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Mobile travel purchases in UK driven by price and brand [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | June 25, 2013

Tablets are converting better than other mobile devices according to a recent study of UK mobile travel searchers. Read More

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Airline execs reveal IT investments through 2016 [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Sean O'Neil | June 19, 2013

Nearly 75% of airline information technology (IT) executives say investing in business intelligence (BI) solutions for sales and marketing is their top priority, according to the annual SITA Airline IT... Read More

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Musings from an airline executive on why third party travel apps are winning

By Linda Fox | June 11, 2013

Mobile strategy is probably keeping many an airline executive awake at night but one chose to share his reflections at a recent Amadeus conference Read More

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Asian budget airline Scoot misses the runway despite clever promotion

By Nick Vivion | June 6, 2013

The World's Longest Virtual flight, a one year anniversary promotion of Asia budget airline Scoot, fell flat after taking off without over 5,000 virtual passengers. Read More

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Show these mobile usage stats to any travel executive resisting change

By Sean O'Neil | June 4, 2013

Check out these half-dozen noteworthy statistics about mobile adoption, with data from Expedia, IHG, Hotels.com, Yelp, and Google. Read More

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Mobile and the innovator's dilemma

By Viewpoints | May 31, 2013

Does the mobile web qualify as a disruptive innovation enabling technology? Diego Saez-Gil, founder of mobile-first booking platform WeHostels, weighs in. Read More

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Nosh nations: The monetization of the sharing economy spreads to food

By Nick Vivion | May 23, 2013

The evolution of collaborative consumption continues, with several startups serving up different takes on monetizing shared meals in North America. Read More

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MapQuest releases place sharing and traffic rerouting to mobile product

By Nick Vivion | May 20, 2013

MapQuest continues to bolster their brand with a refreshed and reinvigorated product offering. The latest update to the mobile experience is an integrated social sharing feature for places. Read More

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Mobile payments get serious on Google as Wallet evolves to handle travel [UPDATE]

By Nick Vivion | May 15, 2013

With mobile e-commerce predicted to reach over $278 billion by 2015, the mobile payments sector is heating up - and Google is at the head of the pack, announcing the next iteration of Google Wallet at... Read More

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Whoops! How did that electronic device stay on during takeoff?

By Nick Vivion | May 13, 2013

The businessman in 6A is not heeding the flight attendant's imploration: that iPad is most definitely not switched off. And neither is that smartphone in 14B: according to a recent study, 30 percent of... Read More

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Bureaucracy busters: Claiming travel-related compensation just got easier

By Nick Vivion | May 8, 2013

Identifying under- or unserved niches is increasingly difficult in the travel space. Refund.me has carved out their own place in the travel ecosystem by offering a streamlined refund service for... Read More

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VeryLastRoom looks to more users and hotels after funding windfall

By Linda Fox | May 7, 2013

VeryLastRoom has announced seed funding of EURO 400,000 after launching its same-day hotel booking application under a year ago Read More

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Wander hype unravels (a bit) as first full-featured product arrives

By Nick Vivion | May 7, 2013

Wander has been on the travel radar for over a year now, first announcing nothing at all with their financing and then going through a six-week on-boarding marketing campaign on its website. Read More

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Lack of functionality remains barrier to mobile flight booking adoption

By Nick Vivion | April 29, 2013

Flight information service FlightView has compiled the results of its latest survey, showing that lack of functionality and inferior interfaces are the main barriers to wider adoption of mobile booking. Read More

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Insider Guides bring Gogobot content to Homeaway

By Nick Vivion | April 25, 2013

Crowd-sourced content continues to appeal to travel brands, as Gogobot and Homeaway partner on a product called Insider Guides that brings local insider knowledge to travelers. Read More

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