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Top-5 Must-Have Apps for Frequent Fliers

Argo Contributor

Just like every other genre of mobile application, there are more travel apps on the market than a person can shake a smartphone at.

12 years ago

GoEuro Gets $4 Million Dollar “Go” from Investors

Phil Butler

A report over at BetaKit tells of Berlin-based GoEuro having closed a $4 million dollar funding round to enhance the travel comparison engine. The platform, which allows travelers to search and compare air, bus, train, and car travel throughout Europe, is now building partnerships with service providers for their imminent beta launch.

12 years ago

Study Shows American’s Lose on Vacation Deals

Aleksandr Shatskih

RetailMeNot.com has just released results of a poll by The Omnibus Company; “Spring Break Travel edition of its Shoppers Trend Report (STR)”, which shows almost 60% of miss out on significant flight, hotel, and car rental savings booking a la carte.

12 years ago

Orbitz iPad App Goes Live

Aleksandr Shatskih

Yesterday Orbitz released their Orbitz Flights, Hotels, Cars app for iPad. The tool lets consumers search and book across the three major commodities of interest to most travelers. Planes, cars and hotels pretty much cover the gambit of services people need from a mobile tool.

12 years ago

LIVELOVESPA: A Shiny New Health & Wellness Community

Aleksandr Shatskih

Maybe not so innovative, but an oh so novel way to engage health and wellness enthusiasts is to make a very cool website for spas to reach out from. That’s just what LIVELOVESPA has set out to do, and from what we see, they’re pretty serious about making a go at an online wellness community.

12 years ago

Online Travel Sucking Wind with Consumers! Huh?

Phil Butler

A USA Today story from yesterday pretty much tells on an online travel industry that has failed on nearly every front to deliver. Let’s face it, just because you can book a plane or hotel on Expedia, this does not equal the innovation and awe so many have spoken of these last three years. Tnooz to this beleaguered writer, online travel should be farther along by now in delivering on its promise.

12 years ago

7 Ways of Promoting a Travel and Tourism Business Online

Aleksandr Shatskih

A big part of the success of any travel and tourism business is attracting new clients as well as expanding business dealings with existing clients – especially regular travelers and corporate customers.

12 years ago

Hotels Accused of Still Fleecing Guests on WiFi

Aleksandr Shatskih

Even though most hotel guest might figure hospitality players got the negative message over ancillary charges, hidden fees, and particularly pay-for WiFi, even the biggest hotel chains did not. According to a report via The Telegraph, travel portal Gogobot performed a survey recently revealing guest displeasure with hotels still charging for Internet.

12 years ago

UK: Mobile Web Browsing Up to 27.1% in Travel

Mihaela Lica Butler

In January 2013, mobile browsing of travel websites went up more than 6% to 27.1% of all traffic, compared to 20.5% six months earlier.

12 years ago

How to Handle Fake Posts on Travel Review Sites

Aleksandr Shatskih

Hospitality firms with online presence can introduce and sell their products not only to actual customers directly, but also to the networks reached by customer feedback. More people reading customer reviews means a wider market reach, as any people use travel review websites in planning trips and sharing travel experiences. It’s been shown that three quarters of online travelers use three or more travel review websites before final booking. But there’s a problem…

12 years ago

Hotel Search Engine DealAngel Opens Up API

Aleksandr Shatskih

It’s not easy trying to spot a genuine deal when looking for discounted hotel rooms, but a new Russian startup is hoping to change that. DealAngel, a Moscow-based hotel search engine that helps travelers to get the best possible deal on their lodgings, has just announced plans to open up its API

12 years ago

5 Tools You Need As A Frequent Flier

Aleksandr Shatskih

There are so many special needs it seems, no matter what you endeavor to do in life. Business, pleasure, necessary or vacation travel planning, the same holds true in nearly everything from shopping for groceries to lapping up luxurious wines, everything is optimized these days. And for good reason.

12 years ago

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