There will always be people who are able to find idiosyncrasies in airlines’ pricing models in order to lower their flight costs. NB This is a viewpoint by Jonathan Breeze, CEO of AardvarkCompare.com. Ancillary revenues, yield management and personalisation are some of the reasons why airline pricing models are…
Ticketclever went live a few weeks ago, with a new take on the complex world of searching and booking rail tickets. The online travel agency has some pedigree behind it – for starters with the management team as it is the latest offering from the brainchild of one of the…
Airlines Technology has worked up a proof of concept which could allow airlines to sell assigned seats via a virtual reality (VR) seatmap, all made possible thanks to IATA’s NDC. The business has IATA NDC Capable Level III certification and is part of the Travel StartUps Incubator portfolio. Paras…
Multi-day activities will be made available to sell via third parties through a new platform created by AdventureLink. The xTour product, CEO and founder Kelly Tompkins claims, is a breakthrough in the tours and activities sector as it will be the first software-as-a-service reservation platform for intermediaries to start…
This is a roundup of product news and announcements for devices in tourism and hospitality for March 2017. Friday 17 March 2017: AIG relaunches assistance app The travel insurance provider’s new app, available for both Android and Apple-powered devices, includes GP-enabled directory of heathcare providers in a destinatuon, country reports…
Every fall, corporate travel managers and travel management companies expend a lot of time and energy on the annual ritual of negotiating rates for their preferred hotel programs. More than a few dollars and months go into the process. A new study by the Global Business Travel Association finds…
Three unnamed entrepreneurs from within the industry have pumped €700,000 into analytics startup Travel Appeal. The Italy-based company was created in 2014 and provides travel brands with tools to monitor competitor pricing, social media, reviews and other trends. Its main focus is on attractions, hotels, destination organisations and restaurants. The…
Some might presume that download rates for travel apps hit a high in the lead up to the main leisure trip periods in any given year. For example, around June and July for Europe and North America, when families traditionally have their annual holiday. Or perhaps at the point when…
Customer service has always been one of the most challenging areas of any service-based business. This is especially acute in travel, where there is far more emotion and expectation attached than in a typical retail transaction. Families traveling together, business travelers headed to meetings, people starting vacations – each…
Airlines seeking to stay ahead of the competition in their home markets and grow their ancillary revenue could benefit from diversifying the ground transport options they offer to travellers. NB This is a viewpoint by Johannes Thunert, founder and CBO for Distribusion Technologies. While car hire has long been…