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10 Tech-Savvy Hotel Innovations

From iPad check-ins and remote control of your rooms lighting and temperature to an interactive app from your resort, hotels are jumping on the tech-savvy bandwagon. Here are our favorite innovations.

Posted by Scott Tharler on May 06, 2013 at 1:45:28 PM EDT in Travel Tech Tagged: Travel Tech, Technology, Hotels
Fodor's Launches Even More City Guide Apps

What started with six has now expanded to 12 top destinations around the world, with more to come! Our free Fodor's City Guide apps offer our up-to-the-minute picks, tips, and a handy interactive map.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on May 01, 2013 at 4:35:16 PM EDT in New at Fodor's, Travel Tech Tagged: Fodor's
Traxo Aims to Predict Weather Delays

With proactive early-alerts, Traxo and their new partner KnowDelay are aiming to provide travelers with weather updates that will predict if a flight will be delayed or even canceled days in advance.

Posted by Seth Miller on April 30, 2013 at 5:52:19 PM EDT in News, Airlines Tagged: Technology, Weather, Air Travel
Travel Tech: Favorite Photo Apps

Fancy yourself a pro smartphone photographer? Not without these apps. Take your vacation snaps and add filters, adjust contrast, crop, print, and more to make them look magnifique.

Posted by Scott Tharler on April 16, 2013 at 6:49:57 PM EDT in Travel Tech, Photos Tagged: Photography, Travel Tech, Tips
Travel Scam to Avoid: Fake Airline Instagrams

We're sorry to report you won't be one of the 40,000 "new followers" getting a free flight, guys. Fake airline Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts are popping up again offering free flights.

Posted by Elizabeth Lynch on March 23, 2013 at 10:11:54 AM EDT in Travel Tips, Travel Tech Tagged: Technology
HiddenCity App Sends Travelers on Scavenger Hunts

Listen up, amateur gumshoes. There's a new way to uncover the hidden city: HiddenCity, an app that works as part city tour, part scavenger hunt. For now, the cities are all in England.

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on March 22, 2013 at 8:59:00 AM EDT in Travel Tech Tagged: Technology, England
Download Now: Plotter App

We may not be professional cartographers, but we're loving this app that lets us plot our favorite points (restaurants, sights, etc) on a map, share maps with friends, and find maps of new cities from others.

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on March 14, 2013 at 8:56:43 AM EDT in Travel Tech Tagged: Technology, Maps
Tips (and Apps) for Booking a Last Minute Trip

It gets us every time—March arrives, but warm weather is still weeks away. Before you hitch yourself onto a Spring Break trip, take our tips for booking a cheap (and easy) last-minute getaway.

Posted by Trish Friesen on March 07, 2013 at 1:00:13 PM EST in Travel Tips Tagged: Tips, Last Minute
Four Coolest Places to Tour on Google Maps

There is an art to armchair traveling, and Google Maps has mastered it. From their newly released Grand Canyon Street View to the Colosseum, here's where they're taking you (and your computer) now.

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on February 13, 2013 at 5:20:55 PM EST in Travel Tech Tagged: Maps, Technology,
5 Apps For Telling your Travel Story

Your Instagram followers are regularly treated to your awesome vacation photos. But there are so many other apps to use to make sure everyone is jealous of your awesome vacation.

Posted by Deanna Cioppa on February 12, 2013 at 8:53:15 AM EST in Travel Tech Tagged: Photography, Tips