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The Power of Package Bookings for Hotels
Hotels are always looking for new ways to drive demand – and packages have been a solid vehicle to do just that. Packages, or combined hotel, airfare and/or car bookings, […]
GDS: The forgotten leisure channel?
Consternation over the relationship between online travel agencies and hotels has garnered a lot of ink in industry articles over the past several years—that’s understandable. However, one very viable […]
Why being passive can be unhealthy for revenue management
Too much intervention can be problematic but a balanced and active approach to airline revenue management works best. ‘Passive’ revenue management (PRM) takes human intervention out of the equation. It […]
Study reveals ‘true cost’ of air fare distribution
Carriers make inflated claims of distribution costs, a study has found. Airline claims that increased direct distribution will slash their cost of sales are pulled apart by an ‘Airline […]
Airlines need to get creative and segment better
At one airline, the new promotional fare with a three-day purchase window isn’t selling. Another is finding that a large tourist boom in Costa Rica isn’t translating into sales of […]
Channel Shock: The Future of Travel Distribution
The travel industry is always fixated on what’s new and sexy. Whether it’s booking a hotel using Amazon Alexa, or checking your Priceline booking from your Apple Watch, we tend […]
Strength in Global Economy Means Higher Travel Pricing in 2018
According to the 2018 Global Travel Forecast, travel prices are expected to rise sharply in the coming year, reaching nearly 4 percent increases in some sectors. Released today, the fourth […]
With Google ‘fines won’t work’!
On both sides of the pond, regulators and companies alike are scratching their heads about how to handle the search giant’s move up the trip-planning funnel Even as the European […]
Google Flight Search: a dead man walking?
Bobby Healy, one of Google’s most outspoken critics, shares his opinion on what the European Commission’s fine means for flight search, and argues that a dedicated travel industry council might […]
Rethinking airport transfers could drive revenue and loyalty
In an opinion from Timon Bock, the head of distribution partnerships at Blacklane, airlines are challenged to think about how ground transportation could serve their customers better Airlines are dedicating […]