Travel Technology

T raditionally, most software developers think of GPS or A-GPS as the preferred technology to pinpoint your location and deliver relevant co...

Every since I first viewed the historic Knowledge Navigator video produced by John Scully CEO of Apple in the late 1980's, I have belie...

I wanted to provide you an update on my efforts to launch a new company based on the extraction applications from Fetch Technologies. As a...

The buzz about Web 2.0 and as a subset Travel 2.0, continues to get stronger. The flow of investment money into new start-ups in this area ...

The last minute agreement reached between AA and Sabre has many in the corporate travel world breathing a sigh of relief. I fear that TMCs ...

My apologies for being off the radar for a few weeks. I've been called back by the U.S. government (GSA eTravel project) to assist with...

Microsoft's Live Labs has introduced a new technology that synthesizes photos of a single destination from a variety of sources to provi...

For the last 8 months I've been working with BlackHistoryTours (BHT). The company was founded 6 years ago by Eric and Lisa Alboher. Sin...

I thought I'd chime in on the current industry focus regarding total access fees and the renegotiation of GDS contracts. I tend to look...

Yesterday HP announced a new "inexpensive, wireless, battery-free microchip that can store documents, audio files or video clips. The ...

The travel press have been playing up ITA Software's recent announcement with Air Canada as a sign that the GNEs have been unsuccessful ...

Last week I was again interviewed by Kyle Peterson of Reuters. The article entitled : "Internet Travel Agencies Losing Some Luster...

JetBlue pioneered Direct satellite TV services and now seems poised to offer Internet and new phone services on board with the successful w...

I am very lucky to have part of my family (my cousin) Marc A. Smith who is a research sociologist with Microsoft. Now rather than going off...

On April 17th, 2006 the American Society of Travel Agents released a summary of a new Technology and Marketing Report which showed that the ...

I wanted to provide my readers an update on my efforts with Fetch Technologies and the "Travelsmart" (actual name TBD) tool. As I...

I would suggest my readers check out this article by Tim O'Reilly. Though it is a bit dated (09/30/2005) it does a great job of describ...

As most of you know in addition to my own consulting practice I work as an analyst for PhoCusWright . I recently completed a GDX article on...

Early this week Air Canada announced that no-frills Tango fares would be available exclusively through AirCanada.com, not through any of the...

In recent PhoCusWrigh t FYI pieces written by Cathy Schetzina, Direction of Information Services and Bob Offutt, Technology Analyst as well...