The SCAN – Marriott gets million fans, Google fined for Streetview and more news

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Travel tech news from OneFineStay, Goibibo, RateGain, Marriott Hotels, Mercator, Air Indiam, Unisys, United Airlines, Honeywell, WAYN, Air Asia and Google.

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The Scan: Skyscanner heads to the US, Marriott tests lobby booking, and more travel tech

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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.

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Travel industry should go back to its innovative digital roots, act like Amazon and Apple instead

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Travel was the engine that drove the first wave of ecommerce. Travel made ecommerce a star, as the online travel landscape – and far beyond – was transformed.

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WAYN wants to be the social travel comeback kid in 2013

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Travel social network WAYN has been doing some soul-searching in recent months, chiefly: “How do you exist in the world of Facebook?”

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The Scan: WAYN changes its relationship status, and more travel tech news

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WAYN, British Airways, Carlson Wagonlit (CWT), JetBlue, CheapOair, Rotana, Scoot, Minube, Magnuson Hotels, MarryAbroad, RateTiger, and Mahindra, all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 7 December.

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What Else? P&O Cruises birthday, WAYN claim, Scoot for Expedia, Avis portable wifi

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P&A Cruises socialises celebrations. WAYN boasts millions, Scoot takes hotels from Expedia, Avis trials portable wifi devices… What else is going on in the world of travel tech…

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WAYN: Australia top tourism board with social media punch

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Where are the national tourism boards now and which ones are the most social-media engaged?

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WAYN switches Kayak for Momondo, targets tours and activities

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Travel social network WAYN is bringing in flight search engine Momondo at the expense of rival Kayak as it looks to concentrate on destination-based products.

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Australia tourist board miles ahead in combo-social media poll

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Interesting mix of data in a study by travel social network WAYN to establish the popularity of tourist boards around the world in social media.

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Nokia parks Dopplr travel network in neutral

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Nokia has confirmed that the Dopplr travel social network it bought in September 2009 has effectively been put into live storage and there are no plans to do anything with it.

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