Living Social may not be under the same level of public financial scrutiny of the now public Groupon, but performance data is out there and it makes for interesting reading. All Things D have posted a summary of the Living Social results and sales for 2011 as drawn from Amazon filings (Amazon owns 31% of Living Social). Here are the main numbers for 2011Revenues: $245mmNet Loss: $558mmTotal value...
Living Social may not be under the same level of public financial scrutiny of the now public Groupon, but performance data is out there and it makes for interesting reading. All Things D have posted a summary of the Living Social results and sales for 2011 as drawn from Amazon filings (Amazon owns 31% of Living Social). Here are the main numbers for 2011Revenues: $245mmNet Loss: $558mmTotal value...
Living Social may not be under the same level of public financial scrutiny of the now public Groupon, but performance data is out there and it makes for interesting reading. All Things D have posted a summary of the Living Social results and sales for 2011 as drawn from Amazon filings (Amazon owns 31% of Living Social). Here are the main numbers for 2011Revenues: $245mmNet Loss: $558mmTotal value...
Living Social may not be under the same level of public financial scrutiny of the now public Groupon, but performance data is out there and it makes for interesting reading. All Things D have posted a summary of the Living Social results and sales for 2011 as drawn from Amazon filings (Amazon owns 31% of Living Social). Here are the main numbers for 2011Revenues: $245mmNet Loss: $558mmTotal value...
Who cares about turndown service? I just want free Wi-Fi. Those were two unsurprising findings of a recent TripAdvisor survey that asked 1,200 travelers and 600 hotel owners and managers what they considered the most and least important amenities. After Wi-Fi, the top-rated perks were free breakfast, loyalty points, a hotel restaurant, and a complimentary shuttle to area attractions and the airport....
Social influence is reshaping destination marketing. From Facebook to FAM tours, CVBs are struggling to promote their tourism assets to the right audience. For the Seattle CVB the solution is Klout. posted in Social by Troy Thompson Leave A CommentPopular: Seattle Has Klout Social influence is reshaping destination marketing. From Facebook to FAM tours, CVBs are struggling to promote their tourism...
As we ended 2011 many people were asking me what I thought was next in the world of mobile and whether I had any predictions. My response was that companies should focus on getting the basics right first (develop a coherent mobile strategy, create mobile optimized versions of their websites) before even worrying about “what’s next”. I’m a big advocate for creating native or...
It might seem like an anxious start to the new year for AirAsia X, which recently announced that it would be introducing a daily KL-Sydney service and terminating all its flights to Europe and India. Far from being in the doldrums, it’s all part of the airline’s strategy to refocus and strengthen its brand, as its CEO Azran Osman-Rani shared with SimpliFlying in our latest airline strategy podcast. Listen...
Last year I completed a number of intense research projects on mobile travel trends. This includes two reports for Amadeus -Navigating the Airport of Tomorrow and The Always Connected Traveler: How Mobile will Transform the Future of Air Travel. I also was the lead analyst for the PhoCusWright Special Report Mobile Hits the Mainstream. These projects involved in-depth interviews with technology...
Travel Industry Lobbying Efforts: Following up President Barack Obama’s Jan. 19 announcement to boost U.S. tourism and recognition of the travel industry’s contribution to the economy, the U.S. Travel Association last week unveiled “Vote Travel,” a new yearlong campaign to raise its profile with travelers and among policymakers in Washington, D.C. “The world is experiencing a travel boom...