Travel Technology

For years a standard travel e-commerce approach to online booking involved licensing a "booking engine" for the Website. These b...

When I launched my consulting practice in 1995, many of my early clients (Carlson Leisure Group, Broadvision) focused on using personalizat...

I wanted to further clarify my beliefs regarding the changing travel distribution environment. First let me make one point clear, I do not b...

It was nice to be quoted in a today's Reuters' article. Unfortunately , the reporter became confused between the definition and co...

Dynamic packaging has continued to be the topic du jour for many suppliers and intermediaries. In addition to online travel agencies offeri...

I wanted to let my blog readers know of a new start up I am launching in conjunction with Fetch Technologies . Without divulging too much i...

My friends at PhoCusWright have released a new study in conjunction with NYU entitled: "The Effects of Emerging Technologies on the Tr...

The game of musical chairs in the global TMC market continues with the announcement this week of the purchase of Synergi by The Travel Compa...

In late 2003 I wrote a research report entitled Emerging Trends in Wireless Technology and The Global Travel Industry. In this study I revi...

Today's announcement may have caught many by surprise. In case you haven't seen it - 1) WorldTravel and BTI are dissolving their p...

A lot has been written (including in this Blog) on the fragmentation of inventory and the emergence of alternate distribution platforms. On...

Back in October I had the pleasure of speaking at the first Adventure Travel World Summit in Seattle. This was a super event that brought ...

2006 promises to see a significant growth for online travel sites that are targeted to specific sub-markets. Based on some current projects...

Content is king again, but I believe the concept of content is being turned upside down by the growth of traveler generated content. For yea...

As you probably know late last year I authored a research study on the subject of dynamic packaging. Most of the industry agrees that packag...

I wanted to clarify my position on online verses offline travel. In a recent Travel Weekly article I was quoted : "People are going o...

I wanted to take an opportunity to clear the air on my opinion of the "future of the GDS". In various articles I have been quoted ...

Over the years I have been involved with a number of major procurements. This ranges from selecting a new reservation platform for an escort...

If you are not aware of the new phenomenon of "podcasting" here is an example I've created: traveltechnology.com/Podcast_1_06...

Recently both Sidestep and Kayak announced capabilities to search multiple sites for packaging comparisons. How do these technologies work w...