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Version diversion in travel - a dilemma for mobile engineers

By Viewpoints | June 25, 2015

Mobile specialists and marketers needs to consider many thing when developing apps for travellers from China. NB: This is a guest article by Ritesh Gupta, a reporter for China Travel News. For s Read More

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Hotel robots catch up to personalization as hot topics in hospitality

By Nick Vivion | June 24, 2015

Beyond the impending doom of Tropical Storm Bill, there were two clear standouts from this year's HITEC in Austin 2015: robots and personalization. Robot revolution Despite rising in mainstream Read More

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Ixigo sells stake to and partners with handset maker

By Martin Cowen | June 23, 2015

Indian travel search site ixigo.com expects to "quadruple the number of mobile users" over the next year following a strategic investment from mobile handset manufacturer Micromax. Terms of the dea Read More

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Mobile ads, user generated data and instant booking are the trends to watch in travel

By Viewpoints | June 22, 2015

Respected and unofficial tech industry bellwether Mary Meeker from KPCB recently released her 20th Internet Trends Report. Tnooz covered it here, but I haven't another take on some of its findings. Read More

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Uber takes to a mobile game to improve driver navigation skills — and recruitment

By Nick Vivion | June 15, 2015

Uber snags headlines with delivery cute kittens or delicious food — but never before has the transportation app released a mobile game. The game is called UberDRIVE and its aim is to showcase "a day i Read More

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Despite promise, travel bookings on mobile devices still lagging

By Nick Vivion | June 10, 2015

The push towards mobile bookings has been a long slog, with a recent push of strength showing that 1 in 4 consumers had completed bookings via mobile. Yet this number might be a bit generous, espec Read More

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Cleartrip shows the value of mobile web

By Martin Cowen | June 9, 2015

Indian OTA Cleartrip has outlined a sharp growth in mobile bookings and expects its relaunched mobile web site to drive even bigger numbers in the future. In the first three months of last year, m Read More

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Startup pitch: Mobile-only Mesmo works to connect the world around common interests

By Nick Vivion | June 8, 2015

Today's travel startup pitch comes from Mesmo, a new mobile-only networking app focused on connecting like-minded people before, during and after trips. Rather than being a Tinder-style matchmaking Read More

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One in every five dollars spent on travel now coming from mobile

By Nick Vivion | May 22, 2015

Mobile continues to drive more bookings in travel, with one in five dollars now coming from the channel. This is according to a new report from Adobe, called the Digital Index, which features a mas Read More

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Mapbox could unleash a wave of creativity in mapping with its developer SDK

By Nick Vivion | May 21, 2015

Mapbox, who's client list includes Roadtrippers, has now expanded into an open mobile SDK, free for up to 50,000 MAUs. The startup focuses exclusively on powering well-designed, custom maps for oth Read More

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Web and technology now contribute to the overall hotel guest experience

By Viewpoints | May 20, 2015

The most important part of a hotelier's job is to ensure an outstanding experience for guests while they are on your property. Obviously. But, easier said than done, making sure they also have a gr Read More

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Marriott launches instant Ask Anything concierge feature on mobile

By Nick Vivion | May 14, 2015

The news is rife with new startups, such as Magic and Operator, that offer instant concierge via SMS for a multitude of items, services and deliveries. Now Marriott Hotels is getting in on the tren Read More

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Ctrip sees transport growing faster than hotels

By Martin Cowen | May 14, 2015

Chinese OTA Ctrip has reported a strong start to the year, with air, train and bus ticket volumes seeing bigger percentage increases than hotels. Air, train and bus comprise its transport reporting Read More

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HolidayIQ buys mobile development expertise

By Martin Cowen | May 13, 2015

Indian travel community HolidayIQ has responded to a big lift in mobile traffic by buying the travel mobile development team from SourceN. SourceN, based in Bangalore India and Silicon Valley USA, Read More

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Amadeus' to-do list covers NDC, mobile, payments

By Martin Cowen | May 7, 2015

Amadeus has issued a Management Review as part of its 2015 Q1 results released today, with the document outlining its "key ongoing R&D investments". These include: "migration development wo Read More

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