tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post5626208695950695320..comments2024-03-09T20:40:14.660+11:00Comments on The BOOT - The Business of Online Travel: TRAVELtech: the travel industry against the applicance industryTim Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383381229302650553noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-27003513894859533262008-12-24T15:14:00.000+11:002008-12-24T15:14:00.000+11:00Bill are you not the owner of Alcatraz Media?Bill are you not the owner of Alcatraz Media?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-1857581386796393942008-11-20T09:58:00.000+11:002008-11-20T09:58:00.000+11:00One should always sell the sizzle. Our revenues a...One should always sell the sizzle. Our revenues are waaaay up in a horrible economy and with ridiculous gas prices. I wonder what business would have been like this year if the economy had been good. We are thankful to be an affiliate of Alcatraz Media, the largest provider of destination products in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-8465031553164709592007-08-29T06:34:00.000+10:002007-08-29T06:34:00.000+10:00The travel industry (predominately air and hotel) ...The travel industry (predominately air and hotel) have to stop looking outside themselves to find ways to compete. We're starting to see that travel commodities like air and hotel are becoming less important then the destination products or the stuff you do when you get there. If the air and hotels want to compete, they should be looking at promoting the activities at their best selling destinations. Promote the "experience" and the traveler will have to buy the airfare to get there. Getting there is NOT half the fun anymore, it is only a means to an end.Stephen A. Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122298162221612889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-79505846513616062282007-08-28T17:14:00.000+10:002007-08-28T17:14:00.000+10:00Tim, that report with research was distributed AGE...Tim, that report with research was distributed AGES ago. Hence a week later Jetstar launched a campaign partnering with some Plasma distributor. Let me know if you want it and I will digg it out.<BR/>M.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143996082411655034noreply@blogger.com