This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel DEVICES in tourism and hospitality on Friday 6 December 2013...
Flight Search now offers a "Saved Flights" feature that allows users to save useful flight information and retrieve it when they are ready to book.
JetBlue customers can now simply check-in online and choose to store their boarding passes automatically on their iPhone to use at the airport.
OneTravel mobile and tablet booking platform benefits from parent company Fareportal service and provide users with seamless access to flight search features and many of the convenient tools provided by OneTravel.
Air New Zealand customers travelling on the airline's services, both domestic and international, can now check in using their smartphones, tablets and online.
Singapore Airlines customers with Gmail addresses are able to view travel information in Google Now several hours before their flight departure.
Mobile check-in from Marriott Hotels, the signature brand of Marriott International, is now available at 20 additional Marriott hotels in 19 countries including United Kingdom, Mexico, United Arab Emirates and India.
PointsHound users now have access to its Premium Concierge Service, powered by CheckMate, to expedite the arrival experience on reservations booked through the site.
Desti has expanded its app to make planning road trips visual and painless, save and search vacation rentals, as well as allow users to connect with friends to organize trips together and log their travel history.
CheckMate has announced the beta launch of its platform to help hotels and online travel agencies (OTAs) improve and enhance the guest check-in process.
Created for the iOS 7 platform, offering customers innovative new features, better functionality and an improved touch-friendly design that enables travelers to access information more quickly and easily.
In addition to helping travelers discover new places, plan road trips, connect through social media and save money with location-specific promotions, users can view hotel prices and book accommodations directly from this travel app.
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