December 15, 2005

Airline Channel Management

Tweet A lot has been written (including in this Blog) on the fragmentation of inventory and the emergence of alternate distribution platforms. One underlying theme that has not been discussed is the need for airlines to execute effective channel management strategies. There are a number of software solutions that allow hotels to manage different buckets of inventory through different channels, […]
December 13, 2005

Adventure Travel

Tweet Back in October I had the pleasure of speaking at the first Adventure Travel World Summit in Seattle. This was a super event that brought together for the first time a variety of outdoor and multi-cultural providers. The content was top notch and the attendees represented the leaders in this segment. A recent study by Cendant stated that ” […]
December 13, 2005

Sub Market Online Travel Growth

Tweet 2006 promises to see a significant growth for online travel sites that are targeted to specific sub-markets. Based on some current projects it is clear to me that online travel growth will come in terms of vertical market specific sites. These sites will either focus on specific market segments such as large ethnic markets or types of travel such […]