Mobile Transactions & the Travel Industry: Infographics for 2016
By David Eddy on Feb 23, 2016 7:00:00 AM
A Q4 2015 e-commerce survey, condensed into these infographics, provides good insights and guidance for what mobile technology means for the travel industry in 2016. Key take-aways:
Tour Operators & Activity Suppliers: Unique Challenges Ahead!
By David Eddy on Feb 18, 2016 10:54:17 AM
Tours and activities is one of the most difficult sectors of the travel industry to define and analyze. For example, just gauging the size of the sector isn’t easy. A report released this month said, “Consumers spend somewhere between $100 billion to $200 billion annually on tours and …
How a Travel Management Company controls Business Travel Costs (Part 2)
By David Eddy on Feb 16, 2016 7:00:00 AM
Part 1 of this series explored why controlling the cost of employee travel is difficult due to issues that cannot be eliminated and are not easily handled. Part 1 also discussed why these difficulties often lead organizations to use travel management companies (TMC) for their business …
How a Travel Management Company controls Business Travel Costs (Part 1)
By David Eddy on Feb 11, 2016 7:00:00 AM
Business managers often find the challenges of controlling business travel costs to stay top of mind for two reasons: 1) travel costs often appear deceptively easy to manage and control – only to turn out to be quite the opposite; 2) travel is expensive, meaning these costs can quickl …
Protecting your Travel Agency’s Online Reputation
By David Eddy on Feb 9, 2016 7:00:00 AM
There is a great deal of attention paid in travel industry articles to the importance of an effective online presence. Given the growing influence of technology on every aspect of travel – whether travel agency, tour operator, or Travel Management Company – that focus isn’t really sur …