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Google switch - says it now has a cautious approach to taking Google Flight Search global

By Kevin May | November 15, 2012

What a difference a year makes - at the 2011 PhoCusWright Conference in Florida, Google was reasonably bullish about its strategy for Google Flight Search. Read More

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For the sake of innovation in the travel industry, it is time to unleash the (Big) data

By Valyn Perini | November 15, 2012

Big Data. I know, you’re totally sick of this topic. The chatter about Big Data is just numbing - even the Harvard Business Review joined the chorus a few months ago. Read More

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The many problems with travel apps and how to fix them

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 12, 2012

The ease with which one can generate an mobile app has, of course, encouraged many in the industry to go ahead and put resources into creating one. Read More

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Engage at Every Stage: a trademarked call to action for mobile marketers

By Nick Vivion | November 9, 2012

The CMO Council has trademarked a signature call to action for mobile marketers called Engage at Every Stage, which urges mobile marketers to use emerging Mobile Relationship Marketing (MRM) to increase... Read More

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Semantic search will be standard across online travel by 2020

By Viewpoints | November 8, 2012

Technology continues to push the travel, tourism and hospitality industry forward and make it more dynamic than ever before. But the next phase is where it gets REALLY exciting. Read More

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What's on the travel brain today: Personalization, trust, interoperability, and coopetition

By Nick Vivion | October 26, 2012

What's on the travel brain today? To find out, I recently represented Tnooz as a panelist at the Zino Society/Garvey Schubert Barer Travel & Technology conference in sunny Seattle, Washington. Read More

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Big tech alert: Long tail markets may leapfrog traditional travel retailers

By Viewpoints | October 24, 2012

A recent Tnooz post explored why web bookings for mainstream tours and activities such as bus tours are still "largely a dream" and focused on operational issues such as the use of vouchers by tour... Read More

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Google Flight Search one year on - no wonder rivals can sleep safely in their beds at night

By Kevin May | October 9, 2012

When the CEO of Kayak told CNBC recently that Google Flight Search was "an inferior product" to his own service, some might have considered it typical Steve Hafner posturing. Read More

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The four top travel marketing campaigns showcased by Google's Creative Sandbox

By Sean O'Neil | October 5, 2012

In mid-September, Google launched Creative Sandbox, a "hub" where digital advertising agencies can spotlight marketing campaigns that are the most innovative and effective. Read More

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The Scan: Introducing the Travel Technology Association, and more news

By PhocusWire | October 1, 2012

Travel Tech, mmMule, Google Flight Search, HRG, WIHP, and ShoreTrips all make our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 1 October. Read More

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Mobiles and iPads wade in to the heart of travel search: discovery and inspiration

By Kevin May | September 28, 2012

Remember just a few years back, before Apple decided we all needed a mobile-laptop hybrid and connecting to the web via a device was a rubbish user experience at best? Read More

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Destinations, hotels, tours and activities - now groups can vote for their favourite on Facebook

By Kevin May | September 27, 2012

The winning product in the category for three developers or more at THack @ SFO last week came via Amadeus, using a dizzying array of APIs to create TVote. Read More

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Latest assault on travel from Google: A virtual tour guide for mobiles

By Nick Vivion | September 27, 2012

Following Google's movement of Schemer to mobile, the company continues to push deep into the mobile travel application space with the FieldTrip app for Android. Read More

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Google Maps deep dives into the world's great underwater landscapes

By Nick Vivion | September 26, 2012

Google Maps is officially swimming with the fishes: Street View has partnered with the underwater experts at the Catlin Seaview Survey to create the world's first high-resolution, interactive panoramas... Read More

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The buzz of San Francisco Bay, taking off the rose-tinted specs, and seeing the Space Shuttle

By Kevin May | September 24, 2012

With a mixture of nerves and excitement, Tnooz rolled into San Francisco last week to host the latest stop on its roadshow of developer THack events. Read More

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