Airbnb Trips presents airlines with a digital ancillary revenue masterclass
For any airline concerned about keeping control of their relationships with their customers and leveraging digital channels to boost ancillary revenues, the launch of Airbnb’s “Trips” should serve as a wake-up […]
Why mobile micro-moments and dayparting are the trends to watch in 2017
As 2016 draws to a close, there has been one movement that has surpassed them all during the last 12 months – mobile. There are more than 128 million Google […]
5 Ways to Drive Direct Bookings for the Modern Traveler
How do young, modern travelers behave online? What connects to them, and how can your hotel use that information to drive direct bookings through your hotel website? Google’s Consumer Barometer […]
How travel has sown the seeds of its own disruption
Disruption in travel is likely to be born from within it, according to a founder of Intent Media and a former senior executive of Travelocity which previously owned lastminute.com Richard […]
Getting to the bottom of “big data” buzzword will help airlines fly higher
‘Big Data’ was a buzzword of choice at the CAPA Asia Aviation Summit in Singapore recently. A panel, moderated by Stephen Pearse (managing director of CAPA – Centre for Aviation), explored what […]
Airbnb out to be Wechat of travel – do everything with one app
By the time Lady Gaga appeared on stage on Saturday night as a surprise closing act for Airbnb Open, a three-day festival in downtown Los Angeles celebrating the brand’s values […]
3 Fundamental Practices of Metasearch Management
We all know the power of 101 – fundamental knowledge. In practice, what is fundamental leads to advanced applications and continuous pursuit of improvement. Today we wanted to share some […]
How a hotel can use GDS to tap into the cruise travel market
A GDS is used by many parts of the travel industry for many different markets. But did you know your hotel can use it to attract a completely different type […]
Using online information to define and refine your hotel competitive edge
The tourism trade contributed about US$7.2 trillion to the global economy in 2015, and with so much wealth at stake, you can be certain that the accommodation market is going […]
Are GDSs fit for purpose? A checklist
In recent months we have seen several airlines ratchet up their rhetoric against the global distribution systems (GDSs), namely, Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport, and Travelsky. In particular some airline CEOs have […]