Entries from August 2008

August 28, 2008

Full Circle? OTA’s are Driving Consumers back to Traditional Travel Agents

The number of travelers booking online is down, says eMarketer,   out  of frustration. “The fact that fewer travelers are booking online  is caused by frustrations related to the planning and booking capabilities of online travel agencies,” said Jeff Grau, senior analyst at eMarketer.
Grau, a former presenter at E-Tourism Summit is author of the new report, [...]

August 27, 2008

E-Tourism Summit Update – Scheduled Speakers

Whew!! It taken us two months to research the 24 presenters who will be available for this year’s E-Tourism Summit at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco October 1-2.
20 New Presenters:

Paul Coutts, optimization specialist, Google
Tom Rickart, specialist, Youtube
Geraldine Madeira, Travel Category Development Manager, Microsoft
Dan Greene, Head of Travel, Google Adwords
Marla Johnson Norris, CEO, Aristotle
Jim Brody, [...]