This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I think that Jet Blue’s abrupt halt of their ‘All You Can Jet’ travel pass promotion some 2 days earlier than originally planned underscores my observation noted in last week’s column that this was a brilliant approach to “…stimulating consumer demand in the face […]
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Things I Think I Think – August 17, 2009
August 17, 2009 – 3:37 pm
This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I think travel affiliates should pounce on JetBlue’s ‘All You Can Jet’ travel pass promotion, as it provides a great opportunity to increase their sales on this travel affiliate-friendly carrier. The core elements of the program are rather simple: For $599, travelers can fly […]
Swingers Website and Caribbean All-Inclusive Partnership – the Next New Travel Affiliate Niche?
August 13, 2009 – 7:07 pm
LoveVoodoo.com, a leading adult dating and swingers’ community site, and one of the top Caribbean resorts, SuperClubs’ Hedonism II, have teamed-up to offer 4 unique themed events at the über all-inclusive in 2010. Could this partnership result in a new travel affiliate micro-niche? The travel industry has long been renowned for providing the context for […]
Things I Think I Think – August 10, 2009
August 10, 2009 – 10:38 am
This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I think several of the recommendations proffered by distinguished Center for Hospitality Research at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration as to how hotels and resorts worldwide can maintain rate integrity and avoid price wars carry particular relevance and importance for travel affiliates. […]
Things I Think I Think – August 3, 2009
August 3, 2009 – 2:59 pm
This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I think Mexico City’s bid to resuscitate its flailing tourism industry by offering free travel insurance to tourists is a terrific idea, one that should be copied by other travel destinations that have likewise been crippled by tourists’ fear of swine flu or other […]
Things I Think I Think – July 28, 2009
July 28, 2009 – 7:49 am
This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I think Delta’s second quarter financial results underscores the point I made in last week’s ‘TITIT’ column that U.S airlines that offer travel affiliate programs are, in general, more profitable. Delta Air Lines (DL) reported a net loss of $257 million in the quarter […]
Spa Industry Trends Portend Profits for Travel Affiliates
June 2, 2009 – 4:23 pm
Travel affiliates should take note of the melding of seemingly disparate consumer trends like interest in preventative health and wellness, casino gaming, cruises, and train travel with the traditional spa experience. Although these and other spa related industry trends and findings were presented outside the context of affiliate marketing at the recently concluded Global Spa […]
Things I Think I Think – May 25, 2009
May 25, 2009 – 3:25 pm
This week’s musings, reflections and observations… 1. I think that there is a lot of venture capital money chasing too many travel 2.0 start-ups. In addition to travel deals discovery search engine voyig.com (which TravelDividends profiled in our May 18th blog post), add Nextstop.com, Dopplr.com, Tripsay.com, Plazes.com and OffbeatGuides.com to the list of the ‘next […]