Tag: HOTEL

TripAdvisor, the popular travel planning tool, has just launched an app for Windows Phone 7. Just like the mobile website, the app allows you to search for anything travel-related -- from hotels and flights to restaurants and points-of-interest to visit once you reach your destination. Geolocation is supported, which allows TripAdvisor to quickly locate places nearby. But while that's a neat ...

Getting hooked up to your hotel's 'browser login' wireless signal is easy enough if you're on a laptop, but connecting with a smartphone when you want to save mobile data dollars can be a bit trickier. For Android users, a free app called Wifi Browser Login (WBL) makes the process a little bit smoother. Once installed, just jump into the WBL settings and set your preferred options. To connect, ...

In an interesting and slightly inexplicable move, TripAdvisor has blocked Google Places from using its massive wealth of hotel and resort reviews. Now, when you search for hotels on Google, and browse around Google Maps, you will no longer see snippets from TripAdvisor. Given Google's recent spate of Places updates, this is either a very bold or very brash move from TripAdvisor. Hotel owners ...

Holiday Inn locations in two cities are experimenting with a system that lets guests unlock their rooms using a smartphone. When you check in online, the system (called OpenWays) sends you an encrypted audio code that unlocks your door, and then texts you your room number. That means no more checking in at the desk, and no more worries about losing a key or a keycard. OpenWays is available ...

Whether you're hoping to save a few bucks on your next excursion or you prefer to blend in with locals, istopover will help you find homeowners with rooms to rent short term so you can skip the hotel. As you'd expect, many of the properties are rented out by people who travel often themselves. $159CDN doesn't seem too shabby for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath duplex overlooking San Francisco's East Bay, ...

Sometimes you just cant get a good picture of the hotel you are thinking about booking for a vacation or business travel. The pictures on travel websites might be too small, and of course they only show you the good angles, so it could be a gamble when booking; until now. Trivop is a Google Maps mashup site that actually walks users through the hotel of their choice with actual video. Video ...

Orbitz is cranking out a new mobile access service called OrbitzTLC Mobile Access this Wednesday. The new service will allow for travelers to see their itineraries on their mobile devices. The new service will also allow travelers to check the status of their flights and look for last minute hotel deals. This looks like a great new service offering from Orbitz, making it as simple as pie for ...