The Wrap: An app for business travellers and expatriates to travel safe
In the news: International SOS’ new app, international routes for Batik Air, new offices for Khiri Travel, new ad targeting solution for Wego
An app for business travellers and expatriates to travel safe
Medical and travel security services group, International SOS, has unveiled its new Assi [...]
I’ve given UP my life
Vera Lye, writer and mom of two, has been amazed at how quickly technology (and data) can quickly alter one's life, since banding UP on her wrist a month ago.
Being raised in a country obsessed with statistics, numbers, competition and being one-up on your neighbor, I realise I am the perfect use [...]
Mobile flying high, with holiday booking as one of its top usage
Travel is in the top five categories that people access on their mobiles and the reach of mobile has now outstripped fixed use, reveals the new Mobile Insights Travel report from GfK Mobile Insights on the mobile behaviours of the UK travel market.
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iACCEPT, the first mobile point of sale solution for Myanmar
Myanmar gets a breakthrough in e-commerce and m-commerce with the recent launch of iACCEPT, an innovative payment solution that transforms both iOS and Android smartphones into a mobile point of sale (mPOS) system by acccepting MasterCard and Visa international payment cards.
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Hotel bookings through mobile devices set to rise in 2014
Travellers are increasingly turning to smarphones and tablets to book hotel rooms, acounting for 7% of all bookings in 2013 and this trend will grow by another 20% this year, reveals eRevMax in its recent study on "Online Hotel Distribution 2014" (see details in infographic below).
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Make last minute booking with Warwick’s new “Tonight” app
Warwick International Hotels has launched its new app, Warwick Tonight, which offers same-day deals to travellers and local customers with last-minute accommodation requirements for the group‘s collection of 50 upscale and luxury hotels and resorts across five continents.
Each featured W [...]
Year of the Chat
“What are you doing?” I asked my 19-year-old god-daughter whose nose was buried in her smartphone.
She has an iPhone 4 and its screen is cracked and she complains about how slow it is. She’s looking forward to the new iPhone 5s she’s getting from her father as a reward for doing [...]
First English-language app to Japan’s ski and snow delights launched
Starting today, skiers all over the world will be able to download the first comprehensive English-language guide to Japan's ski resorts and snow country.
The Japan Snow Guide mobile app, developed by MapMotion KK and Outdoor Media Japan Inc, is available for download from Apple’s iTunes App [...]
travelmob expands reach in APAC with new iOS app
Leading social stay marketplace, travelmob, launched its travelmob iOS app today that enables hosts to manage their properties and instantly connect with travellers looking for accommodations on the go from 20,000 plus properties across Asia Pacific.
According to travelmob, in the past [...]
Mobile check-in at Marriott goes global
You can now check in with your smartphone at Marriott hotels in 19 countries worldwide, including five Asia Pacific markets, as the hotel group expands this feature on its Mobile Check-in app nternationally.
Touting the service as the “broadest mobile offering of its kind in the lodging ind [...]
