
April 24, 2013 By 2 Comments
A study has found Indians cannot switch off from their digital lives during a trip, with 42% of the travellers actually logging into social networks more whilst on holiday than when at home.
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The Scan: Skyscanner heads to the US, Marriott tests lobby booking, and more travel tech
February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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.
App Store numbers not for the faint hearted but one travel company is getting it right
January 30, 2013 By 1 Comment
If your mobile application is pending approval by Apple then it’s probably a good idea to take a deep breath before reading further
Cutting out the noise to get the full travel story – but now what do we call it?
January 11, 2013 By 25 Comments
Six years ago – still a mathematician at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne – I had to organize a conference trip to Poland.
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Kayak-Priceline deal validates evolution of meta model, but Skyscanner rules out immediate IPO
January 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Two years is an awfully long time in travel technology, especially considering how quickly the landscape has changed in the flight metasearch end of the industry.
Desktop versus mobile behaviour in travel search [INFOGRAPHIC]
January 7, 2013 By 2 Comments
Year of the mobile and all that (for the past few years at least), but how is the shift to consumers using their devices to search for travel products playing out in the real world?
Kayak admits being crappy outside of the US, promises new attack on Europe (thanks to Priceline)
November 15, 2012 By 2 Comments
Grinning from ear to ear, post-acquisition by Priceline, Kayak CEO and co-founder Steve Hafner still found time at the PhoCusWright Conference to tell everyone exactly what they already knew.
Revealed: The most annoying air passenger behaviour, according to a global survey of flight crews
November 15, 2012 By 2 Comments
Passengers who click their fingers to get the staff’s attention is the biggest gripe for a quarter of cabin crew. Who knew?
