Tag Archives: OTAs

CheapCaribbean - They are Smart

Ok,  I can’t help it, I like these guys and girls.
If there is anyone in Travel Affiliate Programs that has their marketing down, its this team.
I know because they kick my butt occasionally.  They get some insane pricing
But they have an ace up their sleeve.   CheapCaribbean is aligned (not sure how deeply aligned) with the [...]

Bookit.com - Look carefully

I bring Bookit to your attention for 2 reasons.
They have great technology and very competitive pricing.  If you are going to play in the world of Travel Affiliate Programs you need to watch these guys.
They built a back end  on there booking engine that allows Merchants to add their own product and pricing.   So during [...]

Things I Think I Think - August 24, 2009

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 [...]

Things I Think I Think - July 6, 2009

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 [...]