https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/mobile travel technology/ Mobile Travel Technology News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T10:57:28+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/vodafone-adds-new-destinations-to-global-roaming-tariff/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/vodafone-adds-new-destinations-to-global-roaming-tariff/ Vodafone UK has added eight new worldwide destinations to its number of 4G roaming destinations. This means customers can use 4G for faster data speeds in 71 destinations. The new destinations include Dominican Republic, Hungary, Kenya, Morocco and UAE - perfect for those planning a getaway or that all important business trip this autumn. Thu, 22 Oct 2015 09:56:25 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/mobile-data-and-text-messaging-at-30000ft-prove-a-hit-with-brits/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/mobile-data-and-text-messaging-at-30000ft-prove-a-hit-with-brits/ British travellers are more likely to pick up their mobile phones inflight to send an email or browse the web than to make a call from the aircraft cabin. Sun, 13 Apr 2014 03:30:08 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/the-whole-of-france-in-your-pocket-during-your-holidays/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/the-whole-of-france-in-your-pocket-during-your-holidays/ It’s not always easy to juggle between guides, maps and brochures during a journey in France. You need to find the right document, look for the right page, sometimes add to the information by consulting another source, and repeat the process for each place you visit. Wed, 29 May 2013 03:30:37 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/goodspeed-internet-service-for-travellers-expands-to-russia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/goodspeed-internet-service-for-travellers-expands-to-russia/ Uros Ltd today announced an agreement that enables high-speed mobile Internet for travellers also in Russia. Up to now the Goodspeed Internet service has been available in large part of Europe, and with the latest agreement the number of countries covered amounts to 16. Sun, 26 May 2013 03:00:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airlines-to-overtake-energy-companies-in-targeting-mobile-consumers/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/airlines-to-overtake-energy-companies-in-targeting-mobile-consumers/ Energy, telecommunications and airline firms are taking the lead in spending to engage consumers through their mobile devices, according to The New Digital Mobile Consumer global trend report. Commissioned by Tata Consultancy Services the leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, the research reveals that average expenditure within the companies surveyed in these sectors during 2012 was between $27 million to $31 million per company. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:00:26 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/downtown-alliance-announces-mobile-app-for-android1/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/downtown-alliance-announces-mobile-app-for-android1/ Today the Alliance for Downtown New York announced that its free “Downtown NYC” mobile application is now available for Android platforms. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:00:22 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/mobile-travel-technologies-raises-5m-in-financing-from-dfj-esprit/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/mobile-travel-technologies-raises-5m-in-financing-from-dfj-esprit/ Mobile Travel has today announced the completion of its $5 million financing from one of Europe’s largest venture capital firms, DFJ Esprit.  MTT is the largest mobile platform and products provider dedicated to the travel industry and works with industry leaders including easyJet, Qantas Group’s Jetstar and Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts. Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:02:29 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-route-planning-app-enhances-mobile-workforce-productivity/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-route-planning-app-enhances-mobile-workforce-productivity/ Runzheimer International®, the global leader in Total Employee Mobility solutions, today announced the availability of Runzheimer Mobile™, a next-generation application that gives mobile workers route planning and data capture tools while providing business intelligence to back-end administrators via visibility of field resource deployment. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/travora-media-launches-free-lets-go-city-guide-apps/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/travora-media-launches-free-lets-go-city-guide-apps/ Travora Media, building the most trusted brands in travel with mobile, social, and video content services, has launched five iPhone apps for its Let’s Go partner affiliated with Harvard Student Agencies, Inc. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/astronomical-roaming-costs-contribute-to-lost-business/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/astronomical-roaming-costs-contribute-to-lost-business/ Research from CCMI, a leading information source for the telecom industry, reveals that a majority of Fortune 1000 companies are pursuing alternatives to control the exorbitant wireless bills incurred when employees do business internationally. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:11 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/6.5-million-admit-to-using-mobiles-in-flight/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/6.5-million-admit-to-using-mobiles-in-flight/ After actor Alec Baldwin was thrown off a plane for using his iPad, a poll by HolidayExtras.com has revealed that he’s not alone in breaking the rules – nearly six-and-a-half-million people flying into and out of the UK in the last 12 months did so too. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:00:51 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/inzumi-launches-free-travel-guide-app-for-iphone/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/inzumi-launches-free-travel-guide-app-for-iphone/ The internet portal inzumi.com has started to offer holidaymakers and globetrotters new personal travel guides with a new online app. The app contains “exactly” the kind of information that is of interest to the traveller. