“Look at your enemy’s strength to find their weakness”
Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian General
Clearly the Internet has provided some really heavyweight competition for independent travel agencies; however in many ways it also leveled the playing field by creating new cost-effective ways to promote. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and user-generated resort review sites provide […]
All indicators are pointing up for 2010. The stock market is now at the same levels it was 2 years ago. Real Estate has regained its footing and is now on the rise in many markets. Travel is also coming out of the abyss as well. This year is and will be a down year […]
Club Med Starts Guest Rewards Program
Club Med announced today that is is starting a guest rewards program called Great Members.
Club Med guests can earn upgrades, discounts, late check-out and future rewards based upon how many nights and/or how much the guests have previously spent.Club Med Great Members has three reward levels:
1) Turkoise - Anyone who […]
Avis has now initiated No-Show Fees in Europe. Look for this trend to spread quickly to the U.S. The car companies have traditionally counted on sweet deals from the car manufacturers to stock their fleets. Obviously they can no longer count on Detroit for anything and must now make operations profitable through new fees and […]
I just found this awesome travel deal to Australia. This is from Qantas Vacations.
Quantas is the Airline of Australia. Check this out:
5 DAY TOUR - RED CENTER WAY FROM $899
Experience the real Australian Outback
Discover the natural and cultural marvels of Australia’s Red Center
Includes 4 nights hotel, exceptional touring with local guide & Hotel/Airport Transfers
Visit the […]
My favorite hotel in Waikiki is the Outrigger Reef on the Beach. Outrigger has refurbished “The Reef” quite a few times in the last 10 years or so. However, this time was a major renovation with over $110 million in improvements. Immediately upon arriving repeat guests will notice the new tropical wood entry. The pool […]
The economic crisis has really hit the luxury travel segment hard. The resulting empty rooms, cabins and seats are now on sale. SeaDream Yacht Club is one example. I just received an e-mail from them offering 9 night sailings, March 20 and April 3, 2009 for $2,999 per person. This is a really great deal. […]
2009 will go down as the year of the travel deal. I just priced out some Mediterranean cruises and found some phenomenal cruise deals. Once, Europe cruises were only for the wealthy traveler. Now with prices as low as $799 for a one week Mediterranean cruise, if you have a steady job then you can […]
I just received this review about the time-share pitch at the Marival Resort in Puerto Vallarta. It really details how time-share rip-off pitch ruins vacations. The sad part about this is that these time-share rip off people are third-party high-pressure sales outfits passing themselves off as part of the resort. Their actions reflect on the hotel. These few bad people […]
I found some really great cruise bargains on Celebrity Cruises.
Celebrity Cruises is offering 14-Day Australia / New Zealand Cruises for an unbelievable:
$699 Inside and $899 Outside Cabins on: Jan 4 & 18, 2009.
$799 Inside Cabins and $999 Outside Cabins on: Feb 1 & 15
$899 Inside Cabins and $1199 Outside […]
