La référence québécoise en information sur les tendances en tourisme
Tourism giants, particularly TUI and Thomas Cook, have long been expected to become a strong web presence. Rebuilding from some difficult years, the major European tour operators have found a way to respond to discount carriers and online agencies, whose e-commerce breakthroughs have been gradually siphoning off market share. Tour operators are now directly and [...]
Read moreNorthern Europe has a large number of secondary airports, many of which were built for military or regional development purposes. Until recently, the primary role of these airports was to provide a public service to small communities located far from big centres, by linking them to the main transportation networks. In a more open, less [...]
Read moreIn an article in USA Today, Joe Brancatelli urges the «Big Six» in the US (American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United and US Airways) to simplify their fare structure as a way to resolve their financial woes. Railing against their stubborn refusal to change their archaic pricing structure, he cites the example of Ireland’s Aer Lingus [...]
Read moreThere is nothing new in the observation that price is a deciding factor, or even the deciding factor, in consumer behaviour. What is new is that the economic model associated with low prices is becoming more and more popular. Companies adopting this model make it their mission to offer high-calibre, no-frills products that are in [...]
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