Technology Trends News
Online, mobile and brand reputation increasingly important for UK travellers
Online, mobile and brand reputation is increasingly important for UK travellers, according to the latest eCustomerServiceIndex results from eDigitalResearch and IMRG.
“We expect Wi-Fi and make it free” say UK hotel guests
Three quarters of hotel guests who regularly use WiFi facilities when travelling have said they would prefer capped free WiFi access over various charged-for options promising greater connection speeds and reliability in a new survey from The Mystery Dining Company.
My Fortune, Chennai selects Utell for sales role
India’s newly branded My Fortune, Chennai has become the latest property to select Utell Hotels & Resorts for international sales, marketing and distribution services. My Fortune is a new brand introduced by ITC Hotels to the Fortune Hotels portfolio, with the first hotel being branded as My Fortune, Chennai.
My Fortune, Chennai selects Utell for sales role
India’s newly branded My Fortune, Chennai has become the latest property to select Utell Hotels & Resorts for international sales, marketing and distribution services. My Fortune is a new brand introduced by ITC Hotels to the Fortune Hotels portfolio, with the first hotel being branded as My Fortune, Chennai.
New website boosts Green Island Holidays offer
Green Island Holidays now has a fantastic new easy-to-use website with bookings open for the 2012 summer season. The new features a modern, slick look with an emphasis on being user-friendly and packed with lots of offers and information which is continually updated.
World’s first interactive 3D travel portal launches with “A journey to Everest”
Singaporean company 3RD Planet will be unveiled as the first interactive 3D online travel portal. Harnessing interactive media for global travellers and enabling experiential learning, 3RD Planet users will be able to explore the world’s most famous sights with the click of a mouse.
b-hivetravel.com’s Bookit Tool called “Pure Genius”
Bookit allows a corporate traveler to search for airfares on any site, then email the selected flights to Short’s for booking and en-route servicing.
New technology brings major developments to the travel & tourism industry
ENTER 2012, the annual IT and Tourism conference, will be held from 24th to 27th January 2012 in Helsingborg, Sweden. Organised by IFITT, the leading international organisation for information technologies in travel and tourism, this conference is expected to be one of the biggest tourism events of the year.
Trustive’s WiFi footprint expands into South Korea
Trustive, a leading international WiFi access provider and potentially No1 in Asia, is pleased to be able to announce a further extension to its international WiFi hotspot network, this time with the addition of 70,000 premium WiFi hotspots in South Korea.
Jetabroad announces partnership With Booking.com
Jetabroad, a global online flight specialist and travel agency, has announced that it is partnering with Booking.com to complement its flight booking experience. This new partnership allows visitors to Jetabroad.com.au to arrange hotel stays through Booking.com while they purchase their flights.
New free travel app set to revolutionise how travellers search for holidays
Launching in August, Appi Holidays is a new travel search engine that’s set to put a whole new spin on globetrotting.
Boingo Wireless announces Wi-Fi services at two Milan airports
Boingo Wireless, Inc, the Wi-Fi industry’s leading provider of software and services worldwide, has launched managed Wi-Fi services in the Malpensa (MXP) and Linate (LIN) airports in Milan, Italy, as part of an agreement with Societa per Azioni Esercizi Aeroportuali (SEA).