Mobile

Sabre aims to break down walls as it "reimagines" business of travel
News / Technology
Sabre aims to break down walls as it "reimagines" business of travel
By Jill Menze | April 11, 2018
Sabre president and CEO Sean Menke has a new vision for how tech will reimagine the business of travel. Read More
VIDEO: Business travel, supplier technology and customer ownership
News / Technology
VIDEO: Business travel, supplier technology and customer ownership
By Kevin May | April 10, 2018
There is an ongoing discussion around the idea that suppliers are gaining more control of the customer as they often have the ability to handle the tech interface. Read More
Uber acquires Jump Bikes
News / Startups
Uber targets bike-sharing with purchase of Jump Bikes
By Mitra Sorrells | April 9, 2018
Uber is expanding its ride options with the purchase of Jump Bikes, a dockless, electric bike-sharing startup.   Read More
Why now is the time for travel brands to go mobile-first
Opinion / Online
Why now is the time for travel brands to go mobile-first
By Mark Rabe - Sojern | April 6, 2018
It’s popular to talk about the impact that smartphones have had and with good reason. In recent years, since smartphone introduction, there has been a dramatic shift in the way people engage with brands... Read More
Bike share startup Yellow $9M seed round
News / Startups
Brazilian bike-sharing startup raises $9M in seed round
By Mitra Sorrells | April 5, 2018
Brazilian start-up Yellow has raised $9 million in seed round funding to launch the first dockless bike-sharing service in that country.   Read More
Augmented reality is the next mass media – are you ready for the revolution?
News / Technology
Augmented reality is the next mass media – are you ready for the revolution?
By Viewpoints | April 3, 2018
This is a viewpoint from Chris Elson, client development manager at Diverse Interactive. Hate it or love it, there's a content-experience juggernaut knocking at our door: Augmented reality. Ther Read More
Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with CarTrawler's Bobby Healy
Interview / Distribution
Phocuswright Europe 2018 Preview: Q&A with CarTrawler's Bobby Healy
By PhocusWire | March 30, 2018
Ahead of the event, Bobby Healy discusses the major opportunities in mobile, what's wrong with Google and why it's crucial to stay ahead of the competition. Read More
Research Spotlight: How voice, chat and social are transforming the traveler experience
News / Technology
Research Spotlight: How voice, chat and social are transforming the traveler experience
By Jill Menze | March 28, 2018
Further evidence voice technology is taking off: Almost half of smartphone-owning online travelers use a voice assistant, new research from Phocuswright shows. Read More
Uber offloads Southeast Asia wing to Grab, will now focus on organic growth
News / Online
Uber offloads Southeast Asia wing to Grab, will now focus on organic growth
By Kevin May | March 26, 2018
Uber claims consolidation is not the "strategy of the day" after seeing another part of the business heading to a competitor. Read More
Travelers now prefer travel apps to web for search and booking
News / Technology
Travelers now prefer travel apps to web for search and booking
By Viewpoints | March 13, 2018
This is a viewpoint from David MacHale, digital marketing director, Travelport Digital. Travelers have gone all Shania Twain on us recently. To steal a line from her ‘90s classic, travelers might a Read More
In The Big Chair - Clare Gilmartin of Trainline
Interview / Online
In The Big Chair - Clare Gilmartin of Trainline
By Kevin May | March 6, 2018
The former-eBay exec knows a lot about retail, expansion and customers - and can now add distribution, standardisation and mobile technology to her repertoire of skills needed to run an online business. Read More
google sells zagat to infatuation
News / Online
Google offloads Zagat to restaurant review site The Infatuation
By Jill Menze | March 5, 2018
Restaurant review mainstay Zagat is changing homes: Google, which has owned Zagat since 2011, has sold the brand to food discovery site the Infatuation for an undisclosed sum. Read More
tnoozLIVE@TTE: Travelport's Simon Ferguson on voice, traveller engagement and human contact
News / Technology
tnoozLIVE@TTE: Travelport's Simon Ferguson on voice, traveller engagement and human contact
By Linda Fox | March 5, 2018
This is the first of a series of articles spun out of tnoozLIVE@TTE, recorded live at the TTE event Olympia, London. More clips to come! To learn more about how to bring tnoozLIVE@ to your event, plea Read More
Baidu app can mimic your voice after just one minute
Notated News / Technology
Baidu app can mimic your voice after just one minute
By Luke Dormehl - Digital Trends | March 1, 2018
Researchers at Chinese search giant Baidu have created an artificial intelligence they claim can learn to accurately mimic your voice — based on less than a minute’s worth of listening to it. Read More
Triple acquires Local Guddy
News / Startups
Triple buys travel experiences competitor Local Guddy
By Mitra Sorrells | February 26, 2018
Triple, a digital marketplace that connects travelers with local hosts for activities and experiences, has acquired competitor Local Guddy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.   Read More
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