Atlantis, The Palm takes waterparks mobile
Atlantis, The Palm has launched a mobile website, developed by Dublin-based mobile travel specialist Mobile Travel Technologies Ltd. (MTT), designed to serve the local market as well as travellers and resort guests.Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai, posiitoned as the first truly integrated entertainment [...]
Be an early bird and win an iPhone Travel App at WIT
Early bird delegates to the WIT Bootcamp and Conference stand a chance to win an iPhone Travel App. (Sorry, non-iPhone users)WIT is teaming up with Abacus and GuideGecko, publisher of iPhone Travel Apps, in this initiative which will see GuideGeckodevelop two apps on the fly during the eve [...]
Free mobile guide to ITB Asia
Visitors to this year’s ITB Asia from October 19-21 can download a free guide to the show on their mobile phones.The ITB Asia Mobile Guide features a map of the ITB Asia exhibitions grounds, programme of the ITB Asia and partner events, press conferences, list of all exhibitors, places of inte [...]
Compliance and mobile – two words that will rule corporate travel
Greg O'Neil, President, Asia Pacific, BCD TravelQ: What are the three things you think will happen in the corporate travel space in 2011? • Great focus on Asia Pacific travel management capabilities and forced alignment with global programmes – while challenging, we will be forced to do so for [...]
Accor sets smartphone bookings target, launches two new apps
Accor Hotels, which has set a target of 260,000 bed-nights for 2011 through smartphone bookings, has launched applications for two smartphones: BlackBerry and Samsung (equipped with the new Bada operating system).They join the existing services dedicated to the mobile and especially the iPhone appl [...]
Apps or Browsers, Mobile is it
During WIT, Siew Hoon asked numerous times the following quick fire question of panelists – Browser or App?The panelists' answers tended to favour Apps over Browsers and this might well reflect the Asian audience profile. However I like to see if there is real data – so I have been digging aroun [...]
Asia rules supreme in broadband and mobile connectivity
In today's communication world, speed is king! We are getting accustomed to ever faster broadband speeds and mobile connectivity, and are always impatiently tapping our fingers if a too large photo file doesn't download instantaneously. How did we survive in 2008?Fortunately, or unfortunately, w [...]
We want more mobile tech, say business travellers
New research findings, recently released by Travelport, indicate a rapid increase in the use of mobile technology in the business travel sector.The survey, which polled over 600 corporate travel buyers, agents, hospitality and travel professionals globally, explored hotel experiences and expectatio [...]
Just How Large Is Last-Minute on Mobile? (With Apologies to Hotel Tonight)
It's been one of the hottest topics in digital travel circles for a few years now: last-minute and same-day hotel bookings via mobile. And of course the poster child for the trend has been HotelTonight, the phone-only same-day hotel booking app.I frequently reference the company when I speak at indu [...]
Mygola launches Perfect Day in Singapore
Itinerary-planning platform, Mygola, is using Singapore as its first base to launch its trip planning Perfect Day app. Founder and CEO, Anshuman Bapna, said the app fills a gap in the market. “There are apps that show what’s going on, where to eat, what to see. However, the moment you come down [...]
