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Goby launches iPad app to tap into trip planning impulses

By Dennis Schaal | June 4, 2010

Want to do a little whitewater rafting or engage in some off-roading this weekend? Then break out Goby's just-launched iPad app and you are probably only three or so taps away. Read More

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Revealed: first details of Kayak booking assistant

By Dennis Schaal | June 3, 2010

Kayak searches online travel agency and supplier websites and doesn't handle bookings -- but in a couple of weeks it will begin to take your flight "orders" for Virgin America, Hawaiian Airlines and... Read More

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Everytrail unveils guide marketplace, Ruba urges users to join

By Kevin May | June 2, 2010

Travel guide site Everytrail is taking a step along the road of rewarding creators of its content by launching an revenue scheme when users download guides to their phones Read More

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MyCityWay gets $300K as NYC establishes Entrepreneurial Fund

By Dennis Schaal | May 26, 2010

MyCityWay, which creates location-based city apps, became the first company to get seed money from an official Silicon Alley investment fund. Read More

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FTC clears Google acquisition of AdMob -- cites Apple as emerging competitor

By Dennis Schaal | May 21, 2010

Travel advertisers who may have feared the market power inherent in Google's pending $750 million acquisition of rival mobile ad network AdMob won't find any help at the Federal Trade Commission. Read More

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American Express shows independent streak in its mobile strategy

By Dennis Schaal | May 19, 2010

In unveiling its global mobile solution, mobileXtend, American Express Business Travel has come up with an offering that is global distribution system and corporate-booking tool agnostic. Read More

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TripCase works on multisystem synchronization for GetThere

By Dennis Schaal | May 17, 2010

When it comes to business travel, Sabre's TripCase appears relatively agnostic about global distribution systems. Read More

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How does a large company like Sabre innovate? Lots of coffee

By Dennis Schaal | May 12, 2010

How does a large company like Sabre get the innovation vibe going? All-nighters with lots of caffeine flowing. Read More

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In Frommers view of mobile, iPad pageviews are looking nice

By Dennis Schaal | May 7, 2010

The preliminary results are in from Frommer's: iPad users are viewing a bunch of pages on Frommer's.com. Read More

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Wolf of PhoCusWright chronicles online travel, mobile chaos

By Dennis Schaal | May 7, 2010

Oh, the chaos. Read More

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With Carlson Wagonlit-WorldMate deal, itinerary management pairings emerge

By Dennis Schaal | May 5, 2010

Traditional travel management companies slowly are picking their mobile itinerary-management partners so, like teens at a prom, it's starting to become clear who is going with whom to the after-party. Read More

Hotels.com unveils wacky augmented reality project

By Kevin May | May 4, 2010

Hotels.com is stepping into new territory with the release of a bizarre new product to showcase some of the major destinations featured on its US site. Read More

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Apple acquiring Siri gives the iTravel project a major boost

By Stephen Joyce | May 4, 2010

There has been a lot of speculation about the reason behind Apple's recent acquisition of Siri, the mobile voice based virtual assistant app for the iPhone. Read More