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October 5, 2010

Why Tablets Will Change the Travel Experience

Tweet The introduction of the Apple iPad has ushered in a new era of tablet computing. Over the next 12 months the market will be flooded with competitive tablets based on Google Android, Microsoft Windows 7, RIM’s QNX OS and HP Palm WebOS. ABI research estimates that 11 million tables to be shipped by the end of 2010. Manufacturers such […]

August 16, 2010

NBTA 2010 – Why innovation is difficult in Corporate Travel

Tweet I attended the NBTA Convention in Houston last week. Frankly I have been to so many NBTA conventions, I have lost count (this was probably my 22nd or 23rd convention). What was shocking to me was how there was so little change in the content of the program from those I attended back in the early 1990s. Sessions on […]

July 8, 2010

Eye For Travel TDS June 2010

Tweet I attended the Eye for Travel TDS Summit last month in London and found the sessions lively and informative while the conference provided some great networking opportunities. The most enjoyable general session was about mobile which had consecutive presentations from Google, RIM, Facebook and Nokia. For those who were not following my tweets, here are some of the highlights […]

June 22, 2010

Location Based Networking Apps and Travel

Tweet Mobile location based networking apps such as Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite and Loopt are gaining traction in the market. How do they fit into the travel experience? By definition mobile location based networking is designed to help you discover the world around you, a natural connection to travel. There is a gaming element of these apps that allow you earn […]

June 21, 2010

AMS 3.0 Digitizing the World’s Content

Tweet Last month I spoke at the World Congress on Information and Technology (WCIT) in Amsterdam. Mark Ejlenberg one of the co-founders of the hotel online content distribution platform Leonardo, presented a new project called AMS 3.0. The goal of AMS 3.0 is to create a platform that will make all the city’s data available. Mark has been working with […]

May 13, 2010

Apple Buys Siri

Tweet Loyal readers of my blog know that I have long advocated the need for a more intelligent interface for travel planing and booking. Early self-booking engines often promoted themselves as replacements for travel agents, while in reality most were (and many still are) simply sending off commands to the GDS or supplier reservation systems and displaying standard content. During […]