2014 › April

The Glass app launch is not meaningful to most of Starwood's customers today, but the brand is betting on the growth of wearable tech and the value it can bring to travelers' booking and hotel experience.

SITA's solution lets smaller airlines raise their mobile game. But truthfully, there are plenty of big airlines (hello, United) that need help with mobile, too.

A lot of these solutions will go a long way in improving general usability of the airport for all passengers, and especially the increasingly important and large demographic of elderly travelers.

What can dislodge Priceline's growth path over the next few years? How much of a dent can a large number two play? Are there any startups that would come up to change the equation completely? Seems unlikely on all fronts.

The growing popularity of third-party booking sites are making it easier for travelers to search, sort and book hostels, which is great news for operators unless commission rates erase the benefits of a booking hike.

It is about showing somebody an ad in the exact right timeframe, and for the exact right product, in the place that they want to go. Get the report, get deeper insights into travel booking tech.

Apple hasn't done much in travel, but how it looks at the world of design has influenced a lot of industries, including travel and hospitality. Hotels, airline, airports and online & mobile tools are being revolutionized as a result.

Travel advertisers have an interest in hoping that no company, whether it is Google or TripAdvisor, gets too powerful as the go-to marketing channel. That's why Priceline and Expedia have expressed disappointment in Facebook's failing to fill the gap.

Avid users of HotelTonight may find some value in its Look Ahead feature, but it is not a data-heavy game-changer by any means as there are no immediate actions to take, and no rate guarantee on the predictions.