Google can now guide you around your hotel
Mauntain View – Google has announced that it has added a new feature to its search app on Android, which will help travellers around the world. According to the search giant, Google can now automatically detect hotel reservations from users’ Gmail inbox and … Continue reading Google can now guide you around your hotel
Corporate travel feeling the pinch of new technology
Jakarta – With a quarter of all corporate travel transactions to be on mobile by 2017, it is clear that this travel segment is being influenced profoundly by new technologies and changing customer behaviour. At the Travelport APAC Customer & … Continue reading Corporate travel feeling the pinch of new technology
Singapore: Taxi bookings go social
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 … Continue reading Singapore: Taxi bookings go social
Major challenges for foreign meta-search companies in China
Beijing – Established meta-search brands including KAYAK and Skyscanner are set to foray into China. TravelDaily.cn explores what to expect as these entities enter with contrasting market entry strategies Travel meta-search continues to spread its tentacles as established players look … Continue reading Major challenges for foreign meta-search companies in China
Mobile bookings to account for quarter of corporate transactions by 2017
Paris – 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 … Continue reading Mobile bookings to account for quarter of corporate transactions by 2017
HotelQuickly booking app raises another US$ 4.5m
Hong Kong – Last minute booking app, HotelQuickly, has raised US$4.5 million in a Series A-1 financing led by GREE, Inc., a global mobile social company with businesses that include social gaming, social media, advertising, licensing and merchandising, and venture … Continue reading HotelQuickly booking app raises another US$ 4.5m
New social travel site Spottly: Travel story with pictures
Hong Kong – A social travel site in Asia has lofty aims of being the largest user generated travel platform in Asia. With competitors like TripAdvisor, GoGoBot, Trippy and WAYN, of which at least TripAdvisor is very active in this … Continue reading New social travel site Spottly: Travel story with pictures
94 percent of travelers bring gadgets on vacation
New York – No matter where Americans travel this summer, their gadgets will be in tow. According to a national Consumer Reports survey, 94 percent of adult travelers bring electronic devices with them on vacation. CR’s new Gadgets to Go … Continue reading 94 percent of travelers bring gadgets on vacation
Hotels meeting the App programming challenge
Singapore – One of the biggest pain points for hoteliers, particular independent properties, is how to deal with the mobile challenge. Mobile optimized website or native app? And if native app, you’d have to develop for both Android and iOS … Continue reading Hotels meeting the App programming challenge
Google Play: Developers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines & Thailand can now sell paid apps
Jakarta – Google has announced that Android developers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand can now start selling paid applications in Google Play. Earlier, app distribution for developers from these countries was only limited to free apps in Google Play. … Continue reading Google Play: Developers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines & Thailand can now sell paid apps