Why are Business Travelers not flying as much? No one wants a bad deal and that includes the business traveler. What is “value” in this equation of business travel? If that is the case then why are business travelers flying less? believe there are two reasons: •  Time: Airline Travel kills time. Point A to Point B travel in the airline experience is usually not in a straight line. This is most often the case when you are going distances of less than 500 miles, especially when the travel is between two points that are not major metropolitan areas.  MORE >>

Business Factors Change Factors Disruptive Factors Media Factors Strategic Factors Systemic Factors advertising business business intelligence circles college college friends communications marketing company headquarters Concert data flight google home intelligence data location nascar races purpose recreation seasonal recreation set social town friends travel travel game whileSocial Flight  is unique in its purpose of organizing communities of people into powerful collectives who can influence markets, vendors, and especially prices. Why Google Plus? by geographic location. MORE >>

Many things have changes over this period – I’m older, have travelled a lot more and am now more likely to stay in hotels than camp rough – but the biggest change is the way that social media is helping me do things I could never do back then. So what does this mean for the travel industry? Social media is changing the way we travel. The way we plan, the way we book, the way we act when we are travelling and the way we report on it (in real-time and after the event). Image via Wikipedia. It’s almost 15 years since I last made a similar trip. MORE >>

One sector that is really embracing social media is the travel and leisure industry. We have seen some great uses commercially from companies like Marriott and InterContinental and Expedia but social media really works well in the travel and leisure industry when it is used in real time. See our video post on Social media in the travel and leisure industry below. And it is an industry well suited to social media and online communities – people share an experience or situation and this provides a reason for them to connect and engage with each other (and with a brand). MORE >>

The beginning of online travel created new business models that changed the dynamics and relationships with buyers. instead of the traditional travel site being the brand the brand has become the traveler. As a result, the present online travel bazaar has become a race to become more social. Technology and savvy buyers have dramatically changed online travel over the past two years. Websites offering unique travel-oriented services have made a strong showing, too. Commercial airline travel experiences are abysmal and getting worse. MORE >>