14/02/2011

News Update - February 14, 2011

Source: m-travel.com...

Travel industry leaders join Digital Visitor...
As part of its progressive expansion plans, Digital Visitor, creators of the innovative social media platform Visitor Review, is pleased to announce the appointment of both Dick Porter and Duncan Greenland as company Directors. Dick Porter is a co-founder of...

Capitalising on the overlapping trends of mobile, social, and service interoperability ...
IN-DEPTH: Interview with Will Aldrich, VP Product, TripIt With rapid advancements in mobile technology, specialists believe that the lines between mobile apps and mobile websites are disappearing. Newer, more sophisticated mobile devices, mobile operating systems and mobile browsers have enhanced...

Advito revises airfare forecast for 2011, upward by two percentage points...
Global airfares will rise in 2011 by between 6-9 percent over 2010 levels, according to Advito, BCD Travel’s consulting arm. The price of oil is the primary factor behind Advito’s upward revision of its airfare forecast across all regions. Year-over-year...

CheapTickets.nl unveils its iPhone application...
CheapTickets.nl has worked with Rotterdam-based company the Sound of Data for its iPhone application. CheapTickets.nl will soon offer the application for other platforms as well. Lieke Fransen, brand manager at CheapTickets.nl, said, “Smart phones and other mobile devices are becoming...

Four social-savvy ways to promote your brand without shouting...
As a consumer, do you like being spoken to, or talked at? I’m guessing it’s the former. Imagine your brand’s social media presence is a car dealership. Is it a place where prospective buyers can take their time, browse without...

Enhancing a hotel mobile app's experience by identifying location accurately ...
Online travel company Priceline.com recently integrated location positioning, context and intelligence specialist Skyhook’s Location Engine in its Android app to augment the native location system in Android. The Hotel Negotiator app for Android lets travellers use their Android devices to...

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