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Triposo Mechanized

2012-05-09 by Phil Butler

Triposo: The power of innovation, and???

Triposo, the brainchild travel startup from ex-Googler’s Jon Tirsen and Douwe Osinga, just announced their new iOS app, the story arriving via TechCrunch. So, Argo Travel News decided to take a look under the hood of this fascinating new travel guide/suggestion engine.

Tags: Android, Crunchfund, Douwe Osinga, geolocation, iOS app, iPad, iPhone, Jon Tirsen, Micheal Arrington, mobile maps, Rick Empson, Stay.com, tech, TechCrunch, travel apps, travel tech, travel techology, travel tools, Wikipedia, Wikitravel, World66

Hilton: Listening, Showing, Communicating in the Digital World

2011-08-02 by Phil Butler

Hilton Apple app

Last week, Hilton extended their Stay Hilton, Go Everywhere campaign with what the hotelier calls the world’s first “iAd interactive” extension for Apple devices. The strategy is pretty simple, take Hilton’s already successful marketing campaign and evangelize it across Apple platforms already adopted by tens of millions. Whether or not Hilton’s so called iAd is a first of its kind or not, the digital engagement is brilliant.

Tags: Apple, Apple for travel, Europ hotels, Hilton Hotels, Hilton initiatives, hotel apps, hotels, iAd, iPad, iPhone, iPod, social travel, travel aps, travel tools, VR Zone

HotelTonight Now Offers Multi-Night Stays

2011-04-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

HotelTonight users

If you are a traveler and have an iPhone, you probably already have the HotelTonight app that has achieved 250,000 downloads in its first two months.  The app now has a new feature offering extended-day options to users. HotelTonight is a free last-second hotel booking app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.  Users who […]

Tags: app, App Store, Apple, extended stay, HotelTonight, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, last-minute booking, mobile bookings, multi-night stay

Coming Attraction – The Real Online Travel

2010-12-18 by Phil Butler

Next generation online travel portal

2010 has been a big year for online and mobile travel innovation and initiative. Argophilia Travel News takes a look at advanced user technology and value their Argophilia Travel portal may or may not deploy. For the digital empowered traveler, the new year will bring out the best in products and services.

Tags: AR, augmented reality, Everbread, Google Goggles, Groundlink, iPad, iPhone apps, LLoyds TSB, mobile travel, next gen travel, online travel, travel search, travel users, TripAdvisor reviews, TripAltertz, TrustYou search, Vacation Relation

Toktumi Line2 Delivers for iPhone

2010-11-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Line2 could save users a world of trouble

Toktumi’s Line2 application for the iPhone can save users time, aggravation, and best of all money. Line2 allows mobile users to hook up via Wi-Fi and VOIP networks when lost signal or even minutes are low. This is the first dual mode cell/VOIP application for iPhone.

Tags: cell phone, iPad, iPhone, iPhone app, iPhone technology, Line2, mobile, mobile phone, mobile travel, texting, Toktumi, tourism tools, travel tools, VOIP, Wi-Fi, wireless

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