Winners and Losers
Another refreshing episode from the Professor. Don’t quite agree with his take on Kayak v. Google but it’s too early to pick the winner. The sure winners, however, were the founders of the outfit!
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Google Travel’s Grand Plan?
Joe Buhler Travel2.0 Google, travel 0
Here is my comment on today’s Skift article about Google Travel: The main reason Google might well succeed in the long term is that they seem to approach travel without the preconceived notions and even terminology of the travel insiders. None of these major players have over nearly twenty years of trying truly been able […]
Travelers turn back to travel agents
For years, it looked as though the travel agent had gone the way of the milkman. As online booking sites soared in popularity, travel agents became the butt of jokes. But the travel agent has been given a reprieve, as travelers are starting to need vacations from planning their vacations. “Not only are customers confused […]
Stories, People and Relationships
Joe Buhler Marketing, Social Web, Travel2.0 1
Is to me what sums up the basics of a successful blueprint for social web engagement. In this excellent interview with Adam Wallace, New Media Marketing Manager, of the Roger Smith Hotel in Manhattan in my opinion deservedly called a Social Media Rock Star – we learn a lot about what makes them the gold […]
Apple iTravel: Major headwinds for OTAs, more options for hotel marketers
Joe Buhler Mobile, Travel2.0, Web/Tech Apple, iTravel 0
This guest post is an editorial in Hotelmarketing.com re-published here: Apple filed a patent this month for a future iPhone app called iTravel that like the Google/ITA rumors has the potential to become a game changer for the travel industry, or how Steve Jobs would put it “revolutionize travel.” By Markus Busch The folks at […]
Talking about Smartphones and Travel
Joe Buhler Mobile, Social Web, Travel2.0 0
Here’s my brief recent interview with FOX Business on the topic of how both business and leisure travelers can use the vast number of apps on their smartphones for pre-trip planning, booking, check-in and during the trip with location aware apps as well as for social sharing. Had much more to talk about but the […]
Cool new travel site and blog widget
Joe Buhler Marketing, Travel2.0, Web2.0 12
Of course, widget are nothing new on blogs or sites but I found this new one introduced by VisualDNA adds an interesting twist that should make it much more fun for site visitors to use. Here’s Stephen Fry telling you how it works: As a matter of fact, you can try it out right here […]
Is travel stuck in web 1.0?
Joe Buhler Intelligent Web, Tourism, Travel, Travel2.0, Web2.0 0
Reads the title of the Travolution blog post guest written by Mark Seall which I found very thought provoking. I thought it might be useful to repeat my comments here as well: If the major travel players are indeed aware of the fast changing environment they are operating in, it isn’t reflected in how their […]
Will Old Travel Strike Back?
Joe Buhler DMO, Marketing, Travel, Travel2.0 10
Old Media Strikes Back is the title of an article on Newsweek.com by Daniel Lyons writing about why Hulu, the venture founded by NBC and Fox is winning the online video race. This has made me realize certain similarities with the travel industry based on his lead in: As the worlds of technology and media […]
Why is there not more API integration?
Joe Buhler DMO, Marketing, Social Web, Tourism, Travel, Travel2.0 2
TripIt Opens API, Third-Party Devs Pounce; Travel Sites Lag reads the headline in MarketingVOX today. What struck me most is the last part “Travel Sites Lag”. The same thing can be said about the API’s already available and being developed by the new innovators for travel planning like Tripbase, Uptake, Travelmuse as well as others […]