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:37:06 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sita-and-orange-business-services-sign-global-2g-3g-connectivity-agreements/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sita-and-orange-business-services-sign-global-2g-3g-connectivity-agreements/ SITA today announced that it has become the world’s first global mobile data services provider dedicated to the air transport industry. Through a partnership agreement with Orange Business Services, the air transport communications specialist is providing global data connectivity to airlines enabling the secure use of mobile data, machine-to-machine (M2M) and application to person (A2P) technologies worldwide. Sat, 18 Jun 2011 04:00:56 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/us-visitors-to-eu-warned-over-roaming-costs/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/us-visitors-to-eu-warned-over-roaming-costs/ The EU is accused of leaving US visitors to Britain at the mercy of profit hungry mobile phone operators, which hit them with hefty five-figure mobile phone bills. According to industry specialists Tep, mobile phone operators charge US travellers to the UK up to £11.70 per MB in roaming charges, making them a tidy 1800 per cent profit on data. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:14:31 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/att-enhances-mobile-broadband-coverage-in-newark-liberty-international-airp/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/att-enhances-mobile-broadband-coverage-in-newark-liberty-international-airp/ As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced wireless devices and services, AT&T* today announced that it has expanded its mobile broadband coverage in Newark Liberty International Airport Fri, 27 May 2011 14:50:26 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/former-google-director-joins-the-mobicart-ranks/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/former-google-director-joins-the-mobicart-ranks/ MobiCart (www.mobi-cart.com) after making its debut at the world-renowned DEMO conference in Silicon Valley, California, MobiCart has gone from strength to strength Wed, 25 May 2011 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/clarion-hotel-stockholm-loses-its-keys/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/clarion-hotel-stockholm-loses-its-keys/ Visitors headed for the Clarion Hotel in Stockholm are set to take part in a world-first trial, with guests offered a chance to check-in with a mobile phone. In partnership with Nordic telecom giant TeliaSonera, the hotel will even allow visitors to receive their hotel room key directly to their mobile. Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:28:21 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/social-media-and-mobile-technology-impact-on-corporate-travel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/social-media-and-mobile-technology-impact-on-corporate-travel/ Mobile technology is being adopted by the corporate travel industry in four key ways: mobile itinerary management, security and safety on the road, mobile commerce, and automating and expediting the travel process, finds a new white paper by BCD Travel. Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:04:19 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/google-puts-mobile-firmly-first/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/google-puts-mobile-firmly-first/ New developments in mobile phone technology have shifted the search giants focus to mobile advertising. What are the latest developments to emerge from Google’s mobile labs? Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:25:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/mobile-roaming-charge-protection-for-travellers-comes-into-force/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/mobile-roaming-charge-protection-for-travellers-comes-into-force/ From 1 July 2010 consumers no longer need to worry about accidentally running up huge bills when they connect to the internet using mobile networks via a phone or computer when abroad in the EU. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:02:43 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ixigo.com-launches-indias-first-travel-deals-search/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ixigo.com-launches-indias-first-travel-deals-search/ iXiGO.com, India’s fastest growing travel site, has announced the launch of an innovative product for searching across all online travel deals in India. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:06:58 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/travelclick-weighs-in-on-the-accelerating-role-of-mobile-applications-at-hs/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/travelclick-weighs-in-on-the-accelerating-role-of-mobile-applications-at-hs/ TRAVELCLICK®, the leader in hotel ecommerce, will present at the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) “Revenue Management & Internet Marketing Strategy Conference,” to be held June 21, 2010, in Orlando, FL. Matthew Vice, TRAVELCLICK’s Director of Mobile Products, will be a guest expert on the panel discussion, “Mobile Marketing for Today and Tomorrow.” He will discuss the role of mobile for hotels in the overall marketing mix to create brand awareness, convert prospects, enhance customer relationships, generate viral marketing and drive the bottom line results. The discussion, designed to help hotels make sense of the many mobile technologies and platforms in today’s market, will take place 9:30–10:20 am at HSMAI conference that is co-located with the HITEC Exposition in the Orange County Convention Center. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:55:49 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-travel-guides-launched-with-offline-navigation-and-augmented-reality-fe/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-travel-guides-launched-with-offline-navigation-and-augmented-reality-fe/ Interactive travel guides publisher mTrip has launched travel guides for iPhone and iPod Touch. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:21:12 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/always-on-business-travellers-show-mobile-tech-is-helpful-in-a-crisis/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/always-on-business-travellers-show-mobile-tech-is-helpful-in-a-crisis/ Only 6.2% of employees ever ‘switch off’ out of hours while 85% use mobile applications in a crisis Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:31:42 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/emirates-launches-new-mobile-service/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/emirates-launches-new-mobile-service/ Emirates Airline has launched a new service which allows passengers to book flights on their mobile phones. Mobile Emirates.com will give Emirates customers the option of booking their flight through their phone’s mobile browser, wherever they are in the world. