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Online Travel

Yahoo overhauls Flickr iOS app as CEO Mayer starts to show her influence

By overhauling its Flickr iOS app, adding Instagram-like filters and photo-sharing tools, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is putting her mobile-first strategy into place.

12 years ago

Online Travel

BlackBerry gets amnesty from U.S. Immigration

Maybe someone at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement got a sneak peek at BlackBerry 10. At least the agency will wait for its arrival before making a decision on switching to iOS.

12 years ago

Online Travel

Scottish rail line ScotRail announces plans to roll out Wi-Fi on 59 trains in 2013

Business travelers are coming to expect Wi-Fi on all transportation providers, but during the roll-out stage on both trains and planes it’s still a guessing game whether you’ll be able to connect.

12 years ago

Online Travel

Apple speaking to Foursquare to integrate local data into its mapping app

Any deal between the two companies would be a boost to both their efforts: Foursquare on reaching the next level of growth and Apple on making its much-derided maps app better with more utility information.

12 years ago

Hotels

Hospitality data startup Duetto raises $10 million in first round

Duetto’s team has a critical mix of industry insider expertise and tech experience, but adoption from hotel brands that are hesitant to learn a new system will be the company’s biggest hurdle to success.

Samantha Shankman | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Google Maps iOS app: No longer default maps app, so glitches not Google's fault

Google Maps' second-fiddle status in iOS 6 means it doesn't have some of the flow that it used to. Apple controls the iOS platform and it isn't making Google Maps' return as attractive as possible.

12 years ago

Hotels

Travelport's woes may put a crimp in its controller Blackstone's travel ambitions

Travelports' woes demonstrate the challenges ahead for its GDS peers Sabre and Apollo. One day -- and that day will be soon -- a new generation of online travel agencies and smarter airline websites will render their current services obsolete.

Christine Idzelis | 12 years ago

Airlines

Coming soon: International Wi-Fi on your favorite U.S. airlines

Satellite-based solutions are becoming the new norm for airlines after installation and extra fuel costs, justified of course by rising profits from passengers willing to pay to stay connected over land and sea.

Joshua Freed | 12 years ago

Hotels

MyGola pivots from concierge-planned trips to algorithmic ones

MyGola is taking a technology approach to easing trip-planning pain. Algorithms may cost a lot less over the long term than human travel planners, but let's see if there is enough of an audience for the service.

Dennis Schaal | 12 years ago

Ground Transport

The conservative taxi-hailing app Flywheel isn't trying not to break the law

The more old school service that involves actually picking up the phone might appeal to less techy drivers and legislators, but its name could easily be forgotten without a cloud of controversy following its growth.

12 years ago