Archive for March, 2008

The 4 Things You MUST Know About Travel This Week

Posted March 21, 2008* Comments(0)
  1. AIRLINE MERGERS: Not happening in the near term due to oil prices and lack of labor cooperation.
    • Dave’s Take: GOOD. Mergers will most certainly drive up prices and reduce frequent flier seat availability.
  2. AIRFARE INCREASES: Pricing hikes led by AA, DL, and UA are increasing some prices between $10 and $50.
    • Dave’s Take: BAD. With oil at $100+ per barrel, airlines are scrounging for any way to remain profitable at the expense of your wallet.
  3. JETBLUE CHARGES FOR BEST LEGROOM: In an effort to differentiate their seats that offer the most legroom, Jetblue will begin charging for the best seats of the plane.
    • Dave’s Take: GOOD. JetBlue, already offers the best economy legroom in the in US at a minimum of 34″ which will still be free.
  4. ALOHA CHAPTER 11, ALOHA: Aloha Airlines files for bankruptcy protection.
    • Dave’s Take: PUSH. Even though they are in Chapter 11, Aloha is nowhere near liquidation and a very good brand. Fly them without risk for the time to come.

InsideTrip Launches - TripQuality enters the room and turns on the lights

Posted March 4, 2008* Comments(8)

Hi and thank you very much for helping to get InsideTrip off to such a great start!

The site traffic has surpassed all of our forecasts and we are so thrilled people are responding to our TripQuality view of the world. With an occasional stubbing of our toe here and there, we are listening to everything you are saying and love all feedback, good and not-so-good.

Having previously run the pricing/revenue management department at Alaska as well as the strategic planning group at TWA, I can’t wait to start sharing my insider’s view of the world.

Lots of crazy industry stuff going on: new fare sales, bad bag policies being matched, and general airline industry “pain” involved with oil at 100 bucks a barrel. All of these things affect your travel experience so please stay tuned!

Dave