Travel ERP: Tips for Making a Good Selection
By David Eddy on Mar 15, 2016 7:00:00 AM
A recurring theme in this blog is the central role travel technology plays in the business model of successful travel companies, particularly enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems designed for the travel industry. There’s a simple explanation for this – Travel ERP has the potenti …
Is Your Travel Management Company Positioned for Growth?
By David Eddy on Mar 10, 2016 11:11:05 AM
Like every other sector of the travel industry, steady growth in business travel doesn’t necessarily translate into increased sales for every travel management company (TMC). The travel sector is challenging because the business model is complex and competition is fierce.
Tour Operators Innovate with Food and Adventure Tourism (Infographic)
By David Eddy on Mar 8, 2016 7:00:00 AM
One travel industry trend that holds particular promise for growth is experiential travel. To an increasing extent, people want to return from their destinations with a sense of having authentically experienced that part of the world.
The Value Proposition of a Travel ERP System
By David Eddy on Mar 3, 2016 10:03:33 AM
A great deal of the discussion around travel technology involves highly visible customer-facing solutions: travel apps; responsive websites; social media and the like. Operational technology, focused on helping management and staff run the business, tends to get overlooked. A perfect …
Are Needless Expenses Killing your Travel Company?
By David Eddy on Mar 1, 2016 7:00:00 AM
The travel business is hard. It sells a high-priced, discretionary item at a time when every region of the global economy is growing slowly – if at all. The travel industry is facing its own particular challenges – consolidation, intense competition, eroding margins and high customer …