IHG’s bookings from mobile devices up by 1000 percent in 12 months...
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has witnessed a nearly 1,000 percent increase in room night bookings from mobile devices in just over a year. The group has gone from under $1 million in monthly revenue to $10 million in just over...
Finding flights via Facebook...
Flight comparison site Skyscanner has created a new tool specifically for Facebook functionality. The company says it has come up with a new way of finding flights via Facebook. The new ‘Skyscanner for Facebook’ tool allows Facebook members to post...
New inspirational search tool to answer open questions in real-time...
Amadeus says it is now offering online travel agents an intuitive search solution that revolutionises the way consumers search for travel online. The tool, Amadeus Extreme Search, focuses on the traveller and their natural thought process, allowing travellers to shop...
Ritz-Carlton to share collected local knowledge via Foursquare...
“Foursquare enables The Ritz-Carlton Concierge to travel with you”. This statement highlights the significance of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company’s latest initiative - the launch of The World Concierge on Foursquare. This is the first time a luxury hotel brand has...
First-ever photo-powered hotel search engine introduced...
New York City-based Oyster.com has launched what the company says is the “first-ever” photo-powered hotel search engine, Oyster Shots. The new offering is being positioned as a seamless way to explore Oyster.com’s database of exclusive, high-resolution, undoctored photos of vacation...
How is hotel booking technology evolving...
It wasn’t too long ago when most of the hotel bookings were made through HBAs (Hotel Booking Agencies), TMCs (Travel Management Companies) and direct to hotels. As a technology product, the GDS system is and has been the pre-eminent choice...
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