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Amadeus streamlines corporate booking tool, tests mobile app

By Linda Fox | October 16, 2012

A couple of announcements from Amadeus yesterday including the release of a new user interface for its e-Travel Management corporate self-booking tool Read More

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Destination app to give kids a voice in travel planning process [VIDEO]

By Linda Fox | October 15, 2012

Here's a cute idea for a travel application scheduled to launch in December on both Apple and Android devices. Read More

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Is miles to cash the future as mobile wallet allows users to spend anywhere?

By Linda Fox | October 12, 2012

Here's an interesting development as a demonstration of the way airline frequent flier and loyalty schemes are headed. Read More

What airline, what device and when - a quick guide to mobile and internet access

By Linda Fox | October 11, 2012

As airlines begin touting their best(est), fastest, in-flight electronic services, business travellers will be needing a guide to which airline offers in-flight wifi, when it can be used and on what... Read More

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Mobile, maps, travel and the Walk-In Economy

By Viewpoints | October 8, 2012

The War of the Maps (Worlds? Ha!) between Apple and Google is that the struggle is not about immediate revenue, it is about ownership of geo-behavioral data and overall strategic positioning Read More

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Block Avenue brings every block to the cloud

By Nick Vivion | October 1, 2012

When purchasing a house in Boston with his newly-minted fiancee, Tony Longo made the biggest mistake of his life: while incredibly pleasant during the day, the neighborhood turned into a "nightmare"... Read More

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Managing the last-minute channel: the hotel perspective

By Nick Vivion | September 27, 2012

Hotel revenue managers are dealing with a rapidly shifting landscape, especially when it comes to last-minute bookings via mobile applications like HotelTonight. Read More

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Zagat drops paid apps, will it drop quality as well?

By Nick Vivion | September 24, 2012

In Google's continued integration of the Zagat properties, the company has announced that all of Zagat's paid apps will now be free for download. Read More

Tagwhat announces publishing tool to add location data to content from across the web

By Nick Vivion | September 24, 2012

Boulder, US-based Tagwhat has announced some major features today, including a Publishing Tool that allows anyone to tether digital content from across the Web to a specific geo-tagged real-world... Read More

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The Scan: Dwellable apps, HolidayIQ recommendation engine, HG2 revamps and more news

By PhocusWire | September 24, 2012

Almost 60% of Dwellable's users came via mobile in past three months, and more items from our rundown of the stories that are making news and driving opinion on 24 September Read More

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Apple reveals iOS6, misplaces some towns and businesses

By Nick Vivion | September 20, 2012

The much anticipated release of iOS 6 came to a head yesterday, as millions of iOS users were finally able to download the latest update to Apple's popular software. Read More

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American Airlines to begin tablet roll out to flight attendants later this year

By Linda Fox | September 20, 2012

Days after the all clear from the Federal Aviation Administration for American Airlines pilots to replace paper manuals with iPads in the cockpit and the airline has revealed details of its tablet... Read More

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No downtime for Four Seasons guests as brand offers in-car wifi

By Linda Fox | September 20, 2012

Four Seasons, the brand that unveiled its multi-million pound website earlier this year, is also upping its game in the mobile stakes Read More

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Tripsy switches to Trevi six months after launch

By Linda Fox | September 17, 2012

Stories of travel startups which have shut shop after a year or others which change direction after an initial push are numerous but not that many change name six months after launch Read More