Tag Archives: Online Travel

The travel website yearbook: 1996 and 2010

Written by Graham Robertson. Posted on January 13, 2010. Filed under Industry musings, Technology, Travel Media. Tagged , , , , , . 1 Comment.
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 [...]

The future of offline travel agents is online

Written by Graham Robertson. Posted on November 2, 2009. Filed under Industry musings, Online travel agency, Technology. Tagged , , . 13 Comments.
The internet has given the general public the tools to research, book, issue tickets and review their holidays from the comfort of their own home. In such a connected world, is there really a need for travel agents? I definitely think so, but I think we need to reassess the functions a travel agent performs [...]

Flight Centre rejects the prowess of online travel

Written by Graham Robertson. Posted on September 11, 2009. Filed under Online travel agency, Technology. Tagged , , , , , , , , . No comments.
In the  Wednesday 26th of August edition of Travel weekly Graham Turner, managing director of Flight Centre, made the comment that, “There is some potential for growth [in Webjet] but I don’t  think it will take significant amounts of revenue away from us”. That is very bold, considering how prolific the internet has been in [...]

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