News in mobile:

Are high volume sites such as Facebook ripe to be made into the Sunday Newspapers of the future?

Published: 18 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

By Tim Gunstone, Managing Director, EyeforTravel A slight hangover, a coffee, orange juice, a girl friend, in bed till late…. and of course a couple a trees worth of newspapers, full of travel deals. Yep, through the kids and chaos of my present life I can just about remember those sunny Sunday mornings of old.

RCI forays into the mobile marketing world

Published: 18 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

Vacation exchange company RCI has unveiled two new RCI applications for the iPhone digital mobile device that will enable travellers to show friends where they’ve been and where they’re going.

Amadeus introduces the mobile version of CheckMyTrip

Published: 18 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

Amadeus has launched the mobile version of CheckMyTrip. The company is also developing a set of free applications designed to enable travellers to easily access and share travel plans on the move, via their mobile phone.

Clear opportunities for mobile transactions to grow: survey

Published: 15 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

The results of BuzzCity’s fifth global survey investigating consumer mobile behaviour has indicated that user education is clearly inadequate as many are not aware of the m-banking services on offer.

Psiloc adds hotel bookings plug-in to World Traveler

Published: 12 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

Polish mobile solutions innovator Psiloc has signed an agreement with corporate online booking company Hotelzon to add a hotel bookings plug-in to its flagship travel platform, World Traveler.

Lufthansa launches new iPhone application

Published: 09 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

Lufthansa has introduced a new social networking application for frequent flyers called MemberScout.

Can Nokia recapture the mobile initiative from Apple, Amazon, Google and RIM?

Published: 03 Mar 2010 (0 comments)

IN-DEPTH: Interview with Robert Rogers, senior product manager, Nokia, examines how Nokia plans to serve the travel industry to retain its position as the mobile industry leader.

Who will be attending EyeforTravel’s Social Media Strategies for Travel USA conference

Published: 25 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Social media has long been a subject of much debate for the industry. Is it a friend or a foe? Is it here to stay or just a passing fad? EyeforTravel’s Social Media Strategies for Travel USA conference sees leading travel brands gather together to discuss this key issue.

Taking travel planning and booking to new heights with technology convergence

Published: 25 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

IN-DEPTH: Abacus’ Brett Henry on issues limiting mobile technology A mobile phone knows so much more about a user’s current location than a PC.

Kayak integrates baggage fees tool to its iPhone application

Published: 17 Feb 2010 (0 comments)

Travel search engine Kayak.com has introduced a new version of its Kayak for iPhone application that integrates the site’s baggage fees tool.

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