Cleartrip has improved its mobile game from site to app – a necessary move to keep up with the global trend of mobile reservations – but they’ll need to quickly add on more services to remain ahead of the trend.
The NFC-enabled iPhone will bring cities one step closer to paperless transportation by allowing passengers to wave their phone in front of turnstiles to pay for the trip.
HipGeo is often critiqued for its similarity to Path, but by adding video and growing its online community HipGeo is at least now on a level playing field with the more well-known trip tracker.
Disney runs its operation so efficiently it was likely a challenge deciding which tools they'd put at users' disposal for their app. The focus on wait times and schedule events was a smart bet.
Airlines aren't necessarily swayed by the iPad's cool factor, but they love the idea of massive fuel savings as well as the simplification of airplanes' wiring systems that the tablet offers.
BA has created a pretty little app, but this seems like a project driven by an exec saying "we need another app" rather than something that meets a real customer need.
Critics of the iPad say it's not a work machine, but it's hard to argue that tasks like checking in passengers or changing seat assignments on the fly aren't better executed on a tablet than behind a desk.
WeTrip hopes its focus on travel activities will set it apart in the inundated social travel market, but it will need to learn lessons from all who've gone before (and already pivoted).