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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

7 Hotel Booking Apps You Don’t Want to Miss

2012-08-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Priceline Hotel & Car Negotiator

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.

Tags: Hotel Booking Apps, iPad apps, iPhone apps, smartphones

Development of Mobile Banking Products Released

2012-03-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Smartphone

We live in such a busy world, there’s a constant rush, and we have more and more needs. We have contributed to the evolution of technology and technology offered us in return, a more convenient life.

Tags: Apple, Bank of America, BB&T, BBVA, Chase, Google, HP, Huntington Bank, KeyCorp, M&I Bank, Microsoft, mobile banking, Mobile Technology, Palm, RIM, smartphones, Union Bank, US Bank, USAA

US Mobile Travel Bookings to Top $8 Billion

2012-02-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Philip Wolf founder and Chairman of PhoCusWright

Everyone in the business of travel distribution knows mobile is the most influential sector of the booking segment. A new report from the world’s leading travel authority, PhoCusWright, tells of mobile’s value upcoming. According to the research company bookings via mobile will exceed $8 billion in 2013 in the US alone.

Tags: booking, booking platforms, flight booking, hotel hooking, mobile bookings, mobile travel, online booking, PhoCusWright, smartphones

GetThere.com Adds HTML5 Mobile Shop and Book Features

2011-04-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

GetThere Mobile

GetThere announced yesterday that it has added some new features to its GetThere Mobile service.  The new web interface is built using HTML5, giving mobile users an app-like experience without actually having to download an app. With GetThere Mobile, mobile travel users can do the following: access flight information, including departure and arrival times call […]

Tags: booking, flight, GetThere, GetThere Mobil, hotels, HTML5, mobile app, reservations, smartphones, travel agency, web app

Expedia Says Hotel App for iPhone Coming

2011-03-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

iPhone

Expedia’s recent acquisition of mobile app developer Mobiata has paid off, and the web-based travel company says it has created an Expedia Hotels app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Within four taps of a finger, Expedia says, a traveler can go from researching hotels to booking a room. The app will also make use […]

Tags: Expedia, GPS, hotels, iPhone app, iPod Touch, Mobiata, smartphones, travel agency, TripAdvisor

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