Just the Flight Mobile wins top technology award

The Online Regional Travel Group (ORTG) won a major technology award at the recent Isle of Man Awards for Excellence in recognition of its travel portal Just the Flight Mobile.

ORTG chief executive Brian Kelly attended the awards ceremony to pick up the top accolade in the Effective Use of Technology category.

More than 100 award nominees, which were chosen by the Manx public, were whittled down to three finalists in 16 different categories, which recognised everything from small businesses to volunteers.

Just the Flight Mobile became the world's first global flight booking engine for mobile phones when it was launched in August 2008.

Mr Kelly said that ORTG's new application had "broken the tie with the PC".

He added: "We have had significant interest from within the travel industry and bookings are being made through our mobile booking option.

"It is a very exciting time for Just the Flight Mobile. Even in these difficult times we still have a huge number of opportunities to grow our business in 2009 and beyond."

As well as enabling users to book flights, Just the Flight Mobile provides travel news, features and destination guides to mobile phones and personal digital assistants.

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