From a recent large scientific report from the National Academy of Sciences: The next decade may decide humanity’s fate: “[S]elf-reinforcing feedbacks could push the Earth toward a planetary threshold that, if crossed, could prevent stabilization of the climate & cause continued warming on a Hothouse Earth pathway even as human emissions are reduced” — Alex…
How do you talk to Google and Tripadvisor about a mistake they may be making: Google search is directing people to one town, instead of all of them.
In short, “Napa Valley” is being hidden by Tripadvisor, and almost all searches end up in Napa, the city. This means 30 hotels are being listed, when there’s 65 options throughout the Valley, and the searching consumer may not be savvy enough to understand “Napa” isn’t the region, but just the city (as proven by…
Giant tech and their “hacker”-solutions to everything, without actually consulting businesses. Being upset isn’t the right move.
So we know there’s “Hacker-Fares” on Kayak. Not too big a deal, considering that airlines are a commodity, and they don’t care if you book one way, round trip, etc. They’ve got their game, and you can play by it, or fly another airline. Kayak realized that, and created a service for users that further…
REVENUE MANAGERS: Please consider this anti-competitive behavior, and explain how independent hotels can battle it.
Remember… I’m not a blogger, a marketer, or a web guy. I am a hotel ops guy, and I’m just trying to produce content at my leisure, as best I can. So with that out of the way, there’s 2 things I am worried and confused about, and I hate being alone on an island,…
A business story.
This was from a friend’s house in Sayulita, Mexico. Balance is important. This is a story to consider as you ramp up and scale and churn and all that modern business terminology. Find your balance. I removed social apps, so there’s that. =) An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal…