Travel Technology

No one would disagree that the cell phone is quickly evolving into a personal mobile computing device. Thinking of a cell phone in terms o...

I am listening to a BTN/Concur sponsored Webinar regarding corporate self-booking tools. Perhaps I have a bit of a jaded view on the subje...

Demo 2008 is the annual event where start-ups get to do a brief pitch to potential investors. Circos is a new qualitative search engine: A...

Two stories from late 2007 and early 2008 signal a shift in the online travel model. In November 2007 at the PhoCusWright conference in Orl...

For some time I have been talking about ubiquitous computing and the always connected traveler. I just received a briefing from the senior ...

Facebook's attempt to exploit its social network for advertising purposes has raised some major concerns from their users. The Beacon ...

The announcement this week by Verizon that they are opening up their wireless network has significant importance for the development of new ...

In his classic book, Smart Mobs , Howard Rheingold described two possible futures for mobile technology. The first is a highly personalize...

During his closing speech at PhoCusWright , Dara mentioned briefly an effort at Expedia to re-platform their technology infrastructure. S...

Dara began with a nod to the new media based deal with IHG. He said Expedia's focus is to change the traditional impersonal relationshi...

Cathy Schetzina led a discussion of Second Life with STA, Carnival Cruises and Starwood. The primary benefits of launching a Second Life s...

Michelle talked about general travel industry themes such as the need for better customer service, air schedule reform and economic indicato...

The PhoCuswright conference kicked off with discussion of private equity investment in the travel industry with Karl Peterson. Karl emphasi...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with Yen Lee, president of the new travel search company Kango. For those who do not know Yen, he ...

The BEAT recently covered my NBTA presentation on Web 2.0 and the release of my new study " Corporate Travel Technologies: Today and T...

As much as the OTAs may position themselves as a one-stop shops for travel planning and booking, the reality is that no single site can make...

Some may be surprised by the acquisition of Lonely Planet by the BBC. Why would a traditional media giant want travel destination content? ...

I am pleased to announce the release of my new study: " Corporate Travel Technology: Today and Tomorrow ". The study is now ava...

I am writing from Houston Texas where I attended a consultant's forum sponsored by Continental Airlines. The session was primarily focu...

The Tech industry has been talking about ubiquitous computing for some time. Any observer would agree that it has become common place for bu...