Articles tagged “maps”

Online Travel

The Only App Travelers Truly Need on Their Smartphones

Forget the thousands of niche travel apps out there. Travelers today are using their smartphones to find out where to go and how to get there.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Lessons From the Demise of Another Failed Travel Startup

Desti's demise was a no-brainer to predict. It is no accident that Uber and Airbnb are grabbing headlines while me-too trip-planning startups are finding it impossible to compete against TripAdvisor, Lonely Planet and Kayak.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Hotwire Hopes Its New Mobile Play Will Make it Relevant Again

Hotwire has fallen on tough times, but don't count it out. Expedia has been putting a lot of offline advertising money into Hotwire, and as it pledged, is focusing on mobile.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Google Travel’s Grand Plan? Become the Ultimate Aggregator

Will Google be the comeback kid in travel after under-whelming the competition over the last couple of years? Google is slowly -- very slowly -- getting its act together as it tries to get its figurative hand in virtually everything.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

The Future of Location Information in Travel Planning and Discovery

Skift | 10 years ago

Media and PR

New Skift Report: The Rise of Location Data in Travel

Geolocation is everything to travel now. From the smartphone in your hand to recommendations based on location coming to you on your desktop, information is tied to real-world locations now in ways that have revolutionized travel.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

5 Travel Startups Use Data and Design to Drive Smarter Travel

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

10 Travel Icons Being Phased Out, But Do Some Still Have Life?

Airline first class is evolving, but to say it is on the way out is an over-statement. Fold-out maps and print guidebooks? Down, teetering, but not out.

Skift | 10 years ago

Media and PR

Apple Adds Troubled Maps to Desktops Following Mavericks OS Update

Both Apple and Google know that the next battle is to help people discover the physical world around them. This is Apple's latest attempt, but is still significantly behind its rival.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

The Four New Features in Google Maps That Make Travel Easier

Google may never become the online booking killer that everyone expected it to become, but it can surely be the best travel information utility service on the planet, and it is using Maps to leverage into it.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago