The Future of Traditional Travel Distribution By EditorAugust 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Categories: COVID-19, Destination Marketing, Inbound Tourism, Outbound Tourism, Sectors, Travel Retail Leave a comment International travel and tourism has ground to a halt globally. Many countries have closed borders. New Zealand is one of a just a handful of countries where they can have a domestic tourism market help to prop up it’s tourism… Read more...
WIFI Can Be The Maker or Breaker By James HaconJanuary 19, 2012 Categories: Accommodation, Activities and Attractions, Management, Sectors, Technology, Travel Retail Tags: free internet, WIFI, wireless internet 6 Comments James Hacon provides a pretty convincing list of reasons why as a tourism business you should offer free WIFI access for customers… Read more...
Accurate online listings: a Valentine’s Day plea By Daniel BridgesFebruary 12, 2010February 16, 2010 Categories: Accommodation, Online Marketing, Sales and Marketing, Technology, Travel Retail Tags: online listings 2 Comments Price is one factor in a traveller’s decision-making process, but there are many more and sometimes they are not what you’d think. Read more...
Travel Agents: Short Term Gain vs Long Term Reputation By Chris HunterFebruary 10, 2010February 10, 2010 Categories: Sales and Marketing, Travel Retail Tags: reputation, travel agents 3 Comments Reading this article “What travel agents don’t want you to know” is an interesting insight (to say the least!) from Kate Schneider into the travel agency practices of our Australian colleagues. Read more...
Price Parity Across OTAs – Why It Matters By Daniel BridgesFebruary 3, 2010February 19, 2010 Categories: Accommodation, Online Marketing, Technology, Travel Retail Tags: accommodation pricing, online travel agents, price parity 13 Comments One of the popular phrases in the online travel space lately has been “price parity”, an idea pushed by the OTAs (online travel agencies) and expected of the supplier. Some suggestions on why and how to maintain the same prices with OTAs. Read more...
