13/04/2011

News Update - April 13, 2011

Source: m-travel.com...

Which emerging technology will have the most significant impact on mobile web experience?...
IN-DEPTH: Siva Vajjhala, VP & Global Head - Travel & Transportation Industry Group, MindTree offers an insight into the app development and submission process for different operating platforms, mobile revenue models and HTML5 technology By Ritesh Gupta Mobile revenue models...

Orbitz responds to lawsuit filed by American Airlines...
Online travel company Orbitz Worldwide has issued a statement in response to a lawsuit filed this week in Texas by American Airlines against Travelport and Orbitz: “American Airlines’ baseless claims against Orbitz are the latest in a series of tactics...

Search marketing spend goes up in the UK travel sector...
The U.S. search marketing sector grew by 17 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2011, according to Efficient Frontier’s Q1 2011 Digital Marketing Performance Report. In the UK, spend grew nine percent YoY, reflecting increased confidence in consumer...

Orbitz for Business launches end-to-end mobile solution for corporate travellers...
Orbitz for Business, the corporate travel group of Orbitz Worldwide, says it has become the first major online travel company to come up with an end-to-end mobile solution that allows corporate travellers to search and book all three major travel...

Finding a 'sweet spot' for booking...
Online travel company Travelocity has introduced its first-ever summer travel pricing barometer. The company says travellers are still very price sensitive. The new initiative has been designed to help consumers figure out the best time to book their vacations, based...

Hotpot becomes a permanent part of Google Places...
Google says it has decided to graduate Hotpot, a recommendation engine to help users discover new places when they search on Google, to be a permanent part of its core local product offering, Google Places. “Rolling Hotpot into Google Places...

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