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Cruise.com Launches iPhone and Android App

Aleksandr Shatskih

In news from the online cruise sector, Cruise.com, an Omega World Travel, Inc. company, has just launched their mobile app for iOS and Android operating systems. The free app puts cruise info into the on the go hands of cruise travelers.

13 years ago

Mobile Already Edging Out PC Booking: Travel Trends

Phil Butler

Recent news indicates that anticipated move toward mobile booking and buying in travel is really already here. As anyone in the developmental end of the hospitality development business already knows, smart device connects will soon represent a disproportionate share of all sales.

13 years ago

Carlson Wagonlit Travel Goes Online in China

Aleksandr Shatskih

Last week Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) announced their having launched their online booking tool CWT Online for China based business travelers. According to the company, the launch is an industry first OBT available in China. Powered by TravelSky, the tool is designed to make booking easier for pros in the region.

13 years ago

TUI Thomson Adds MyThomson Excursion App

Phil Butler

Have you tried the new app from TUI? Thomson launched their MyThomson smartphone app for free download last Friday without too much fanfare, but discount vouchers and a wealth of info on destination excursions should have brought out more party poppers. Let’s take a look at the app.

13 years ago

umi Hotel Guests Get Android App

Phil Butler

An app just released by independent hotel group, umi Hotels, brings the group’s hotels into focus via Google Play. As anyone in the booking space knows, hotelier apps are quickly becoming some of the best channels for guests to see and book accommodations.

13 years ago

Air Booking Site OneTwoTrip: Worth $9 Mil Funding?

Phil Butler

When I saw that TechCrunch had announced Russian travel startup OneTwoTrip’s recent $9 million funding round, I have to admit I was skeptical. For one thing, even though the Russian Federation has some of the world’s best programmers and developers, in general web entities from there generally suck. And pretty bad too.

13 years ago

LeisureLink Named to Inc. Fastest Growing List

Aleksandr Shatskih

LeisureLink has joined Yelp as on of Inc.’s top 500|5000 fastest growing private companies, according to news from the company. An online travel tech company, LeisureLink points so called “big data” at the travel industry with innovations like Marketspan™ Guest Generation System. At a time when online market analysis and revenue management solutions could surely […]

13 years ago

Study Reveals Interesting Smartphone Travel Behaviors

Aleksandr Shatskih

comScore’s study of U.S. smartphone travel behaviors found that approximately 40 million consumers (totaling 37 percent of smartphone users) accessed travel sites or apps from their smartphone in July 2012.

13 years ago

Big OTAs and Big Hotels in Price Fixing Lawsuit

Phil Butler

A federal lawsuit naming the likes of Expedia, Orbitz, Booking.com, Travelocity, Trump International Hotels Management, Intercontinental, Kimpton, Sabre Holdings, Priceline, Marriott, Starwood, and Hilton alleges the companies conspired to fix hotel room prices. According to the news from Reuters, the suit claims the travel giants did so in an effort to fend off competition from smaller online retailers.

13 years ago

GuestComment Fights Fraudulent Hotel Reviews

Mihaela Lica Butler

GuestComment enables a genuine dialog between a hotel guest and management while the guest is still onsite.

13 years ago

Digital Marketing System buuteeq Looking Up

Phil Butler

News from budding marketing marvel buuteeq suggests their dital marketing system (DMS) for independent hotels is gaining momentum. Powering online reservartions online, on mobile, and via social media, the startup launched back in 2011 is now engaging hoteliers across 15 countries.

13 years ago

7 Hotel Booking Apps You Don’t Want to Miss

Aleksandr Shatskih

We offer you today 7 hotel booking apps for iPhone and iPad, hand picked by Argophilia Travel News staff, ideal for business and leisure travelers alike.

13 years ago

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