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Evaluating the C-suite: A dearth of women at the top
By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly
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September 9, 2019
The travel industry is built largely on the backs of women, yet female leadership in the C-suite and the investment companies that own stakes in large agencies or travel companies is still lacking....
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The economic benefits of a tech-first traveler safety strategy
By Michael Becker - GeoSure
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September 6, 2019
Technology can be the key to improving traveler safety and confidence, ultimately creating economic benefits for destinations. ...
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Google price-matching: Are hotel bookings next?
By Gino Engels - OTA Insight
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September 6, 2019
With Google testing a "lowest fare" price guarantee on flights, what happens if the guarantee extends to hotels?...
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Tackling aviation's top customer experience issues through data
By Francesca Pezzoli - Glassbox Digital
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September 4, 2019
Data and digital tools are the basis of a positive customer experience in the airline industry....
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Return on Ethics - abandoning high‐pressure sales tactics can make travel marketing better
By Parry Malm - Phrasee
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September 2, 2019
Natural anxieties about travel make consumers particularly susceptible to pressure tactics, with the invisible hand of the market pushing the envelope (perhaps a little further than it should have)....
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How predictive analytics is helping airlines see through the clouds
By Benjamin Cany - Amadeus
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August 30, 2019
With so many business, sports and cultural events happening around the world, airlines have traditionally found it challenging to keep up with local events....
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Are you really doing data-driven marketing or do you just think you are?
By Volkan Çağsal - Adphorus
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August 28, 2019
By definition, data-driven marketing is the strategy of gathering and analyzing audience insights for optimal and targeted media buying and creative messaging. ...
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Why loyalty programs are key to meeting business travelers' demands
By Phil Seward - Collinson
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August 23, 2019
With demand for business travel only continuing to increase, airlines, airports and hotels are turning towards their loyalty programs to address the needs of these frequent fliers....
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On the road to gender parity... are we there yet?
By Traci Mercer - Sabre Travel Network
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August 20, 2019
As an idealistic young woman, I was confident that, after the decades of accomplishments from women, we had proved that gender has no bearing on intelligence - yet a striking gender imbalance in business remains....
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What’s next for Google’s expansion into vacation rentals?
By James Burrows - Rentals United
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August 16, 2019
With Google entering the vacation rental market, what future developments could impact direct bookings, guest experience, customer ownership and the current ecosystem?...
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Careful what you wish for: Attribute-based selling isn't all it's cracked up to be
By Tim Peter - Tim Peter & Associates
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August 15, 2019
It doesn't seem that guests really need attribute-based selling, and it's unrealistic to assume that the model will both improve prices for guests and drive more revenue....
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Will data or collaboration solve aviation's capacity crunch?
By Thomas Deillon - SITA
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August 14, 2019
SITA's Thomas Deillon analyzes how the airline industry should handle the impending capacity crunch....
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How travel marketers can capture the "momentary market"
By Joel Davis - Mighty Social
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August 13, 2019
It wasn’t that long ago that all marketing eyes were on hyper-personalization, yet we have already shifted to an era where each individual customer has their own reality and every moment represents an opportunity for marketers to play a role in shaping it....
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More than gender: Why travel tech companies need to hire diverse talent
By Charlotte Lamp Davies - A Bright Approach
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August 9, 2019
Global by definition implies inclusivity and diversity - for something to be global, everyone must be allowed to participate on equal terms. Can we really describe the travel technology industry as inclusive and diverse?...
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Four online travel agency myths to stop believing now
By Peter O’Connor - Essec Business School
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August 8, 2019
OTAs suffer from some image problems amongst many hoteliers, often due to misconceptions or misinformation about how they work. So, let's bust some myths....
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