26/04/2010

News Update - April 26, 2010

Source: m-travel.com...

Apple gears up for a new travel application, what’s next?...
Apple is reportedly working on a new travel application, iTravel, for its iPhone. According to a report filed by patentlyapple.com, Apple has reportedly filed a patent for a travel app that books flights, hotels and car reservations, as well as...

Leveraging the “always on, always tethered” nature of the mobile device...
IN-DEPTH: Interview with Bill Keen, director of product development, IHG It is recommended that mobile travel information and booking services need to be quick, easy, and light on data transfer. From a hotelier’s perspective, Bill Keen, director of product development,...

Heathrow introduces first mobile app...
BAA Heathrow Airport is offering passengers a free version of its newly launched pro app service for the next four weeks. The initiative is being taken to provide passengers with the latest information and updates on the status of flights...

Virgin Blue to offer a full suite of mobile options...
Virgin Blue has launched a “revolutionary” new process to check in and board on domestic flights via a traveller’s mobile called “Check-Mate”. The airline says with the new Check-Mate process it is eliminating all paper boarding passes in favour of...

Hertz to acquire Dollar Thrifty...
Hertz Global Holdings and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group have signed a definitive agreement providing for Hertz to acquire Dollar Thrifty for a purchase price of $41.00 per share, in a mix of cash and Hertz common stock, based on Friday’s...

Jet Airways introduces new premium service...
Jet Airways Konnect, Jet Airways’ all-economy service, will launch the all new ‘Konnect Select’, a premium cabin on several domestic routes, effective April 26, 2010. According to Jet, ‘Konnect Select’ is specifically targeted at the business and leisure travelers “who...

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