1. I think that yesterday’s official launch of Wolfram/Alpha, the self described “computational knowledge engine” for the Web, could have a tremendous effect on how consumers access information about – and eventually book – travel services. I also think that there is a chance that this could turn out to be as big a seminal […]
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Wouldn’t it be cool to have an online travel guidebook that is based on the collective wisdom of hundreds of thousands of like minded travelers? Well, researchers at the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University may have identified a way to do just that. With the aid of a supercomputer, these scientists analyzed some […]
The Cruise Industry should start taking a VERY close look at Cruise Affiliate Programs. Carnival Cruise Lines has… To spur growth, cruise lines have historically relied on the introduction of new ships to their fleets. The next twelve months will set an industry record – five of the big cruise lines will introduce their largest […]
Delta Air Lines (DL) stunned some folks in the travel and travel affiliate marketing industries on May 6th when it announced that they would pay a special 10% commission on all flights and fare classes on bookings made by June 30th for travel through December 15th, 2009 from New York City area airports to Mexico, […]
1. I think while there is a valid concern about the Swine Flu and the potential for a pandemic that could sweep across the planet, the media’s coverage in general seems to border more on sensationalism than pure reporting and analysis (…just ask VP Joe Biden). The media’s over-reaction in turn instills a near-panic mentality […]
Pop Quiz! Question 1…Quick, name the largest (and arguably most controversial) investments in the travel and affiliate marketing industries in the last twelve months? If you answered the $250 million cash investment in HomeAway, Inc., by several well respected VCs and Google’s restructuring of its $3.1 billion DoubleClick Performics acquisition respectively, you’d be right. Pop […]
George Bernard Shaw famously quipped that the Americans and British are essentially “one people separated by a common language.” That tongue-in-cheek observation holds similar currency when comparing how well affiliate marketing performs in the travel sector in each country. Econsultancy’s recent studies of the US and UK affiliate marketing industries revealed some very interesting industry-wide […]