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Airline and hotel apps less popular than OTA apps with Millennials

By Nick Vivion | January 21, 2015

Millennials are under-indexing on airline and hotel apps, while dramatically over-indexing in their usage of branded OTA apps. This finding challenges certain beliefs that the millennial is now boo Read More

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Booking.com re-enters last-minute fray with mobile-only Booking Now

By Nick Vivion | January 16, 2015

As traveler behavior trends towards last-minute bookings, pretty much every OTA has launched a new last-minute solution. Booking.com had one of the earlier entrants to this space, with Booking.com Read More

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Seamless global transit: One travel app to rule them all

By Nick Vivion | January 6, 2015

By aggregating multiple services and information, the "One App" travel concept envisions a truly seamless travel and transit future worldwide. The travel app concept, which was funded by an EU tech Read More

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How iBeacon will deliver for travel in 2015

By Viewpoints | January 6, 2015

In the few months since Apple released the iPhone 6 and unveiled its new iWatch, the tech world has been largely focused on the hardware. Much has been written about the larger screen size, increased Read More

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GM adds hotel and restaurant reservations to in-vehicle system

By Nick Vivion | January 5, 2015

General Motors has released an update to OnStar, its in-vehicle assistance system, that allows subscribers to book hotels directly with an agent. The subscription service, which is available across Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: when mobile overtook desktop

By Daniele Beccari | December 29, 2014

Forty percent. The number was embedded in an Expedia-Comscore workshop presented at PhocusWright, alongside lots of other data, and it got lost in the maelstrom. No one noticed. But it was right Read More

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Quicket adds new twist to mobile OTA: In-flight movie reviews

By Nick Vivion | December 19, 2014

Quicket is a mobile app that exists to book airline tickets - or as the company touts itself, an app for "mobile travel services." This is a definition that speaks to the startup's ambition to become Read More

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Travelers have growing expectations of the airport experience

By Nick Vivion | December 18, 2014

Travelers have growing expectations from airports, says the latest FlightView Connected Airport survey. The US-focused survey, available for download here, focuses on the connectivity needs of a gr Read More

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Expedia releases live travel ticker and real-time reviews

By Nick Vivion | December 11, 2014

Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi revealed two new data-led features on stage from the annual Expedia Partner Event in Las Vegas: a live travel ticker and real-time hotel reviews. Real-time travel tick Read More

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Startup pitch: Tripnary brings airfare comparisons to bucket lists

By Nick Vivion | December 9, 2014

Mobile-first travel startups are the new-normal, as startups follow the shifting attention spans of the majority. Tripnary is the latest to focus on the mobile user, offering a bucket list service tie Read More

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Here's how to spend Euro 600,000 on travel in one place

By Nick Vivion | December 2, 2014

Rather than rest after a holiday weekend of consumption - or even participate in#GivingTuesday - a new app is offering a quick way to spend more money on travel in one place then ever before. The a Read More

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Putting the (shopping) cart before the horse won't drive online conversion

By Viewpoints | December 1, 2014

It can be easy to forget, but the main purpose of a travel website isn’t to drive conversions; it’s to provide a convenient guest resource. Of course, conversions are always a primary goal, but the Read More

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Ctrip cool with short-term hits in pursuit of market share

By Martin Cowen | November 27, 2014

China's biggest OTA Ctrip has reported a "solid" operational performance in Q3, although cost increases are hitting margins, spooking the market. But this is not a big concern, according to chief s Read More

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LoungeBuddy launches in-app purchases for lounge passes

By Nick Vivion | November 20, 2014

LoungeBuddy (TLabs here) has rolled out its 2.0 vision, which includes an industry first: in-app mobile booking for lounge access. Instant airport lounge bookings are currently available at 13 airpor Read More

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HotelTonight looks to tomorrow's hotel guest experience

By Nick Vivion | November 17, 2014

After 10 years as an attendee, HotelTonight CEO Sam Shank took to the Phocuswright stage with a look to tomorrow's hotel experience. The vision? An integrated system of interoperable apps that p Read More

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