2011 – Page 2 – Travel Technology Consulting Inc.

July 19, 2011

Why Amazon’s Entry into the Tablet Market May Be a Game Changer

Tweet Where do tablets fit into the travel process? The tablet un-tethers the traveler from the desktop whether in a hotel room, at the airport, on an airplane or siting on the living room couch. The tablet itself greatly expands a traveler’s ability to dream and plan a vacation, but what about using a tablet while on holiday? Tablets can be […]

July 14, 2011

Mobile Vision Versus Reality

Tweet Over the last 10 years I have been a vocal advocate of the growing impact of mobile technology on the travel experience. I have written numerous articles, research reports, and I have given a number of speeches on the subject, including most recently a keynote address at the Amadeus Airline e-Commerce Conference last month in Cannes (more about that research […]

April 22, 2011

Airlines and GDS Battle in Court

Tweet The news this week that USAir has filled a suit against Sabre based on violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act comes on the heals of a similar lawsuit filled by AA against Travelport last week. These lawsuits may foretell serious disruption to the traditional travel distribution ecosystem. Most observers would agree that the GDS have been an oligopoly for some time and certainly a monopoly […]

April 8, 2011

DOJ Approves Google ITA – What does it mean?

Tweet Today’s announcement about the conditional approval by the U.S. Department of Justice of the acquisition by Google of ITA Software is sending some shock waves through the travel industry. But at the end of the day what does this really mean? Here are some of my initial thoughts: General search becomes meta-search – There are very valid reasons why sites […]

March 30, 2011

Navigating the Airport of Tomorrow

Tweet Last week at the Amadeus Airport Showcase in Cannes, France, I presented the results of my whitepaper “Navigating the Airport of Tomorrow” commissioned by Amadeus. The paper used research conducted by JD Power on global consumer attitudes on the airline/ airport experience and perspectives obtained from some research conducted by AT Kearney on airport and airline IT pain points. I combined this with […]

March 30, 2011

Speaking at the Israeli Travel and Tourism Agency Convention

Tweet Earlier this month I had the pleasure of providing a keynote address to the Israeli Travel and Tourism Agency Association annual meeting in Eilat, Israel. My talk entitled “The Impact of the Emerging Technologies and the Evolution of Distribution Systems on the Global Tourism Industry” covered advancements in mobile technology and key distribution issues including the Google/ITA acquisition and the turmoil regarding distribution between […]