If it wasn’t enough that Google is rumoured to buying travel technology company ITA Software, then this next move by Apple may just finish a few people off completely.
Above is a screenshot from PatentlyApple.com, which has gone through a patent filed by Apple this month for iTravel, a suite of functionality for the iPhone that includes, well, almost everything for traveller.
iTravel was a patent filed originally in Q3 of 2008 but has since been heavily updated with a terrifying range of options that would sit within the existing handset suite of user options.
At its simplest the service is a series of user options including the ability to make reservations, reservation management, airport and hotel check-in and identification tools.
Read the full story at: http://www.tnooz.com/2010/04/22/mobile/apple-wants-to-be-the-ultimate-travel-assistant-with-itravel/
