Henry Harteveldt
Henry Harteveldt
airlines takes together trying
Trying to put two airlines together from an IT standpoint, there's no way around it--it's ugly, it's expensive, and it takes a long time.
airlines cost home income people region revenue serving spending whatever
This will cost revenue for airlines serving the whole region because people will now be spending whatever discretionary income they have on home repair, not travel.
advertising based engines fair information nobody present question search unbiased works
The question is, will these search engines present the information in a fair and unbiased way? Nobody works for free, and these (business plans) are based on an advertising model.
definitely logical move yahoo
Yahoo is definitely on the right track. The move is very logical and very relevant.
consumer harm
There is categorically no consumer harm being done right now.
becoming partners rule winning
I would not rule out Boeing becoming partners with one of the winning bidders and getting in through the back door.
group online travel
Group travel is very much a nascent part of online travel.
company ignoring travel
If any travel company is ignoring G2 or ITA, they do so at their own peril.
adopt control disposable edge educated leading picky plays technology travelers trends web
Travelers are on (the) leading edge of technology adoption. They adopt trends before the mainstream, are better educated and have more disposable income. They are picky people. Having control over making travel arrangements is very important, and the web plays well into that.
agents based behavior change travel travelers user yahoo
What Yahoo has and the travel agents don't have is user generated content. Travelers will change their behavior based on what they see from other consumers.
airlines careful generate
Airlines are being very careful of anything they put on the airplane. It has to generate revenue, or it doesn't go on the plane.
believe sit
I can't believe Boeing is going to sit out.
embrace industry
The industry as a whole will have to embrace this. It will just take time.
base buy delta ease flights issues wider
The ease with this is that Delta doesn't have to buy Continental. There are no antitrust issues and a wider base of flights and destinations.