tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post2831017077848746396..comments2024-03-09T20:40:14.660+11:00Comments on The BOOT - The Business of Online Travel: Webjet to buy Travel.com.au - Introducing Traveljet.com or Webminute.com.au or Travelwebminute.com.au or lastjetminute.com.auTim Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383381229302650553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-47921335877846016882007-09-09T07:59:00.000+10:002007-09-09T07:59:00.000+10:00This is indeed a sad day for online travel in Aus...This is indeed a sad day for online travel in Australia. The online pioneers taken over by the evil empire. It's travel.com.au's fault, they dropped the ball the last few years. They only have themselves to blame. What was once the pre-eminent online travel brand (that easily beat webjet week in week out, that saw Expedia come into the Aussie market back in the late 90's and run squealing back to the USA as the market was too hard) is now ranked luckily enough in the top 5.<BR/>The company just lost it's passion - after Upton was ousted, Tonkin retired and Gair went onto better things. The company became a travel version of an accountancy firm - BORING and unimaginative.<BR/><BR/>In a perfect world it would be travel.com.au taking over webjet and putting out to pasture "the wonder of webjet" nonsense and Mr Clarke. Long may we never hear of him gain!!<BR/><BR/>A sad day indeed for online travel in Australia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-13693217644531058882007-09-06T16:30:00.000+10:002007-09-06T16:30:00.000+10:00so many ??????????????so many ??????????????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com