Why Every Travel Management Company should embrace Bleisure
By David Eddy on Feb 4, 2016 7:00:00 AM
The release of BridgeStreet Global Hospital’s The Bleisure Report 2014 introduced a new term to the travel industry and revealed the idea of combining business and leisure travel – far from being outlandish – was a reality for a sizeable number of people and poised for growth. The rep …
Bring Lost Travel Bookings back to Life
By David Eddy on Feb 2, 2016 7:00:00 AM
Lost – or abandoned travel bookings refer to online travel customers who visit a website, put travel products into a shopping cart then leave the site without confirming and completing the transaction. There’s an abundance of articles written on the issue of abandonment in the travel …
Let’s talk about Cost Control and Travel Agency Profitability
By David Eddy on Jan 28, 2016 7:00:00 AM
Is anyone in the industry paying attention to the topic of travel agency cost control? It doesn’t seem like it. There are articles on travel trends, mobile apps, emerging destinations and changing markets – but not much on the subject of how to improve travel agency profitability. So …
Will Travel Technology save the Storefront Travel Agency?
By David Eddy on Jan 26, 2016 7:00:00 AM
If asked to name industries most affected by the Internet since the 1990’s, most people would think of online retailers like Amazon – draining sales away from small and large store-based retailers; or perhaps the music industry – careening from vinyl to CD’s, CD’s to mp3s and ultimate …
Is your Travel Website (really) ready for Mobile Bookings?
By David Eddy on Jan 19, 2016 7:00:00 AM
Some travel trends are difficult to discern; millennial behavior, for example. What is that generation really thinking? We know what they reveal in surveys, but the information can be contradictory or speculative and getting hard data on behaviors can be challenging.