Today we’re privileged to have Rod Cuthbert, Founder and Chairman, and Ken Frohling, Director of Business Development and Manager, Partner Programs, for Viator, the world’s leading online resource for bookable at-destination travel activities, tours and experiences. Viator is renown not only for the quality and value of their product and service offerings, but also is […]
Monthly Archives: July 2009
All-Inclusive Resorts Allure Travelers and Travel Affiliates
July 15, 2009 – 7:36 pm
If we were playing the TV game show Jeopardy!, and the clue to the ‘question’ is…‘sun and fun vacation at a resort with miles of sandy beaches, gentle trade winds blowing and a smorgasbord of fine food and seemingly limitless activities and entertainment’, then most contestants (and travel affiliates) would offer “what is an all-inclusive” […]
Interview with Mark Ellinger – Ellinger Consulting, Inc.
July 14, 2009 – 5:00 am
When thinking about the travel industry value chain in its broadest context, and the inexorable interdependencies among the various industry segments and players, perhaps none is as critical to the whole as is the airline industry. TravelDividends is privileged to have Mark Ellinger, Managing Principal of Ellinger Consulting, join us today to launch our new […]
Things I Think I Think – July 13, 2009
July 13, 2009 – 3:10 pm
This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I think that rail travel represents a fairly solid travel affiliate opportunity, particularly for European travel affiliates. Unlike the US, rail in Europe has always enjoyed a strong position within the European inter-modal travel/transportation system; that position continues to grow in both in terms […]
Travel Affiliates Should Follow American Travelers’ Wanderlust
July 10, 2009 – 11:15 am
The latest Harris Poll was just released, and it reveals that Americans are once again dreaming of traveling to far off lands. While these aspirations may be mere whimsy for some U.S. travelers, for others it’s an ambition that they are enthusiastically realizing. By understanding the American consumers’ innermost travel desires – and designing product […]
Travel Affiliates Could Play a Big Role in getaroom.com’s Success
July 9, 2009 – 1:11 pm
The founders of hotels.com, Bob Deiner and David Litman, today announced the launch of getaroom.com, a new hotel booking site which aims to offer travel consumers the benefits of hotel discounts offered by opaque travel sites, but in a far more transparent process. Getaroom.com promises not only to be a boon for travel consumers, but […]
Hot Summer Deals Add-Up for Travel Affiliates
July 8, 2009 – 11:58 am
For the travel industry, summertime connotes peak season, the time of year when many American and European travelers head off to take their main vacation. Whether it’s a leisurely stay at some beach-side resort for ‘sun & fun’, a traipse to take in the culture and history of some storied city or countryside in a […]
Online Travel Agencies are ‘Banking’ on Travel Affiliates
July 7, 2009 – 8:34 pm
Creativity has always been a hallmark of both the online travel agency (OTA) sector and the travel affiliate marketing channel. Case in point: look no further than Expedia Affiliate Network and One Travel Partner Network, as each is ‘banking’ (literally and figuratively) on affiliate marketers to grow their private label businesses. Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) […]
Things I Think I Think – July 6, 2009
July 6, 2009 – 2:40 pm
This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I was thinking recently about the short- to medium-term fate of the US dollar and its subsequent impact on the travel and travel affiliate industries, particularly in light of the recent run-up in the price of oil, the seemingly bottomless pit that is referred […]
Exploring Travel Affiliate Opportunities with iExplore
July 3, 2009 – 2:27 pm
What might make the ‘perfect’ adventure travel affiliate partner site? Thousands of pre-packaged adventure and experiential tours to choose from? Exclusive content that can be customized into privately-guided tours? A personalization engine? Telephone access to real, live expert and non-biased adventure consultants and seasoned world travelers for advice? Low price guarantee? A travel affiliate program […]