Travel Technology

Looking at where and how consumers are booking travel has become a proven indicator of coming commerce trends.

Not having to wait on NextGen implementation to move forward is a huge advantage, and removes an excuse that airlines have for not implementing live flight tracking.

The cruise lines have realized that allowing its customers to communicate while traveling is good marketing and good business.

Smaller cities and countries including the Estonian capital of Tallinn and South Korea have had the most success at blanketing their borders with free wireless service. New York City's attempt at free city-wide Wi-Fi will be a well-watched experiment by cities around the world.

While AT&T can't assume instant success, it has the network and the history of making things happen.

Much has been written about the impact mobile devices and social media are having on the travel experience, but there are profound implications for female travelers, in particular, who can use the tools to feel safer when on the road alone.

You can't bring a T-1 line with you at sea, but cruisers are connecting faster than ever before as cruise lines see a benefit to keeping communication quick and increasing customer loyalty.

People love to search for tours and activities on their mobile phones while on vacation. TripAdvisor is going after this market, and could give the Viators and GetYourGuides formidable competition.

Few travelers are using wearable technology right now, but brands that launch early will have time to iterate and improve their apps for early adopters and soon-to-be growing number of smartwatch owners.

SITA's solution lets smaller airlines raise their mobile game. But truthfully, there are plenty of big airlines (hello, United) that need help with mobile, too.