British Airways cabin crew are all set to go on strike from March 20 to 22, 2010 and then again from March 27 to 30. The strike is not only going to cause massive travel disruptions, but also impact events well beyond BA’s normal sphere of influence. Waterside, British Airways HQ The fight is over BA’s proposed plans to axe 1,700 jobs, impose a two-year wage freeze and introduce a second...
This ends the story we have followed in recent posts: A shake up for the Latin American air sector and Latest news about Chilean airline LAN Ignacio Cueto, LAN’s owner and general manager, said it will not be a foreign airline that will acquire up to 11.3% of the shares that were still held by Sebastian Piñera. This rules out the possibility that Avianca, Taca or TAM would join the company....
On March 9th, the ANAC in Brazil publicly informed its decision. Aerolineas Argentina’s flights operating from the domestic airport in Buenos Aires are not authorized to land in Brazil. The Metropolitan Airport Jorge Newbery, is Buenos Aires` domestic airport, situated “very near” the city center of Buenos Aires, as described in their official website. This airport historically serves the country’s...
I am always on the watch for Agoda results here are the BOOT as they have been hard to find. You will have seen the stellar results for Pricline in this announcement and elsewhere, showing >50% growth in Q4 09 over 08. In the transcript from the earnings announcement I could not find any details about Agoda's contribution to the performance. Finally, via CitigroupGEO we have an estimate on Agoda's...
Are you competing with your competitors on the same distrbution channels? Are there any regional or local websites in other countries that have distribution strength for your destination? On which distribution channels should you be present? Where are your competitors? Benchmarking from time to time your on line competitiveness will give insight in the understanding of your booking pace. Also...
Earlier this year in January, Norwegian Air Shuttle, the fourth-largest low cost carrier in Europe, decided to offer a 1 kroner ($0.19) promotion for a newly-opened route between Copenhagen and Karup. The promo would have been a success too, had not a competitor decided to step in and buy the tickets. Norwegian According to a Norwegian Air Shuttle spokesperson, their competitor Cimber Sterling’s employees...
On Wednesday March 10, I attended the Jonathan M. Tisch Dialogue Series presented by the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management at New York University. Events like this are organized on a regular basis and aim to have alumni and faculty meet professionals and leaders of ...
SXSW Interactive Festival Begins 12 Mar’10 || FOX 7 Southwest Festival began on Friday with tech savvy professionals, including Shashank Nigam and Michelle Banter, at numerous panels and discussions. One of the co-founders of Twitter, Dom Degola, was one of the featured speakers… read more Asia, Mid East to help aviation industry soar 11 Mar’10 || Today … “Air Asia...
I was honored when asked to moderate the The Individualization of Travel panel at the ITB Berlin Convention. Dr. Roland Conrady, Dean of Tourism and Travel at the University of Applied Sciences Worms served as Scientific Director of the ITB Berlin Convention and was instrumental in selecting the topic and assembling the panel. photo credit: atlasphere Challenge for the travel industry: Identify...