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Articles tagged “mobile”

Online Travel

For Mobile Device Service at Airports, Verizon and AT&T Get the Highest Marks

Considering that so many travelers count on getting work done on their devices during airport waits, switching to a better provider could make a big difference for the locations looking to recruit more flyers from nearby airports.

Eliza Ronalds-Hannon, Skift | 11 years ago

For Mobile Device Service at Airports, Verizon and AT&T Get the Highest Marks

Online Travel

Will travel brands ditch apps and let Google, Apple and other platforms lead?

It's difficult to see why airlines, hotels, and others would want to replace apps that help them manage relationships with loyal customers with a feed to a platform that doesn't do anything special for them.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

How Aloft hotels are making it easier to skip the check-in desk

The reliance upon a card that Aloft must send you in the mail seems like a step back rather than forward for all but the most frequent and loyal customers. Here's hoping Starwood expands this across all their brands for a much more useful service.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Three ways mobile will change the way we travel by 2015

The rate of innovation in mobile technology suggests that even if security still takes too long and seats are too small, flyers can at least rely on updated flight statuses and hassle-free check-ins.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Three ways mobile will change the way we travel by 2015

Media and PR

Google pulls the covers off its new public alerts system early

This is a great service, and the introduction of Nixle (which this writer used to keep abreast of things in Hoboken) will make it even better.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

OpenTable offers free service to make restaurants’ menus mobile-friendly

OpenTable is giving the 90 percent of its restaurants an offer too good to resist so it can continue growing its mobile platform and user base for on-the-go reservations.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Location-based startup Glassmap white labels its mobile platform for businesses

Mobile devices track not only where consumers go, but what they are thinking and reading. Glassmap’s technology allows small businesses to access all that data for over 2.5 million users.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Travelers can now book Alaska Air tickets directly from its mobile website

It's surprising that all airlines haven't created mobile-optimized sites for booking, but Alaska Air now joins those airlines that realize mobile sites are a necessity to keep up with the needs of today’s business travelers.

Skift | 12 years ago

Travelers can now book Alaska Air tickets directly from its mobile website

Online Travel

Expedia infographic looks at how technology use influences travel style

Findings in a nutshell: The popularity of mobile devices has intertwined the technology, travel, and social habits of people at every age and income.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

It’s no shock that survey finds travelers are unsatisfied with airport Wi-Fi

Third parties are stepping in where the airports are failing: Between Boingo's free Wi-Fi announcement this week and Apple's Passbook ready to download today, tech companies are doing what they can to improve fliers' airport experiences.

Skift | 12 years ago

It’s no shock that survey finds travelers are unsatisfied with airport Wi-Fi