This week’s musings, reflections and observations… 1. Despite the profundity of bad news about the travel industry, I continue to think that the industry’s financial woes present unprecedented opportunities for the travel affiliate channel to establish itself as a strong and valuable partner for travel suppliers worldwide (see item number 5 in my May 11th […]
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Long a secretive and shady niche in the global travel industry, the shroud of mystery surrounding airline consolidators and the airlines that work with them is rapidly lifting. Once loathe to publicly revealing their name in conjunction with their distribution partners in this opaque channel, airlines are now ‘opening their kimonos’, and loudly broadcasting their […]
As everyone is abundantly aware, the global recession has hit the travel industry rather hard. Many economists and political leaders are suggesting the worst is over. However, it seems to TravelDividends that there is little clarity as to how quickly the major world economies will recover, or regardless of its length, how well the travel […]
Looking for opportunities to increase your travel affiliate sales with online travel agencies (OTAs)? If yes, Expedia may have the ‘ticket’ to success. Aiming to get more customers to book on its site, Expedia announced today that it was making permanent its recent promotion of waiving consumer booking fees on all online air tickets booked […]
Once the domain of Japanese salarymen crashing after a night of partying in Ginza or gap-year European student travelers traipsing around the world on a shoe-string budget, the micro-hotel concept seems to be sweeping the hospitality industry, and though it may be a bit early to call, this trend could pay big dividends to travel […]
Question: What do British Airways, Avis Car Rental, Expedia, Carnival Cruise Line, Funjet, InterContinental Hotels, Occidental Hotels, and RIU Hotels and Resorts have in common? Answer: Each travel supplier has a significant amount of distressed inventory, and all look to their travel affiliate partners to help offload it. Read any travel industry newswire, visit any […]
Web 2.0 start-up MyCreativeTours, the website that is building the first experiential tour exchange that brings together travelers and local tour guides, is offering travel affiliates 30% commission on all bookings. This program may be the catalyst that the company needs to propel it towards realizing its vision – “promote local tour guides’ creativity and […]
The travel industry is highly sensitive to consumer trends and competitive dynamics. So Travel Affiliates take note of the following tool to keep an eye on those trends. Regardless of what travel niche you compete in or travel product and service you sell, as a travel affiliate, to stay ahead of your competitors, you should […]
Two of the most insightful psychographic surveys that profile the purchasing behavior of the U.S. travel consumer – The Harris Poll and the American Express Travel Agent Survey – came out this week within a day of each other. Although some of their conclusions differed, one key finding resonated in both surveys: the ability to […]