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 […]
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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 […]
Things I Think I Think – June 29, 2009
June 29, 2009 – 9:26 am
This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I think it’s great that more and more executives in travel companies up and down the travel value chain are jumping head-first onto the ancillary revenue bandwagon…for many companies, this is a ‘no brainer’ as selling ancillary revenue sometimes is the difference between making […]
Exploring Opportunities in Adventure Travel Affiliate Programs
June 19, 2009 – 10:44 am
By definition, the travel and tourism industry is large, global and is comprised of a vast (and ever growing) number of generic and specialty adjectival sectors and niches. One of these adjectival niches, adventure travel, continues to grow in popularity among travelers around the world and from all indications to date, this super-travel niche seems […]
Things I Think I Think – June 15, 2009
June 15, 2009 – 8:39 am
This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I think that the travel companies that underwrite the cost of primary market research, customized surveys and technical studies about the travel industry and subsequently share the results with the rest of the travel industry should be universally lauded for their efforts and largesse. […]
Plunging Airline Traffic and Airfares Good News for Travel Affiliates?
June 12, 2009 – 9:11 am
Airline executives from around the world continue to paint a gloomy picture for their industry’s short- to medium-term prospects. If you are a travel affiliate or a travel program manager with an affiliate network, you may want to take notice, for the airline industry’s plunging traffic and airfares could hold positive news for the travel […]
What’s Next? Five Strategic Questions for Travel Affiliate Industry Executives
June 4, 2009 – 1:17 pm
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 […]
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 […]
Things I Think I Think – May 18, 2009
May 17, 2009 – 2:33 pm
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 […]