Mobile Booking news and trends

HotelTonight Sacks 20 Percent Of Workforce
Mobile Commerce // November 12, 2015

HotelTonight, a last-minute hotel booking service, announced this week that it would be reducing its staff by 20 percent. These layoffs come on the heels of a weak Q3 performance by the startup and steepening competition from booking services, both large and small, honing in...

Want A Private Jet? Name Your Price
News // April 24, 2015

An on-demand private jet app may seem like a service reserved for the richest of the rich. But JetMe, which offers private jet booking, wants to make itself at least a little more available to the masses with a new “Name Your Price” tool. The...

Booking.com Lets Apple Watch Users Get A Room — Instantly
Mobile // April 22, 2015

Priceline’s Booking.com is launching an Apple Watch app that will let Watch-equipped travelers book hotel accommodations directly from the wearable on their wrists, Mobile Commerce Daily reported on Tuesday (April 21). The Booking Now app, which supports 15 languages, will be available for download on...

Wanderu Travel App Adds Mobile Booking
Mobile Commerce // February 13, 2015

Wanderu is on the move. The Boston-based travel startup that deals in bus and train tickets (rather than plane tickets), premiered its mobile application yesterday (Feb. 12). Launching first on iOS, the new app gives travelers the ability to find, compare prices of and book...

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HotelTonight Sacks 20 Percent Of Workforce

November 12, 2015
HotelTonight, a last-minute hotel booking service, announced this week that it would be reducing its staff by 20 percent. These layoffs come on the heels of a weak Q3 performance by the startup and steepening competition from booking services, both large and small, honing in on the last-minute space. In a statement from a company […]

Want A Private Jet? Name Your Price

April 24, 2015
An on-demand private jet app may seem like a service reserved for the richest of the rich. But JetMe, which offers private jet booking, wants to make itself at least...

Booking.com Lets Apple Watch Users Get A Room — Instantly

April 22, 2015
Priceline’s Booking.com is launching an Apple Watch app that will let Watch-equipped travelers book hotel accommodations directly from the wearable on their wrists, Mobile Commerce Daily reported on Tuesday (April...

Wanderu Travel App Adds Mobile Booking

February 13, 2015
Wanderu is on the move. The Boston-based travel startup that deals in bus and train tickets (rather than plane tickets), premiered its mobile application yesterday (Feb. 12). Launching first on...