Choice Hotels seals mobile bookings via iPad app
May 11, 2012Choice Hotels has rolled out an iPad application after seeing its mobile revenue increase more than 250 percent year-over-year in 2011.
Choice Hotels has rolled out an iPad application after seeing its mobile revenue increase more than 250 percent year-over-year in 2011.
Clothing retailer Express is continuing its mobile bar code push with an initiative that encourages users to join its new loyalty program.
Marriott’s Fairfield Inn & Suites is using mobile video advertisements to drive last-minute hotel bookings.
Home improvement retailer Lowe’s is expanding the ways that consumers shop the company’s products with a new Android application.
Online dining site Restaurant.com has rolled out an Android application that lets hungry diners buy gift certificates from their favorite restaurants via their handsets.
Fast food franchise Subway is placing mobile calls-to-action on its soft drink cups and sandwich bags to not only build the company’s email database, but also reward consumers with prizes for playing games.
Fast casual restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s is letting hungry diners order food from their handsets via a new mobile application for iPhone and Android smartphones.
A new study from MasterCard found that although the United States is ready for mobile payments, nine of the 10 countries most set up for the technology are in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
With both hotels and online travel agencies consistently reporting that at least half of mobile bookings are being made for same-day reservations, it is clear that the hotel and accommodation industry is quickly adapting to mobile. To take advantage of impulse buying, online travel agencies have been active in mobile deals, so why are hotel brands hesitant to dip into offers?
Footwear brand Converse is partnering with retailer Journeys on an in-store mobile bar code campaign that lets users shop the company’s famous line of Chuck Taylor shoes.