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Alaska Airlines Joins Mobile Booking Flock

2012-09-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Alaska Airlines app on Google Play

News the other day that Alaska Airlines launched their own mobile ticket platform is probably just a sign of initiatives to come from a great many service providers.

Tags: airline seats, airline tickets, Asiana Airlines, China Airlines, Croatia Air, Korean Air, mobile tech, regional airlines, technology, Turkish Air

Mobile Already Edging Out PC Booking: Travel Trends

2012-09-09 by Phil Butler

Smart travel will be mobile.

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.

Tags: Expeda, Expedia mobile, EyeforTravel, hotel bookings, Kayak, mobile booking, mobile tech, mobile tools, OTA's, smart devices, Smart Travel, smartphones, tourism

HeyTell Joins the Mobile Travel Family

2011-01-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Come in Joel, Dad is about to beam us down

Remember those walkie-talkies Dad got you for Christmas back when? Well for relief of drive time boredom and far more interesting uses, an application for smart phones called HeyTell is a big winner. When SMS won’t do, HeyTell is a walking talking solution to short duration communication.

Tags: Android, Apple, HeyTell, iPhone, mobile for travel, mobile tech, phone technology, smart phones, SMS, travel communications, travel mobile, Travel phone, travel technology, walkie talkie

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