The travel & tourism industry is all about connections. Connecting people, places, and cultures. Using new technologies, social media, and social networks can help to foster the connections that we share. I would like to share with you some of my experiences as an innovator in this new world of connectivity and build connections for all tourism related businesses both large and small.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. When I first starting commenting on the tour and activity segment almost five years ago, it didn’t take long for me to see the opportunities with small tourism businesses. It took me a little longer to identify the challenges however. The tour and activity segment is truly one of the most fascinating travel segments to work with, both... Read More...
Flymuch is a browser based widget that resides on top of your travel booking experience. It provides deals and access to loyalty programs based on the searching that you conduct. The widget is meant to decrease the searching headaches currently experienced by travelers. The widget aggregates deals and promotions in addition to the flight and hotel deals. The widget has several tabs... Read More...
Afar Connect is a combination social network and group travel tool. Members complete a profile that defines the type of traveller they are. The system then allows the member to create trips that can be shared with others on the network. Members share their experiences with similar travelers and can earn badges for helpiing others on the system. Afar is also a revenue engine for local businesses... Read More...
Goby demonstrated at the last Innovation summit and presented their hyper local search engine. This time around, they are presenting their mobile platform which allows the traveler to find activities and local content in a mobile optimized environment. The platform allows advertisers to target travelers in on location. The content is aggregated through searching and crawling. The sites are... Read More...
Small Business marketing and procurement is available in almost every industry. The original Onerez platform allowed the auto rental franchisees to sell excess inventory through a secret shopper type model on the major OTAs. The new version of Onerez is focused on helping small business owners to access the business travel market. The Small business registration process is relatively straightforward... Read More...
Silverrail claims to have invented a sophisticated middleware technology that aggregates rail inventory from multiple sources and delivering it to any partner in any currency and support real-time transactions. Rail is a $300B market. Silverrail is focusing on Europe which saw a $500B investment in highspeed rail infrastructure. Rail is beginning to take marketshare from short haul airlines. ... Read More...
Christ introduced his agnostic travel switch, which is a platform that provides distribution for long tail products primarily around the ski resort industry. The platform provides access to multiple components and combines a CRS for travel suppliers as well as an out of the box booking engine that is available for local and regional tourism organizations. Inntopia is working to bring distribution to... Read More...
Movitas develops guest operating system technologies that allow hotels and resorts to communicate with guest through on property mobile. Movitas empowers the hotel to be able to maintain a connection with their guests before, during, and after their visit to the property. The core is a guest communication portal that connects the user through the hotel’s existing infrastructure. The Movitas... Read More...
There are 79,000 corporate travel agents and $145Bworth of sales generated by travel managers. AmadeusOne is a corporate tool that brings all the ingredients of corporate travel together into one tool. Amadeus is trying to tackle the concept of the super PNR by providing access to a variety of products through a variety of channels. The open connectivity layer, which is the base of the platform,... Read More...
Kyle Duffy presented Revinate, an online tool to help hotels manage their online reputation and social media. Duffy is asking the question, why don’t hotels have a good grasp on their on-line reputation? Revinate is 100% specialized for the hotel space. Duffy explained that the key to feature of Revinate is the dashboard which allows the hotel to read and respond to reviews from the major review... Read More...
Tnooz
Recent Comments