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Revenue Management Adapting to Predictive Pricing Tools
As more guests start to use predictive pricing tools when booking their travel plans, hoteliers are figuring out ways to benefit from this. It’s a constant back-and-forth: Hoteliers will always […]
Planet ‘total offer’: the coming revolution in airline merchandising
When three global technology trends combine with two industry-specific trends, can the planets align to transform the online relationship between airline and travellers? For decades, airlines have worked to perfect […]
Lawmakers Take Aim at Airfare Pricing, Transparency
For years, airlines have been known to cling to outdated and even antiquated technology, afraid that upgrading their tech infrastructure could lead to the catastrophic downages that have affected most […]
What airline pricing needs: a dynamically new approach!
Could it be that pricing opportunities, despite sophisticated airline RM systems, are still not being exploited fully by most airlines? That is the view of an airline revenue management specialist […]
Travel sites push for easier air fare comparison, airlines oppose move
As airlines charge extra for baggage while adding more fee-based amenities like premium seating and in-flight wi-fi, it’s getting more difficult for travelers to compare the cost of a flight […]
Airlines inching closer to dynamic pricing
Imagine if airlines could tailor fare offers based on who was making the ticket inquiry, rather than strictly on the search criteria. Well, industry technology and revenue-management experts say those […]
‘Dynamic pricing’ could make airfares even more confusing
I’m old enough (perhaps you are, too) to remember when airlines published all their airfares in their timetables, which were issued once a month. Back then airlines were regulated by […]
Research: How Customers Decide Whether to Buy from Your Website
Sally’s finger hovered over the “Purchase” button. After hours of online sleuthing, she was pretty sure the green chair would complete her living room. It was the style and color […]
Four tips for reducing checkout abandonment
All retailers – from huge multinationals to the independent – face the same dilemma. Why do online shoppers abandon their baskets, and what can they do to improve? Dropped baskets […]
Google Flights’ New Look Moves Away From Travel Inspiration
Google began rolling out a new desktop interface for its Flights metasearch product in earnest on Friday. Most users who visit Google Flights in the U.S. on the Chrome Web browser are […]