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British Airways and the Know Me saga: Should companies run image checks on customers?

By Sean O'Neil | July 9, 2012

British Airways has created a stir with its plan to run identity checks on "very important" business passengers. Read More

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conTgo goes forth with app for corporates encompassing SoLoMo

By Linda Fox | July 2, 2012

The corporate travel world has been striving recently to make tools for the road traveller more like what they're used to using in the leisure world Read More

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Airlines prioritising mobile in next three years, improving passenger service tops list

By Linda Fox | June 29, 2012

Airlines are using mobile applications across the business and continue to make mobile investment a priority for the next three years. Read More

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Mozio tries to soften the hardest part of the journey -- airport to hotel

By Dennis Schaal | June 15, 2012

Right on time, like a shuttle bus arriving at the hotel with punctuality, US-based startup Mozio sets out to be an airport transportation search engine, enabling travelers to efficiently navigate their... Read More

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Can a picture really be worth a 1,000 words?

By Linda Fox | June 15, 2012

Here's a quirky application which was developed to help travellers get round the language barrier Read More

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HotelTonight slam dunks with $23M in funding

By Kevin May | June 5, 2012

Same-day hotel booking for mobiles, HotelTonight, appears to be validating the model further by securing $23 million in Series C funding in an investment round led by US Venture Partners. Read More

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Gen Y versus corporate travel policy - stalemate in an online travel world

By Linda Fox | June 1, 2012

Gen Y workers are by definition online, mobile and demanding. So, what’s the problem – a dynamic, flexible and tech savvy workforce has got to be a good thing, hasn’t it? Read More

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iCloud Photo Stream exposes Disney Cruise crew member in missing iPhone caper

By Dennis Schaal | May 29, 2012

There is, pardon the expression, a "takeaway" if you are snapping photos with a stolen iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or even Apple TV -- iCloud Photo Stream may sync you in the end. Read More

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Tablet stats getting interesting as ownership in Brazil and China outstrips UK and US

By Linda Fox | May 28, 2012

Some interesting figures and an update on travel tech trends shared at an OpenJaw customer conference in Dublin last week Read More

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Not all apps are created equal, some are more equal than others

By Viewpoints | May 24, 2012

A colleague and I were recently reviewing a newly released mobile application that has generated a lot of buzz. Read More

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Limos.com changes CEOs and Ann Hoey crashes boys club

By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2012

Limos.com brought in a new CEO, Ann Hoey, who will be adding some estrogen to the testosterone-ravaged top ranks of the online and mobile ground-transportation industry. Read More

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eLong in huge China online shift with echoes of Expedia-Google problem

By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2012

eLong, Expedia's online travel agency subsidiary in China, has carried out a very substantial shift to online hotel bookings in the past year. Read More

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Cheapflights bans clumsy mobile handoffs

By Dennis Schaal | May 11, 2012

Airline-deal publisher Cheapflights has laid down the law for its mobile websites in the US and UK -- there will be no flights shown from intermediaries or suppliers unless they have quality mobile... Read More

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Sabre Hospitality brings all services under new hotel platform, device responsive tech in pipeline

By Linda Fox | May 10, 2012

Sabre Hospitality Solutions is developing a hotel enterprise platform which aims to bring all services from property management, central reservations, revenue and the RFP process together Read More

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Kayak mobile download momentum and profits

By Dennis Schaal | May 8, 2012

Kayak turned a year-ago loss into a nearly $4.1 million profit during the first quarter of 2012 and saw downloads of its mobile apps soar 43%. Read More

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