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Hotel door opening technology moving to mobile devices

By Kevin May | March 1, 2010

Travel technology firm OpenWays is attempting a major push to the world's hotel chains with a new system which allows customers to open doors with a mobile. Read More

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Rearden Commerce claims better mobile-mashup

By Dennis Schaal | March 1, 2010

Rearden Commerce, which offers corporate travel booking and expense management, released an iPhone app which mirrors its Web-based Personal Assistant -- both are mashups of multiple applications. Read More

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Concur corporate-booking tool and mobile app land Southwest Airlines

By Dennis Schaal | February 25, 2010

The Priceline Hotel Negotiator, Kayak and Travelocity mobile apps may be among the top 10 free travel apps in Apple's Apps Store, but they all lack one feature that's available in Concur's mobile app --... Read More

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In a bow to TripIt, new Expedia iPhone app accommodates non-Expedia itineraries

By Dennis Schaal | February 23, 2010

Breaking new ground, Expedia launched a new iPhone app, TripAssist, which enables users to track itineraries booked on Travelocity, Opodo or Agoda -- any travel website, actually -- in addition to those... Read More

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Consumer tool TripCase gets b-to-b swagger with Omega World Travel

By Dennis Schaal | February 16, 2010

Sabre's mobile itinerary-management tool, TripCase, has been marketing itself to consumers in its early days, but it just entered the business-to-business arena by signing on its first travel management... Read More

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In cunning move, Tripwolf adopts freemium model for iPhone

By Dennis Schaal | February 9, 2010

Tripwolf, the Vienna-based online travel-guide provider, introduced a new version of its iPhone app, which provides some free content, but offers mobile users certain premium destination content for... Read More

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Two US airlines taking seat upgrades to mobile apps through Farelogix, Mobiata

By Dennis Schaal | February 1, 2010

Two U.S. airlines are testing mobile apps that would deliver seat upgrades, lounge passes, check-ins and/or priority boarding through a new partnership between Farelogix and Mobiata, officials say. Read More

Kayak's collection of customer information would 'assist' its media business

By Dennis Schaal | January 19, 2010

Kayak's burgeoning effort to turn the metasearch model on its head by facilitating some aspects of consumer bookings will go much further than its mobile app, and eventually could permeate its websites.... Read More

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DMOs and mobile - there is hope for them yet

By Stephen Joyce | December 17, 2009

In recent months there has been plenty of discussion about some of the opportunities that DMOs have when it comes to the mobile space. I also discussed how destinations have the leg up when it comes to... Read More

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PhoCusWright puts its mobile where its Moxie is

By Stephen Joyce | November 16, 2009

Not to be outdone, the PhoCusWright Conference has released its iPhone app available for download now through the App Store. The PhoCusWright iPhone app was developed by Quickmobile, a firm based in... Read More

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Google, Sabre see mobile ads as a moveable feast

By Dennis Schaal | November 10, 2009

Google's move to acquire AdMob, which serves targeted advertising on mobile devices, coupled with a new Sabre survey on mobile services, punctuate the direction of travel advertising. It's standard... Read More

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Wireless carriers get smart with Android

By Dennis Schaal | October 12, 2009

Suddenly, it's Android, Android, Android. Apple iPhone-smitten AT&T reportedly is close to signing a deal to offer an Android phone manufactured by Dell, which would mean that all four major U.S.... Read More

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Verizon welcomes Android, Apple Store remains open

By Dennis Schaal | October 7, 2009

Google and Verizon Wireless are teaming to get Google's Android mobile platform humming on the largest wireless network in the U.S., with its 87 million subscribers. Both companies committed to putting... Read More

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The changing social habits of Asians

By Siew Hoon Yeoh | October 5, 2009

In putting WIT-Web In Travel 2009 together, I have been traveling across the region and getting a taste of what’s unfolding in the online travel landscape. From Kuala Lumpur to Taipei to Bangkok, a... Read More

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Four in five passengers use self-service check-in at Atlanta Airport

By Kevin May | October 1, 2009

Figures from the latest annual SITA report into passenger habits at six major airport hubs around the globe were released today and make interesting reading. The study, SITA-Air Transport World... Read More

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