The Business of Online Travel (the BOOT)
Blog URL http://tims-boot.blogspot.com
Located Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Tags travel, online travel, business, web 2.0, airlines, hotels, car rental, internet, ecommerce
Tim Hughes puts the boot into the highs and lows of the online travel business (with an Australasian/Asian bias) with some blogging about consuming and loving travel thrown in.
Latest Blog Posts
- Secret to Innovation - technology and social movement together. Thoughts from PhoCusWright Innovation Summit on Nov 19, 2009 in travel2.0 phocuswright everyyou content
Another follow up from yesterday’s Travel Innovation Summit at the PhoCusWright. During the presentation I saw a lot screens and tech diagrams from innovators showing the latest in Web 2/3.0 technology. Lots of impressive looking technology touch...
- "Smarter" Travel search vs profiling and recommending at the PhoCusWright Innovation Summit on Nov 18, 2009 in goby joobili planetism exalead google dapper
I have been reflecting back on the PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit. At this event 33 companies (start ups, established companies and entrepreneurs with ideas) pitched new products seeking fame and recognition for their innovation. The final...
- Tnooz: PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit on Nov 18, 2009 in xplusone tnooz traveltainment tourabout dapper
Over at the tnooz site we have just posted an article called "Four of the best travel innovators and four more to believe in but can’t". Includes my pick for the best four out of thirty three for the PhoCusWright Travel Innovation summit. My four...
- Final 4 PhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit on Nov 18, 2009 in phocuswright
PhoCusWright boss Phillip Wolf just announced the following as the final 4 for the Travel Innovation Summit. These four are off to the next round.1. Amadeus IT group (Amadeus Affinity Shopper)2. Gliider3. Global Motion Media Inc (EveryTrail)4. Trans...
- Interview with Joobili boss Jared Salter - Part 2 - timed search, refinement and turnips on Nov 16, 2009 in travel discovery inspiration start up interview start up joobili content
This is part 2 of my interview with Jared Salter, CEO of time based travel discovery and inspiration company Joobili (pictured here to the right of Joobili Co-founder Tamas Gabor). In Part 1 we discussed the founding of the company including raising...
- SkyMall Follies: "brightening the room" with WWII Chess on Nov 16, 2009 in skymall quirky
Plenty of reasons to hate domestic travel in the US - age of the aeroplanes, on board food (or lack of it), the "no way am I going to pay $25 to check this, it will fit in the overhead locker" attitude that has added 25 plus minutes to the boarding p...
- Twittering from PhoCusWright Orlando on Nov 16, 2009 in phocuswright
I will be twittering all week at PhoCusWright in Orlando. Follow me @timothychughes or watch hashtags #phocuswright and #pcw09.
