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Cornwall Sets the Pace for UK FTTP Broadband

Aleksandr Shatskih

Which town/city has the fastest broadband connection in the UK at the moment? That would be somewhere like London right? Or maybe Birmingham? If not, then perhaps Glasgow?

14 years ago

The Hospitality Industry’s Mobile Web Failure

Aleksandr Shatskih

Having a well thought-out mobile strategy has become critical to online success, as we all know only too well, right? Well, perhaps we like to think that way, but on the contrary, according to a recent intelligence report from a leading digital think tank, it seems that many in the hospitality industry aren’t actually taking the mobile web as seriously as they should…

14 years ago

Eco-Friendly Gadgets to Take With You On Your Travels

Guest Author

Seeing the world is undeniably one of the greatest pleasures life brings. It’s an eye-opening, life affirming experience that may well leave you with you your greatest memories ever. Yet a niggling feeling often comes with the territory – you know deep down that despite your best hippie-throwback like intentions, travelling just isn’t that eco-friendly.

14 years ago

Sabre Introduces Virtual Credit Card Services for TMCs

Aleksandr Shatskih

Sabre, the global travel industry technology solutions provider, has announced that the UK will be its testing ground for the launch of a new, streamlined hotel booking payment process for travel management companies (TMCs).

14 years ago

Travelomy: Twitter-Based Travel Guide

Aleksandr Shatskih

Despite being one of the most popular regions for backpackers and solo travelers across the world, South Asia has lacked a dedicated travel guide that provides comprehensive, useful information to travelers. Or at least it did, until now…

14 years ago

TraceMyTrip Untraceable

Aleksandr Shatskih

Another start-up has been consigned to the scrapheap – just over a year after its birth, TraceMyTrip appears to have died a slow and painful death, a fitting end perhaps to a social travel network that talked the talk but was never quite able to walk the walk.

14 years ago

HotelSweep Adds More Depth to Hotel Search

Aleksandr Shatskih

Could hotel search get any more competitive than it is already? Well apparently, err, yes it can. The newly released HotelSweep is the latest fledgling in a long line of hotel search tools to hit the web, promising to make looking for a hotel even more convenient than it is already.

14 years ago

Best iPhone Apps for Cruisers

Guest Author

Cruising the open ocean on a huge and luxurious ship that sports everything from a full dinner theater to an on-deck pool is the relaxing vacation method of choice for many people all over the world; the real trick is learning how to make the most of your experience, both on the ship and off.

14 years ago

1000 More Hotels Join Global Hotel Exchange

Aleksandr Shatskih

In online travel agency (OTA) news, the California Lodging Industry Association (CLIA) and the Independent Lodging Industry Association (ILIA) have added a thousand plus independent hotels to upstart booking platform Global Hotels Exchange (GHX). Even prior to the official launch of GHX, it appears many hotel owners and support organizations are willing to flock to the new channel.

14 years ago

Who’s the Big Bad Wolf of Hotel Marketing?

Phil Butler

Just out, the Distribution Channel Analysis study via the American Hotel Lodging Association (AH&LA) and STR, has been released. The detailed study, supposedly aimed at helping “all” hoteliers better understand hotel room distribution, discusses distribution channel mix, among other salient hotel profitability instances. But, is the study really meant for all hoteliers, or just the fat cats?

14 years ago

Geocaching Technology Changing the Way You Tour

Guest Author

If you ever have even 15 minutes of free time and catch the adventure bug, whip out your smartphone and experience geocaching.

14 years ago

iPass/iBAHN Expand European Hotel Hotspots

Aleksandr Shatskih

A new deal announced today between iPass Inc., and iBAHN will see an additional 225 hotel conference centers across Europe become part of the extensive iPass Mobile Network, the largest authenticated Wi-Fi network in the world.

14 years ago

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