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The Scan: Expedia opens a huge R&D center in India, WolframAlpha analyzes your Facebook account, and more
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The Scan: Expedia opens a huge R&D center in India, WolframAlpha analyzes your Facebook account, and more
By Sean O'Neil | August 31, 2012
Expedia is hiring for its newest and largest R&D center in Asia, WolframAlpha makes it easy to get all sorts of data on your Facebook activity, and more items in our roundup.... Read More
Brands may face challenges in their social efforts with Britons over age 24
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Brands may face challenges in their social efforts with Britons over age 24
By Sean O'Neil | August 30, 2012
Only the younger, "Facebook generation" routinely uses social media like Facebook to share information with brands, says a survey conducted by YouGov for Experian Marketing Services.... Read More
WorldMate adds hotel price alerts to its trip-management iPhone app
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WorldMate adds hotel price alerts to its trip-management iPhone app
By Sean O'Neil | August 30, 2012
A leading app for managing business trips, WorldMate, has added hotel price alerts to its app for WorldMate for iPhone.... Read More
Artificial beaches and space camps - is this holidaying in 2050?
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Artificial beaches and space camps - is this holidaying in 2050?
By Linda Fox | August 30, 2012
Expect holidays in decades to come but not as we currently know them according to a report from Premier Inn... Read More
Two thirds of mobile bookers are expecting to travel within 24 hours
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Two thirds of mobile bookers are expecting to travel within 24 hours
By Kevin May | August 30, 2012
Expedia says nearly 70% of customers using a mobile device to book one of its travel product are looking to travel within the next 24 hours.... Read More
Google Maps, GasBuddy and Urbanspoon most popular travel apps by US usage
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Google Maps, GasBuddy and Urbanspoon most popular travel apps by US usage
By Sean O'Neil | August 30, 2012
Google Maps is still king of the travel apps and sites among smart phone users, says a study by Nielsen.... Read More
Travel writers and bloggers - what technology do they use on the road? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Travel writers and bloggers - what technology do they use on the road? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | August 30, 2012
Writers and bloggers are arguably (or supposedly) at the sharp end of how travellers use technology before, during and after a trip.... Read More
The Scan: UK hotels scolded for online rate display, the first use of Facebook's Were Here API, and more
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The Scan: UK hotels scolded for online rate display, the first use of Facebook's Were Here API, and more
By Sean O'Neil | August 30, 2012
Eleven major hotel chains are routinely breaching British government guidelines and advertising standards rules by not including VAT in headline prices online, and more items in our roundup.... Read More
Lessons learned in social media: How Vueling should have dealt with the hijack that never was
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Lessons learned in social media: How Vueling should have dealt with the hijack that never was
By Viewpoints | August 30, 2012
News in social media spreads fast, meaning we continuously remind our customers of the implications this can have on both customer service and crisis management for airlines.... Read More
Would you pick an airline because it installed iPads in the airport restaurants?
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Would you pick an airline because it installed iPads in the airport restaurants?
By Kevin May | August 30, 2012
This is a valid question given that US airline Delta this week announced it would be putting 250 Apple iPads in three new restaurants at Minneapolis-St Paul (MSP) airport hub.... Read More
Young travellers get holiday advice from UK Foreign Office via app
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Young travellers get holiday advice from UK Foreign Office via app
By Linda Fox | August 29, 2012
In a first for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the government body has developed an application aimed at providing travel advice to those about to embark on a gap year... Read More
London to LAX - 30 years for Air New Zealand, from Walkman to iPad [INFOGRAPHIC]
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London to LAX - 30 years for Air New Zealand, from Walkman to iPad [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Kevin May | August 29, 2012
Anyone remember the DynaTAC "mobile " phone from 1982? Possibly not. But then, of course, there was the Sony cassette Walkman, a lifetime (in tech terms) before the iPod?... Read More
Yabbedoo seeks to disrupt with local deals and travel news service
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Yabbedoo seeks to disrupt with local deals and travel news service
By Linda Fox | August 29, 2012
Yabbedoo is setting itself a huge challenge - to disrupt the industry by providing its special deals platform incorporating geo-location as well an industry news and information service for travel companies looking for that competitive edge as well as travellers and locals... Read More
Marketing a destination mobile app - the sweat equity approach
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Marketing a destination mobile app - the sweat equity approach
By Viewpoints | August 29, 2012
More than half of the adults in the United States alone already own smartphones. Look around any coffee shop to see why you want your destination’s information behind those ubiquitous mobile screens.... Read More
The Scan: HotelTonight hits 3 million downloads and other news
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The Scan: HotelTonight hits 3 million downloads and other news
By Sean O'Neil | August 29, 2012
The last-minute hotel booking app expands to ten new destinations in the US and the UK, and more items in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 29 August.... Read More
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