News in technology:
Who will you meet at EyeforTravel’s Travel Distribution Summit Asia in Singapore?
Published: 12 Mar 2010 (0 comments)
As the green shoots of recovery begin to appear across the Asian travel industry, the need for fresh thinking and innovative strategies for growth and recovery has never been greater.
Virgin America eliminates Flash from its new website
Published: 05 Mar 2010 (0 comments)
Virgin America is ready with its new website, replacing the use of Adobe’s technology with similar HTML-based capabilities.
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.
Cloud computing to change the economics of hospitality IT
Published: 03 Mar 2010 (0 comments)
by Gregg Hopkins, president and CEO, Libra OnDemand. For years, companies such as eBay and Google have used cloud computing to bring easy-to-use services to consumers. Salesforce.com has been a pioneer in bringing cloud-based applications to users as well.
Continental to offer paperless boarding passes on flights from U.K. to U.S.
Published: 26 Feb 2010 (0 comments)
Continental Airlines has announced the expansion of its mobile boarding pass service to London’s Heathrow Airport, becoming the first carrier to offer paperless boarding passes on nonstop flights from the United Kingdom to the U.S.
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.
Continental to cut 600 reservations jobs
Published: 23 Feb 2010 (0 comments)
Continental Airlines has decided to eliminate about 600 reservation-agent positions, effective April 11.
Concept design for a hotel in the sky unveiled
Published: 08 Feb 2010 (0 comments)
Design and innovation company Seymourpowell has shared details of its visionary transportation concept, Aircruise.
Sol Meliá launches mobile booking services in Spanish and English
Published: 25 Jan 2010 (0 comments)
Hotel chain Sol Meliá has launched its mobile services worldwide in Spanish and English.
Gateway enhances its hotel booking engine
Published: 25 Jan 2010 (0 comments)
Belgian-based content and technology specialist Gateway has enhanced its hotel booking engine, Gateway 2 Travel, with upgraded map search functionality and XML options.