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:20:31 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brits-oblivious-to-roaming-fee-regulations/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brits-oblivious-to-roaming-fee-regulations/ Almost 60 per cent of UK travellers are not aware of the new EU roaming cap for Internet access within Europe. This is despite over half regularly accessing websites from their smartphones when on an overseas trip. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:05:22 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/iphone-opens-hotel-doors/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/iphone-opens-hotel-doors/ Hotel News Resource OpenWays Presents its iPhone Application to Bypass Front Desks and Open Room Locks Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:30:38 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/a-mobile-revolution/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/a-mobile-revolution/ The mobile device will be the world’s primary connection tool to the internet in 2020. So what exactly are the benefits of a mobile website? Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:50:25 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/travel-bookings-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/travel-bookings-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/ The mobile revolution is putting travel in the palm of your hand—quite literally. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:53:16 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/latest-tour-operator-technology-trends/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/latest-tour-operator-technology-trends/ There has been a considerable growth in the number of suppliers providing e-commerce solutions, as selling online has become a ‘must-do’ activity for tour operators.  The Travel Technology Consultancy Genesys says there are no longer any excuses, and that your product is never too complex, too tailor-made or too expensive to sell online. If you cannot close the deal online there and then, you run the risk of your customer booking elsewhere. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:08:52 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/mobile-phone-trends-of-business-travellers/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/mobile-phone-trends-of-business-travellers/ The UK is home to one of the most vibrant and competitive mobile phone markets in the world. UK users send more text messages per capita than anywhere else and there are more than 70 million mobiles in active use for a population of just 61 million, meaning that many people have more than one mobile at their disposal. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:41:20 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/best-western-introduces-iphone-app-chains-first-in-series-of-mobile-applica/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/best-western-introduces-iphone-app-chains-first-in-series-of-mobile-applica/ Best Western International has introduced its mobile offerings with the unveiling of its free iPhone application, titled “Best Western to Go.” Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:10:19 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hexaware-to-enable-airline-passengers-to-download-bar-coded-boarding-passes/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hexaware-to-enable-airline-passengers-to-download-bar-coded-boarding-passes/ Hexaware Technologies, a leading global provider of IT & BPO services and consulting, today announced the launch of the QwikCheck Bar Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) solution. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:59:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/mobile-travel-technology-special/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/mobile-travel-technology-special/ The mobile device joins the TV and PC as the third screen. What does that mean for the travel industry? Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:36:23 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-malta-launches-mobile-phone-check-in/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-malta-launches-mobile-phone-check-in/ Air Malta has continued to invest heavily in the latest technology and has launched free mobile phone check-in for all its flights out of Malta International Airport Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:30:51 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hilton-launches-mobile-booking-tool/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hilton-launches-mobile-booking-tool/ Hilton Hotels is launching a mobile web application that will offer customers full booking capabilities, initially in the UK and Germany with a view to a global roll-out. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:38:01 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090625153353313/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090625153353313/ Vodafone UK has developed an interactive map on Twitter which tracks the holidaying habits of travellers. The #ukhols map captures detail through constant updates on users’ trips and displays information in the form of an interactive map. Tweeters will be able to see the top 10 holiday destinations, have their very own live holiday reviews and use the map as a holiday planning forum. They can tweet their age, sex, first half of the UK postcode, destination and information on the destination to twitter after #ukhols to put their quick review on the map. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:33:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090616231749894/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn20090616231749894/ Low-cost flying has revolutionised travel by spawning a mass culture of taking regular short breaks instead of an annual holiday. But while our frequency of travel may have grown exponentially over the past decade, the quality of the flying experience has declined in equal measure. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:17:49 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2808/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2808/ Travel companies including SAS, SABRE, Lufthansa, Finnish Tourist Board, Swissair, lastminute.com, Icelandair Oracle, Transport for London, will be speaking at the SMS and Location Based Services for the Travel Industry Conference that will take place this February 12-13 in Olympia London. Thu, 22 Nov 2001 10:00:01 +0000