GDS Distribution Fees – A Slow Motion Train Wreck This morning I was going through my old DRAFT blogs and found this title and graphic from a blog that I started to write in 2006. Yes, 5 years ago. Pre-Order Now Actually, I am also updating a book that Kathy Misunas and I wrote in …
The Online Travel Agencies (OTA) are an important part of the travel distribution story. Today’s feature is Travelocity. Travelocity’s pedigree is somewhat simpler than Expedia’s. This is what we call the “come home to papa” story (with Papa being Sabre). The story actually started a bit before the 1996 date shown in the graphic …
Fallacy #1 – Consumers will purchase how and where I want them to. Although this seems hard to believe, there are still suppliers and intermediaries who believe this to be true. They are myopic in their approach to customers and do not believe the power has shifted to the consumer, nor do they understand the …
