Amid predictions--and skepticism--that 2009 will be a big year for the development of mobile travel technologies, hotel companies are rolling out capabilities that facilitate bookings on the go.

"The long expected rise of mobile computing in travel has been greatly over-hyped," according to consultants at Hudson Crossing.

"What we believe is different in 2009 is that we expect the advent of two viable mobile computing platforms (the iPhone and BlackBerry Storm) to have a catalytic effect upon the use of mobile travel applications."

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