25/08/2011

News Update - August 25, 2011

Source: m-travel.com...

“We are the opposite of a meta search site”: Hopper CEO Frederic Lalonde...
IN-DEPTH: It is considered that there is a uniformity of general search patterns that has long irked those in the industry who want to make search more flexible, intuitive and personalised. For a start-up, Hopper believes that to fix the...

Marriott unveils new “app-like” mobile website...
Marriott has launched a new, free mobile app for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices. The company has also launched its all new “app-like” mobile website that can be accessed from any web-enabled mobile device. Marriott highlighted that the site even...

gapyear.com appoints Tim Fenton as GM, Griffiths to step down...
Social network and travel advice expert, gapyear.com, has appointed Tim Fenton as general manager. It has also emerged that Tom Griffiths, founder of gapyear.com, has stepped down as Managing Director but continues in a creative, advisory and promotional capacity. Flight...

Business travellers increasingly looking for destination specific offers...
Sabre’s biannual mobile survey of business travellers has indicated that business travellers want local deals, navigational tools and transactional capabilities. “Our survey shows that business travel today is personal. Travellers want the same functionality and convenience from their business travel...

HRS sets up option for peer-to-peer hotel recommendations...
Hotel portal HRS has chosen to enhance its points-based hotel evaluation system to include written feedback. HRS is also offering hoteliers the option to respond to the published comments. The company clarified that only those guests who have stayed at...

UK consumers plan to do more shopping on their smartphones this Christmas...
A study has indicated that 35 percent of UK consumers will do more shopping on their smartphones this Christmas, as the popularity of shopping and browsing on mobile devices continues to increase. According to eDigitalResearch and IMRG, the latest eCustomerServiceIndex...

“Consumers have become more frugal and value focused”: Wotif...
Wotif.com Holdings has announced full year after tax profit of $51 million. The reported after tax profit was marginally down on last year’s record result of $53 million, interrupting the company’s consistent growth in annual profits since it listed on...

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