How Tour Operators Benefit From Mobile Technology
By Nick Ostdick on Mar 7, 2017 10:08:24 AM
Today’s travel industry is becoming increasingly mobile. Not only are more and more travel companies embracing the idea of mobile apps or platforms, but travelers are now more than ever before researching, booking, and reviewing travel and tourism options on-the-go. This movement has …
5 Surprising Statistics Behind the Rise of Mobile Bookings
By Nick Ostdick on Feb 14, 2017 9:02:00 AM
A recent report from the travel industry advocacy group EyeforTravel asked 183 respondents across all omareas of the global travel industry landscape about what facet of the travel industry keeps them up most nights. It’s an interesting question, especially given how volatile and vari …
3 Ways Travel Bookings Could Change in 2017
By Nick Ostdick on Feb 9, 2017 5:43:00 PM
With the first month of 2017 nearly behind us, there have been numerous articles about the trends, storylines, and narratives likely to emerge in the travel industry during the next year; in fact, we’ve recently published a handful of entries along similar lines in order to discover w …
Why Travel Agencies Should Embrace Mobile Apps
By Nick Ostdick on Jan 19, 2017 3:14:48 PM
Travel agencies and mobile apps. These two concepts might seem to represent two very different time periods in the travel industry. The old and the new. The traditional and the state-of-the-art. Yet, today’s travel agencies would be well-advised to not only understand the value mobile …
Why Mobile Payments Are Finally the Next Big Thing in Travel
By Nick Ostdick on Oct 6, 2016 4:09:17 PM
For the last few years, mobile payments have been predicted to be the next big thing in the travel industry. Analysts and industry insiders have long speculated the disruption mobile payment technology will have on the way travelers shop and complete online bookings, as well as the wa …