Mobile will change everything, the way Internet did, says Terry Jones
The day I meet Terry Jones, it’s raining in Dubai. It’s quite a rare occasion. Both.I had long wanted to meet the man who founded Travelocity in 1996 – a man who started work life as a travel agent and somehow always found himself to be at the right place at the right time for most of his care [...]
Mobile consumption spikes across the world
comScore today released The comScore 2010 Mobile Year in Review. This inaugural report recaps key trends in the mobile landscape in 2010 throughout the US, Europe (EU5) and Japan.The report highlights important components of the mobile market including device trends, smartphone adoption, browser/app [...]
Mobile product development – learning how 3 intermediaries are excelling
What makes a mobile app a lightning-fast proposition? It’s quite intriguing to assess how design and development teams accomplish the task of facilitating a hotel reservation or on-demand car service in less than one minute. When Apple recently introduced its new programming language in Swift, I [...]
The Wrap: Boarding a flight the smartphone way
In the news this week: Your smartwatch as a boarding pass, Amadeus’ light ticketing solution for AirAsia, Air India's 50th airline on Travelport merchandising platform, Amadeus partners with Alipay Boarding a flight the smartphone way You may soon board a flight with just a mere flick of your wris [...]
If you’re doing mobile, ‘do a little and do it bloody well’
Once upon a time, in the dark days before the iPhone changed everything, circa 2004, Gerry Samuels decided to set up a company specializing in mobile travel technologies.He called the company, yes, MTT, Mobile Travel Technologies Ltd, and he based it in Dublin. You don’t need to drink a lot of Gu [...]
iPad rules in tablet traffic, Singapore among top 3 places
The iPad is the most dominant tablet device across all geographies, contributing more than 89% of tablet traffic across all markets, according to a new comScore Device Essentials report. It is particularly high In Canada, Brazil and Singapore. The iPad’s contribution to total non-computer dev [...]
Taxi bookings go social as Easy Taxi ties up with WeChat in Singapore
WeChat users in Singapore can now make Easy Taxi bookings via the messaging platform, as the two companies have formed a strategic partnership to push for greater usage of their respective apps. The successful implementation of the service's rollout in Singapore, which is the current test bed, wil [...]
HotelTonight stays focused on product as same-day competition heats up
From India to Korea, same-day mobile booking apps are appearing across Asia, hoping to make it big in the market that was really pioneered by HotelTonight in December 2010. And last week, news that the leader in the Asia market, HotelQuickly, has raised another US$4.5 million funding, led by Japane [...]
Mobile bookings to account for quarter of corporate transactions by 2017
A new study by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) reveals that mobile bookings are set to climb steeply over the next decade, reaching 25% of online transactions by 2017.CWT’s research also predicts that mobile bookings will more than double in the next two years.According to the study, it took up to e [...]
HotelQuickly raises another US$4.5m as mobile picks up pace
Last minute booking app, HotelQuickly, has raised US$4.5 million in a Series A-1 financing led by GREE, Inc., a global mobile social company with businesses that include social gaming, social media, advertising, licensing and merchandising, and venture capital.William E. Heinecke, CEO and chairman o [...]
