Expedia acquires travel app developer Mobiata

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 | Source: TechCrunch
Mobiata is the latest Ann Arbor-based start-up targeted for acquisition, serving as more validation for Tree Town's emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem and even its nascent app-based economy.

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Expedia has just announced that it has acquired developer Mobiata, the creator of popular mobile travel application FlightTrack. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Mobiata creates a number of travel mobile applications including FlightTrack, TripDeck, HotelPal, FlightBoard, and FareCompare. FlightTrack is the developer's most popular app and lets you check flight status, access information about delays or reschedules, locate your flight's gates, and see real-time tracking maps of flights. FlightTrack is currently a best selling iPhone travel app in the App Store. A Pro Version of FlightTrack is also integrated into TripIt Pro. We're not sure if that relationship will continue post-acquisition.

Read the rest of the story here, more about what the acquisition means to Mobiata/Ann Arbor here and Ann Arbor's emerging app-based economy here.
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