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Flight delays cause major headaches for road warriors, according
to WorldMate, Inc., a leading provider of travel services for mobile
devices. Based on a survey conducted with 300 frequent fliers, more
than 87 percent of respondents put the stresses of flight delays above
travel inconveniences such as losing luggage and dealing with security
lines. The ever-increasing rate of flight delays, combined with the
looming holiday travel season, puts added pressure on business
professionals as they struggle to conduct business on-the-go.
With the FAA reporting more than 27 percent of flights delayed
during the first half of 2007 alone(1), road warriors battle anxiety
related to flight delays and cancellations caused by overbooking,
inclement weather, security concerns and a myriad of other factors. In
addition, WorldMate Live's survey identifies that nearly half of
respondents will be flying overseas for the holidays and about 17
percent will be flying domestically.
Respondents to the survey also indicated that 43 percent of
travelers tend to learn about flight delays and cancellations at the
airline ticketing counter. The long lines of people awaiting ticket
changes can affect fliers' probability of securing alternate flights.
"Travelers are held hostage to a certain extent by lack of
information and resources when flying from city to city, country to
country, especially during the holiday season," said Nadav Gur,
WorldMate CEO. "Thankfully, mobile travel tools like WorldMate Live
empower them with information and advanced services to combat
travel-related stress using their BlackBerrys and smartphones."
Additional causes of travel-related stress identified by survey
respondents include losing print itineraries, packing appropriately
for the weather and concern for missing meetings as a result of time
zone changes.
WorldMate Live alleviates the stresses of flight delays by
allowing travelers to access alternate flights on their smartphones
and plans to incorporate re-booking features into their application in
the future. Through WorldMate Live, road warriors can manage their
full itineraries on their BlackBerrys, including travel arrangements
and business meetings.
For more information or to become a WorldMate Live Open or Gold
member go to: http://www.wmlive.com on your PC browser.
About WorldMate
A wholly-owned US subsidiary of MobiMate Ltd., WorldMate is a
leading provider of mobile travel-related services. Its best-selling
software by the same name offers an easy-to-use application that
automatically delivers valuable content and services to members' cell
phones, turning their mobile devices into a personal travel assistant.
Removing stress and paperwork from the travel experience while saving
time and money, its host of features put flight status updates, flight
schedules, weather, forecasts and currency information in subscribers'
hands in real-time. Additional utilities include calculators and world
clocks. WorldMate can be downloaded from: www.mobimate.com.
The WorldMate(R) product line is available on the J2ME,
BlackBerry(R), Palm OS(R), all Microsoft Windows Mobile versions,
Symbian UIQ, S60 and S80 Communicators and Desktop PC platforms. It is
the only mobile application worldwide to have been a top-10 best
seller on more than five platforms. Handset manufacturers including
Nokia, Sony-Ericsson and Hewlett Packard bundle WorldMate products
with their devices, and along with Palm, Symbian and others, have
recognized the company's industry leadership.
MobiMate and WorldMate are registered trademarks of MobiMate, Ltd.
The BlackBerry and RIM (RIM, NASDAQ:RIMM, TSX: RIM) families of
related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and
trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM assumes no liability and
makes no representation, warranty or guarantee in relation to third
party products or services. All other trade names and trademarks are
the property of their respective holders.
(1) Source: www.faa.gov/data_statistics
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