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Yapta Releases Airfare Tracker API

2011-03-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Yapta API

Yapta.com has released a beta version of the API for its suite of traveler tools in hopes that bloggers, travel sites, travel agencies, and others will embed the tools in their sites. The current Yapta APIs are available to developers who register and request an API key. The API uses a price-tracking system to give […]

Tags: air travel, API, applications, code, flights, hotels, mobile, price tracking, travel prices, Yapta.com

Thailand Floods Cause Chaos For Travelers

2011-03-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Southern Thailand has been hit hard by torrential rains and flooding

Thousands of sun-seekers have found anything but in Thailand this week, instead being caught up in cyclone-like weather that has caused severe floods throughout the country’s popular southern islands.

Tags: chumphon, cyclone, flood, flooding, ko pha ngan, ko samui, ko samui airport, ko tao, nakhon sri thammarat, phattalung, satun, severe weather, storm, surat thani, thai tourist police, Thailand, tourists, trang

Estonia – The Next Big Thing In Eco-tourism?

2011-03-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Estonian eco-tourism has huge potential according to tourism experts

Largely unexploited Estonia offers huge opportunities for nature tourism devotees, it has been claimed. In particular, the country is a great place for birdwatchers, says Tim Appleton, chief organizer of the world’s largest eco-tourism trade fair, Birdfair. His comments yesterday were reported by the BBN news portal.

Tags: Bogshoeing, Eastern Europe, eco travel, Eco-Tourism, environmental, Estonia, Estonia travel, EU Travel, Europe tourism, Europe travel, European Union

New In-Terminal Augmented Reality iPhone App

2011-03-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Copenhagen Airport terminal

Imagine an app that knows exactly where you are in the airport and can give you real-time information about services such as restaurants, shops, and gates.  That is what SITA and Copenhagen Airport are promising for iPhone users who visit the airport.   Using augment reality technology, via wireless access points strategically placed throughout the […]

Tags: app, Appstore, augmented reality, Copenhagen Airport, GPS, iPhone, positioning, services, shops, terminals

Record Number of Tourists to Visit Singapore in 2011

2011-03-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Singapore Chinatown, one of the islands' leading tourist attractions

Between 12 and 13 million tourists are expected to visit the city-state this year, bringing with them tourism receipts of around 23 billion SGD (Singapore dollars), according to the Trade, Industry and Education minister S Iswaran.

Tags: Asia travel, Island travel, online travel, Ritz Carlton Singapore, Singapore, Singapore tourism, Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore tourist industry, Singapore tourists, Singapore travel, tourism, tourism markets, travel news, travel numbers, Visit Singapore

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