Monthly Archives: January 2010

My Trip Quote makes bookings hassle free

Written by Graham Robertson. Filed under Industry musings, Online travel agency, Technology. Tagged , , , . View Comments.
mytripquote
I tend to repeat myself from time to time, so I apologize if I’m doing it again, but I love new innovative travel tools! I especially love innovative travel tools that change the way travel agents operate and more importantly how the public book with them. In general, changes of operating models and adoption of [...]

The travel website yearbook: 1996 and 2010

Written by Graham Robertson. Filed under Industry musings, Technology, Travel Media. Tagged , , , , , . View Comments.
past-present-future
They say those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, and I tend to agree. Like most people I’d like to put the last year behind me and look to the future. For this reason I am not going to review 2009, talk about 2010 or make a “10 things that “X” taught [...]

Australia Vs United Kingdom – The battle of the package

Written by Graham Robertson. Filed under Industry musings. Tagged , . View Comments.
stranded
As with most of my posts, this one was inspired by a Twitter conversation. Alex Bainbridge kindly pointed out the fact that package or, “Fly n’ flop” holidays were a very big deal in the UK. I knew they were popular, but I couldn’t stop thinking about how this subtle difference between the UK and Australia [...]

Travelfish guidebook app review and interview with Stuart McDonald

Written by Graham Robertson. Filed under EcoTourism, Interview, Technology. Tagged , , , . View Comments.
iphone
It seems like every travel related business on the planet have jumped on the iPhone app bandwagon. A quick search of the iTunes store turns up pages of cheap (under 5 USD or free) apps that either serve a very specific purpose or don’t seem to have one at all. Thankfully someone with vision has created something both useful [...]

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