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Much to admire, still more to do, with boredom-fixing Goby iPhone app

By Stephen Joyce | April 5, 2010

Goby, the things-to-do metasearch engine, has released an iPhone app that it says will cure boredom on the go. Read More

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Kayak, Mobiata size up the iPad transition and like the design freedom

By Dennis Schaal | April 4, 2010

Kayak and Mobiata transitioned their iPhone apps to the iPad and in the process both companies realized that developing iPad apps involved more than a quick revision or two, and provided some relative... Read More

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TripIt likes Google travel link, but apps marketplace for business is even better

By Dennis Schaal | March 31, 2010

Apple iPhone and Google Android apps get a lot of buzz these days, but TripIt likes the bump it is getting out of the newly launched and less publicized Google Apps Marketplace for business. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Siri

By Stephen Joyce | March 29, 2010

TLabs Showcase on startups featuring San Jose-based Siri. Read More

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Lonely Planet CEO - more integration, premium content works, mobile push

By Kevin May | March 25, 2010

Lonely Planet is planning on a string of developments around its overall content strategy as it looks to carve out a dominant position across digital platforms as well as guidebooks. Read More

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NileGuide iPhone app features multisource content, many destinations

By Dennis Schaal | March 23, 2010

NileGuide, the trip-planning company, released its second mobile app, What's Next, an iPhone app that features information on more than 200 destinations from 30-plus content sources. Read More

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interactive Mobile @dvertising gets its first funding round

By Dennis Schaal | March 12, 2010

Interactive Mobile @dvertising, which offers GPS-enabled mobile destination guides in partnership with tourism authorities at trade shows, attracted a $500,000 investment from Connecticut Innovations. Read More

Game-changer? Smartphone manufacturers looking to disrupt travel distribution

By Dennis Schaal | March 11, 2010

Apple changed the music industry with iTunes. Might smartphone manufacturers like Samsung, Nokia, Motorola and RIM or mobile operating-system providers like Apple, Google or Microsoft disrupt the travel... Read More

Google kaboom -- disruption coming from search, video, mobile, cloud

By Dennis Schaal | March 10, 2010

Dennis Woodside has some simple advice for travel marketers who will have to try to cope with the coming disruption -- "dog-fooding." Read More

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Location-based social network to integrate Travel Channel dining content

By Dennis Schaal | March 8, 2010

Gowalla, a location-based social-networking service on smartphones, concluded an agreement with the Travel Channel to integrate some of its content. Read More

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No sweat -- SpaFinder unveils iPhone app

By Dennis Schaal | March 8, 2010

SpaFinder launched a free iPhone app that enables travelers to use the smartphone's GPS features to find a nearby spa, access maps, directions and user reviews, check availability and make appointments. Read More

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Copy this -- Hilton Garden Inn, PrinterOn enable printing from smartphones

By Dennis Schaal | March 8, 2010

After a deal inked with mobile-printing specialist PrinterOn, Hilton Garden Inn introduced printing capabilities from smartphones for business travelers. Read More

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Travelscream to release iPhone app for hotel ancillary services

By Dennis Schaal | March 4, 2010

Hotel-deals syndicator Travelscream plans to release at the end of this month a free iPhone app which would enable hotel partners to promote ancillary services, from spa treatments to dining and tours,... Read More

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WorldMate gets new CEO, pushes mobile deals with airlines, GDSs, hotels

By Dennis Schaal | March 2, 2010

Mobile itinerary-management company WorldMate shook up its executive ranks and is making a push for cobranded deals and advertising agreements with airlines, hotels and GDSs, as well as white-label... Read More

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Travel illness doctor launches mobile app after book success

By Kevin May | March 2, 2010

Deborah Mills, a well known doctor-cum-author in the travel medicine sector, has switched channels and unveiled a mobile application for those who fall ill on holiday. Read More

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