Mobile Travel Technology News
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.
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.
IPhone Opens Hotel Doors
Hotel News Resource OpenWays Presents its iPhone Application to Bypass Front Desks and Open Room Locks
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?
Travel Bookings in the Palm of Your Hand
The mobile revolution is putting travel in the palm of your hand—quite literally.
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.
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.
Best Western Introduces iPhone App, Chain’s First in Series of Mobile Applications
Best Western International has introduced its mobile offerings with the unveiling of its free iPhone application, titled “Best Western to Go.”
Hexaware to enable airline passengers to download bar coded boarding passes on mobiles
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.
Mobile Travel Technology Special
The mobile device joins the TV and PC as the third screen. What does that mean for the travel industry?
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
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.