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Articles tagged “mobile”

Media and PR

Yelp redesigns its homepage to show more of your friends’ reviews

Yelp may have pushed up the announcement of the redesign that will be rolling out over the next few weeks in response to their stock’s 5% drop due to Google's acquisition of Frommer's on Monday.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

KickStarter project OpenTripPlanner Mobile wants to put mass transit directions back on iOS 6

OpenTripPlanner Mobile’s value lies not in providing transit planning on iOS 6, but in showing the importance of open data and how it fuels sustainable and innovative transportation projects.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Tourists can now rent smartphones with unlimited call time from Hong Kong’s airport

The rental service Handy rents out the Samsung Galaxy Note pre-loaded with apps for about $11.30 a day offering short-term tourists a more cost-effective option than piling up data roaming fees.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Common Google searches for travel information get a mobile makeover

Even better than prettier screenshots for Google’s flight calculator, currency conversions, and local time lookups, is an UI that makes the most important information easier and quicker to find.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

India-based OTA Cleartrip launches iOS app to book domestic flights

Cleartrip has improved its mobile game from site to app – a necessary move to keep up with the global trend of mobile reservations – but they’ll need to quickly add on more services to remain ahead of the trend.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Updated Google Translate app now reads text taken from photos

The update helps travelers translate the physical world around them, as well as improves upon the app's voice translations, dialects, and Japanese symbol recognition.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

How many times did you Google Olympics info from a mobile device this summer?

Although this is a snapshot of Google searches only, Japan reported the highest number of mobile Olympic searches and data suggested tablets were used more often than smart phones in vacation hot spots.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

OpenTable wants to make your next restaurant visit even more personal

From online travel agency hotel bookings to online dining reservations, travel and hospitality companies are digging into their vast data collections to get smarter about customer behavior. If the server can't remember your favorite dish, the data analytics system will.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Uncategorized

Would you change your daily commute for a cash incentive?

The DOT-funded program at Stanford University is similar to a frequent flyer program in which "credits," that can be redeemed for cash prizes, are given to commuters traveling during off-peak hours.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Infographic: How tourists use the Internet before, during, and after their trip

Vacation is supposedly a time to disconnect from technology, but this break out of the $162 billion online travel industry shows how broadly we depend on internet from pre-trip planning to post-trip photo sharing.

Skift | 12 years ago