tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post8991995135645378001..comments2024-03-09T20:40:14.660+11:00Comments on The BOOT - The Business of Online Travel: Scroo goes private, pockets hundreds of millions and blames suppliersTim Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05383381229302650553noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-181799000762265492008-05-16T17:08:00.000+10:002008-05-16T17:08:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-80277891256913158812006-11-21T16:48:00.000+11:002006-11-21T16:48:00.000+11:00Agree - It is a classic entrepreneur story. Turne...Agree - It is a classic entrepreneur story. Turner and the Flight Centre Senior management deserve all of the credit for creating a global, profitable and at the time innovative company. And all of the blame for failing to adjust to no only the enormous number of warnings they had about online travel but also reductions in air commissions, changes in Australian international travel patterns and the reduction in 'high street' purchasing by Australians (in favour- tragically - of malls)Tim Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383381229302650553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-38410304311082473162006-11-09T02:02:00.000+11:002006-11-09T02:02:00.000+11:00You're so right about their once innovative and su...You're so right about their once innovative and successful culture shooting them in the foot. <br /><br />Even without the influence from their offline business, they struggle with their own bureaucratic nonsense between internal online business units. <br /><br />From what I know staff turnover is high, and any time someone who knows what they are doing gets involved they are either moved, or become so disillusioned they move on to greener pastures. Then the cycle begins again. Meanwhile the company is still in 2000 with their technology.<br /><br />Too many people have control over such little available technology. You know what they say - too many chefs spoil the broth ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-27104068858241289712006-10-30T17:30:00.000+11:002006-10-30T17:30:00.000+11:00Or it could just be because they have so many assh...Or it could just be because they have so many asshats working for them. http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Flight_Centre_rips_off_its_customersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29875741.post-40435400284302698152006-10-27T09:35:00.000+10:002006-10-27T09:35:00.000+10:00Yes, bit of a tragedy really. There were opportuni...Yes, bit of a tragedy really. There were opportunities aplenty. It should have been a no-brainer.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457606761996607818noreply@blogger.com