St. Lucia is one of the most picturesque islands in the Caribbean with its soaring Pitons rising steeply from the sea. We are looking for recommendations to enjoy our day in Castries, St. Lucia to the fullest. St. Lucia is the second port on our Southern Caribbean cruise on the Celebrity Millennium.
Recommendations: Best Things To Do in Philipsburg, St. Maarten?
December 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
St. Maarten is home to one of the most unique activities around – America’s Cup yacht racing on a former cup winner. However, unable to coerce another family member to sail with me, we are in search of recommendations for our day in Philipsburg, St. Maarten on our Southern Caribbean cruise on the Celebrity Millennium.
Recommendations: Best Things To Do in San Juan, Puerto Rico?
December 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
San Juan Puerto Rico is the starting point for our Southern Caribbean cruise on the Celebrity Millennium. As we will be in San Juan the day prior and the day following our journey, We are seeking recommendations for our day in port. Having been to Puerto Rico before, we have enjoyed El Yunque Rainforest and the Rio Mar Beach Resort.
What’s Wrong With the US Hotel Industry Recovery?
December 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
While the US hotel industry recovery is being highlighted by occupancy growth relative to 2009, considerable ground remains to be covered to attain the occupancy, pricing and profitability levels of 2007 & 2008. At the present time, the hotel business is hovering around 2006 levels. The combined effect of the economic downturn, increased share of online travel agencies and the related merchant model, plus a reduction in US government per diem rates will continue to create challenges for industry rate increases moving into 2011.
SilverRail – PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit Winner
November 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SilverRail – Twitter Synopsis: Aggregates global rail suppliers into a single distribution platform with rules based APIs for each carrier system and single user interface Just the Facts: Company Name: SilverRail Technologies Website: www.silverrail.com Location: Woburn, MA Judging Category: New Company Business Segment: Rail Search Product Name: Trax Demonstrated by: Aaron Gowell, Founder & CEO […]
CruiseLabs – PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit Runner-up
November 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
CruiseLabs – Twitter Synopsis: Multi-GDS/XML capable cruise booking engine with interactive deck maps, proprietary videos and travel agent chat within shopping application Just the Facts: Company Name: CruiseLabs Website: www.cruiselabs.com Location: Plano, TX Judging Category: Emerging Company Business Segment: Cruise Booking Engine Product Name: NexWav Demonstrated by: David Tossell, CEO Company Description (from website) Plano, […]
Kony Solutions – PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit Finalist
November 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Kony Solutions – Twitter Synopsis: Single write-once, run everywhere mobile application platform provides device independent deployment across multiple channels & form factors Just the Facts: Company Name: Kony Solutions Website: www.konysolutions.com Location: San Mateo, CA Judging Category: Established Company Business Segment: Mobile Platform Product Name: Kony Mobile Application Platform Demonstrated by: Pico Rech, Senior Solutions […]
TrustYou – PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit Runner-up
November 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
TrustYou – Twitter Synopsis: Uses semantic technology to analyze/aggregate reviews across dozens of travel sites & social communities for hotel reputation management Just the Facts: Company Name: TrustYou Website: www.trustyou.com Location: Munich, Germany Judging Category: New Company Business Segment: Semantic Review Aggregation Product Name: TrustYou Analytics & Semantics Demonstrated by: Benjamin Jost, Co-Founder & Managing […]
Handicapping PhoCusWright’s Travel Innovation Summit
November 15, 2010 By 5 Comments
The PhoCusWright Travel Innovation summit provides an unparalleled opportunity for companies to showcase their latest and most prized works of development wizardry to an audience of influential travel industry leaders. Handicapping this event is a difficult challenge – There is no daily racing form, and aside from Goby participating, and Amadeus winning last year, there […]
Changing Global Travel Trends From 2010 to 2020
November 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
“The Travel Gold Rush 2020,” the Oxford Economics research study sponsored by Amadeus recently concluded that Asia would dominate travel spending in the future. Looking beyond the pretty infographic into the underlying statistics, it is important to recognize that Europe and North America will continue to be important components of the global travel puzzle. European travelers will continue to be the largest group, but North Americans will continue to spend the most per visitor.
