Selling more seats than are available; its a common practice in aviation. Usually, this doesn’t lead to many problems but when it goes wrong, the impact to passengers can be severe… Remember United and Dr Dao who was dragged off the plane because he refused to give up his seat? Continue Reading
The future of affiliate marketing in travel…
Last Thursday, April 12, I spoke at the affiliateblogger sessions about the success and future of affiliate marketing. I did this with a specific focus on the travel industry as it differs from other segments of the market. In this post, I will point out a few of the main topics Continue Reading
Are GDS surcharges here to stay?
Today an article that goes a bit deeper into a specific area of travel bookings; the GDS surcharge. In this article, I’d like to shine my light on a development I am definitely not a fan of. What is a GDS? GDS stands for “Global Distribution System“; its a system Continue Reading
Is Business Class the new first?
Traditionally, airlines used to offer three classes on board of their planes; first, business and economy class. In the past decade, we’ve seen many major airlines removing that first class cabin from their planes and shifting attention to the business class cabins… but aren’t these business class cabins slowly turning Continue Reading
A review of the ITB
I’ve visited the ITB (Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin) plenty of times. This enormous tourism fair, held in Berlin, has been a source of news, industry developments, some infamous parties and loads of new inspiration. After I missed 2017’s episode, in 2018 I was present again. But what did I see? A small Continue Reading