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Articles tagged “mobile”

Online Travel

GuestDriven Attracts $3 Million in Funding For Mobile Personalization Tool

The GuestDriven platform intersects two unstoppable trends -- personalization and mobile. The trick is in providing guests with personalized tips and perks on their mobile devices without invading their privacy or bombarding them with advertisements in the process.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

GuestDriven Attracts $3 Million in Funding For Mobile Personalization Tool

Airlines

WestJet Will Rent Tablets For Wi-Fi To Passengers Who Don’t Have Them

Providing tablets for passengers who didn't bring a computing device is a nice add-on service, and WestJet will make a few bucks (Canadian) out of the program.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

WestJet Will Rent Tablets For Wi-Fi To Passengers Who Don’t Have Them

Hotels

Starwood CEO Says Digital Efforts Will Lead to ’24/7 Dialog In and Out-of-Stay’

Although Starwood executives proclaim that Smart Check-in is the first of many mobile innovations in the pipeline, travelers are demanding more digital tools than ever and will not wait too long to receive them.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Starwood CEO Says Digital Efforts Will Lead to ’24/7 Dialog In and Out-of-Stay’

Online Travel

Is Room 77 Pivoting or Is It Just Changing Its Marketing Strategy?

Competing against the likes of Priceline's Kayak, Expedia's Trivago and even Google will be very tough going for Room 77. Is Room 77 giving up on the challenge or playing possum while it hones its mobile skills?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Is Room 77 Pivoting or Is It Just Changing Its Marketing Strategy?

Online Travel

How Fast Are Consumers Really Moving to Same-Day Hotel Bookings?

The majority of U.S. hotel bookers aren't booking on mobile, and don't book the day of their stay -- although things are trending in that direction. Travel marketers need to cater to the trend, but can't overlook the variety of consumer behaviors and devices in play.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

How Fast Are Consumers Really Moving to Same-Day Hotel Bookings?

Airlines

Gogo’s Grip on In-Flight Wi-Fi Is So Big It Could Be Unlawful, Judge Rules

With the advent of satellite-based Wi-Fi, the competitive landscape for in-flight Wi-Fi is heating up. Still, Gogo's extensive control of domestic Wi-Fi and airline fleets is a legitimate cause of competition concern.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Gogo’s Grip on In-Flight Wi-Fi Is So Big It Could Be Unlawful, Judge Rules

Airlines

All Flyers Will Have Free Seamless In-Flight Wi-Fi in the Future

These are the opinions of one executive at one of several in-flight Wi-Fi providers that would gain great profits from expanded in-flight connectivity. We can't take his goals as gospel, but it's a vision that all flyers would like to see actualize.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

All Flyers Will Have Free Seamless In-Flight Wi-Fi in the Future

Airlines

FCC Moves One Step Closer to Lifting Ban on In-Flight Phone Calls

The FCC did not vote to end the ban on in-flight calls, but to continue the conversation and start the public comment process -- an important distinction that was muddled by some in the moment.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

5 Ways That 21st-Century Travelers Are Unlike Any We’ve Seen Before

Travelers' unstoppable move towards mobile booking and planning provides companies an enormous opportunity to stay in contact with customers on a real-time basis during every stage of a trip.

Samantha Shankman , Skift | 10 years ago

5 Ways That 21st-Century Travelers Are Unlike Any We’ve Seen Before

Online Travel

Desktop Still Dominates the Travel Planning and Booking Process

Travel companies slow to set up mobile functionality may be comforted by this news, but mobile usage will only continue to rise due to changing consumer habits and the growth of travel in emerging economies where mobile devices are more common than desktops.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Desktop Still Dominates the Travel Planning and Booking Process