Articles tagged “ios”

Online Travel

Report: The Cellphone Is Underrated as a Travel Inspiration Tool

Tablets are trendy and we love them, but mobile phones are in consumers' pockets, pocketbooks, hands or just a few feet away, and travelers are using them to dream of their romantic getaway in Tahiti (or Namibia).

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Native Apps Vs. the Mobile Web: What Works in Mobile Booking

Vincent Trivett, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

What Instagram’s Newest Feature Means for Travel Marketers

Instagram Direct is a nice new feature, but hardly anything revolutionary. Travel marketers might make some use of it, but it doesn't look like anything that could provide any scale to such attempts.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Southwest First U.S. Airline to Offer Gate To Get Messaging, and For A Fee, Of Course

Suddenly, Southwest and other airlines to come have a new ancillary revenue source: fees for texting. Southwest is offering its new iMessage fee at an introductory price of $2 per device. Introductory fees tend to be replaced by higher fees at a later juncture.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

JetBlue Takes a Shortcut to Add Apple Passbook Capabilities

JetBlue really needs to devote more resources to its tech capabilities. It is finally getting around to it with its imminent satellite-based Wi-Fi, but the airline needs to stay on top of its game.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

United Updates iOS App With Multiple-Flight Award Booking for Frequent Flyers

The Travel Wallet is a nice touch, as frequent flyers can now easily access mobile boarding passes, one-time United Club passes and flight notifications in one place. Beyond that the app has some nice additions, but nothing that knocks your socks, or anything else, off.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Skift Q&A: How to Build the World’s Hottest Hotel Booking App

HotelTonight has succeeded by having a singular focus on mobile. It provides a model for how startups can take on incumbents without losing focus.

Vincent Trivett, Skift | 10 years ago

Business Travel

Google Wallet Is A New Marketing Channel For Avis

Avis could make some inroads when using Google Wallet, with its location attributes, to make some enticing offers to road warriors on the go.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Ryanair’s Smartphone App Is Now Free and It’s Worth Every Penny

Ryanair's smartphone app replicates the cheap feel of its website, and offers users little in the way of what they need a mobile airline app for: real-time updates, gate info, and easy access to customer service.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

TripAdvisor’s New Smartphone App Is All About Metasearch

TripAdvisor wants to make its app an indispensable tool to use before the trip and during it. TripAdvisor isn't a hotel review one-trick pony.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago