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Why you need to care about travel technology, semantic web and ontology

By Viewpoints | January 3, 2012

What does this all this mean for the wider travel industry? How do XML schema and ontologies connect? Why does it matter? Should you care? Read More

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Where next with technology for tourism boards and destination marketing organisations?

By Viewpoints | December 30, 2011

In late 2010, we interviewed 650 destination marketing organizations to determine what they had in the way of tools for delivering web content to visitors. Read More

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Big shuffle in the world of hotel marketing and distribution in 2012

By Patrick Landman | December 22, 2011

There are some major developments ahead in the hotel sector which will demand attention of hoteliers in order to stay in control of their marketing mix and distribution costs. Read More

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Big questions as Google circles the wagons around the hotel industry

By Viewpoints | December 16, 2011

As we now know, Google is testing a version of its Comparison Ads format for online hotels. Read More

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Google plants Hotel Finder tool right above every other ad

By Kevin May | December 15, 2011

More developments at Google likely to tweak the noses of the hotel industry and online travel agencies as it puts tools for Hotel Finder at the top of search results. Read More

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With Clever Sense mobile acquisition, Alfred works for Google now

By Dennis Schaal | December 13, 2011

Google acquired Clever Sense and its Meet Alfred local restaurant and nightlife iOS and Android apps. Read More

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Not for print -- Visit Florida launches co-op advertising with Google

By Dennis Schaal | December 12, 2011

Google has figured out a way to grab some more share of the print advertising market in travel -- a co-op advertising program with Visit Florida. Read More

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Google quietly introduces social travel service Schemer

By Alex Bainbridge | December 12, 2011

There are a number of pieces missing from the Google travel jigsaw. So far its focus has been on data-driven services - Maps, Flight Search, Hotel Finder, Places and the ubiquitous click-based... Read More

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Imagine what a tourism board could do to its greatest attractions with this technology

By Kevin May | December 11, 2011

Dismiss for a moment the fact that it's an ad for mobile handset manufacturer LG, this quite extraordinary use of 3D film and lights in a live setting has enormous potential in travel. Read More

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Google takes Maps inside airports, see where all this could be heading?

By Kevin May | December 9, 2011

Three months after Bing launched its version, Google has decided it is a good idea to give consumers on-the-go access to detailed maps of airports. Read More

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Using semantic technology to create better consumer profiles in travel

By Viewpoints | December 8, 2011

It took me about 15 years from when I started travelling for business and pleasure to appreciate the value of a professional travel agent. Read More

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Where is the consumer interest in a limited Google Flight Search?

By Viewpoints | December 7, 2011

As we head into the busy travel season, travel agencies – both online and storefront – are poised once again to handle significant volumes of consumer traffic. Read More

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Travel tech company answers Google threat with better usability and semantic focus

By Linda Fox | December 4, 2011

FACT-Finder, a website usability specialist based in Germany, has devised what it claims could be a system to see off the threat of Google in travel search. Read More

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The problem with QR codes [VIDEO]

By Kevin May | December 1, 2011

Just for fun. Very amusing skit from Scott Stratten, president of UnMarketing, laying into the idea of QR codes and how impractical they can be. Read More

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How Nokia wants to make location and sharing a part of the mobile DNA

By Kevin May | November 26, 2011

Interesting developments in world of handsets as Nokia starts testing a platform which brings social media and location-based information to the heart of the mobile. Read More

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