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- Thursday 12 October 2006: Canadian coffee map for the thirsty tourist.
- Wednesday 11 October 2006: Running map for the fit tourist
- Tuesday 10 October 2006: geoNames is one great global map index mashup webtool
- Monday 9 October 2006: Click gChart for global links to local travel, time and more
- Sunday 8 October 2006: Many avenues for online tourism content
- Saturday 7 October 2006: Train eTickets to be sold at ATMs and Post Offices
- Friday 6 October 2006: Tech 2.0 advice for tourism industry
- Friday 6 October 2006: Biometric check-in at Scandinavia Airlines
- Thursday 5 October 2006: Website for Women Travelling Solo
- Wednesday 4 October 2006: Media-rich touchscreen tables boost pub experience
Archive for Monday 11 September 2006
Tourism: post-9/11
Monday 11 September 2006 by Edward.
How has the tourism industry changed since the horrific events of 9/11? Donna Hogan of the East Valley Tribune nicely summarizes these changes.
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It’s a dog-eat-dog travel agent world out there
Monday 11 September 2006 by Edward.
When almost 1/2 of website visitors to a travel site immediately switch to a competitor’s site, to comparison shop, according to Hitwise, webdesigners need to find ways to retain the surfer.
Competition is stiff between the heavyweights such as Expedia and Priceline, while newcomer “metasearch” travel sites like Kayak, Sidestep, Farechase, Farecast, Farecompare and Flyspy are gaining customers since they scour the web for the lowest-price travel packages.
When price no longer supports/builds brand loyalty, the pendulum, I predict, will begin to swing to those value-added, personal travel agencies like 1trip3.com. With growth of the “killer” metasearch travel sites, airlines and hotels should start to partner with these quality travel agent sites and not continue to alienate the travel agent.
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