Mobile shopping on the rise, sales volume to reach US$9bil in 2011
Mobile Internet users are shunning laptop and personal computer in favour of a mobile device when shopping online, reveals a new study from global mobile advertising network, InMobi.The survey of 15,000 mobile users in 14 countries on their shopping habits revealed mobile shopping is especially pop [...]
mTrip Travelguide review – Augmented Singapore on the iPhone
This morning I read about the mTrip travel guides – Android and Apple application guides to about 20 destinations. So I downloaded the app from the Apple App store – GBP3.99 (approx US$7 or so). Each city is one app (as with the LP guides) and the Singapore version is not small – pack as muc [...]
News briefs: Expedia Malaysia adds AirAsia, Frankfurt Airport app
Expedia adds AirAsia flights on Malaysian websiteExpedia announced the introduction of AirAsia flights and packages on its Malaysian website, offering bookings for flights, hotels and holiday packages all on one platform. ‘Expedia.com.my’ has been designed for Malaysian travellers and offers a p [...]
Powered by smartphone, and how it all came unstuck
“So which restaurant shall I go to tonight,” I asked my friend when I was in Sydney. “Ask Google,” she said, waving her hand in dismissal at a question she obviously thinks shouldn’t be asked by any traveler with a smartphone.We were at a Japanese restaurant somewhere on the Rocks, which w [...]
Report reveals HTML5 capabilities of top mobile devices in Malaysia
The Mobile Web Device Report just released by Netbiscuits, a leading cloud software service for cross-platform development, publishing and monetisation of mobile sites and apps, provides up-to-date information on the HTML5 capabilities of top devices in Malaysia, Australia, the USA, the UK, and G [...]
Is the travel industry ignoring Android to its peril?
The industry has been slow to embrace Android. In a recent review of the top 10 airlines (by passengers) and the top 10 hotel brands (by number of rooms), Mobile Travel Technologies Ltd. (MTT) determined that only 3 of the airlines and 3 of the hotel brands had implemented downloadable Android Apps. [...]
Leaders envision a simple world ruled by a super, duper, meta app
Imagine a world where simplicity rules, global companies act really local and perhaps not even have a headquarters, something else emerges to take on TripAdvisor, a super-duper-meta travel app is developed and, despite the paranoia of having to stay on top of all the changes, we never lose sight o [...]
Luxury’s back and SLH to pump more into web and mobile
At the lunch of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World recently in Singapore, I asked Paul Kerr, CEO, how many of his 527 hotels in 24 countries still charge for Internet access on top of the room rate.He couldn’t give an answer straight away but he did a random poll around the table we were at. O [...]
HotelsCombined launches iFindHotels app in Arabic
HotelsCombined.com has released iFindHotels version 1.31 for iPhone and iPod Touch, an update that enables full support and browsing for the Arabic language to their hotel price comparison app.A first of its kind to cater for Arab-speaking users, this app connects to www.HotelsCombined.com and comp [...]
Excuse me, are you a Blackberry user? And do you rely on the OTA? If so, you may wish to reconsider
I love events where speakers take positions and create debate, and the recent joint HSMAI and WIT event in Bangkok was one of those where sparks flew.It started when Brett Henry (left), vice president of marketing of Abacus International, declared that Blackberry users were like smokers. “They kno [...]
