I am incredibly curious about Virtual Reality and how it will relate to, and impact, our industry of travel. Here’s where I am at, right now, and you can see why I am so interested! So up here at the top, the TL;DR is what real-world travel “games” or software have you seen in VR? Google Earth…
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…
Needles in the Tech Haystack: 2 programs worth noting for hoteliers: Walksource and Pricematch
WALK SOURCE You easily find a hotel that will accept one of your walks, or you list that you have rooms available at a specific rate to help out and take a walk for another nearby property. The hotels
“There is no such thing as virtual hospitality”, IE Technology commodifies the Hotel Business
I was just tasked with compiling some industry thoughts about technology vs service. They’re important enough to copy and paste here… I believe. =) Technology commodifies hospitality like the airlines…
An Open Letter to Hospitality Technology Start-Up CEOs & Entrepreneurs: “How do I get my app into a hotel”?
Remember, I am a hotel guy, not a blogger. I am not putting in cute pics just to break up the blog and do the best practice stuff. This wall of text is about helping you. It’s your text to ingest or