http://www.tnooz.com/2010/06/08/news/phocuswright-charts-future-of-ancillary-services-and-it-aint-pretty/ Talking Travel Tech Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tnooz.com/2010/06/08/news/phocuswright-charts-future-of-ancillary-services-and-it-aint-pretty/#comment-42397 The Week in Travel Tech - TripAdvisor LinkGate, iPhone 4, Social-Search Battle | Tnooz Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:55:22 +0000 http://www.tnooz.com/?p=17848#comment-42397 [...] PhoCusWright charts future of ancillary services — and it ain’t pretty [...] [...] PhoCusWright charts future of ancillary services — and it ain’t pretty [...]

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2010/06/08/news/phocuswright-charts-future-of-ancillary-services-and-it-aint-pretty/#comment-40568 Mike Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:36:45 +0000 http://www.tnooz.com/?p=17848#comment-40568 The study points out that there are over 100 a la carte options already in the works which means travelers will have much greater choices in shopping based on numerous attributes and preferences, and this will make the research process much more tedious. I'm sure carriers will hold back some of their more popular offerings for direct purchasers, but how is the added complexity going to be dealt with for the consumer? Does this mean that the travel agent will play a more important role in helping the customer sift through the myrid choices? The study points out that there are over 100 a la carte options already in the works which means travelers will have much greater choices in shopping based on numerous attributes and preferences, and this will make the research process much more tedious. I’m sure carriers will hold back some of their more popular offerings for direct purchasers, but how is the added complexity going to be dealt with for the consumer? Does this mean that the travel agent will play a more important role in helping the customer sift through the myrid choices?

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2010/06/08/news/phocuswright-charts-future-of-ancillary-services-and-it-aint-pretty/#comment-40473 Tweets that mention PhoCusWright charts future of ancillary services -- and it ain't pretty | Tnooz -- Topsy.com Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:16:02 +0000 http://www.tnooz.com/?p=17848#comment-40473 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Dennis Schaal, Turisdata. Turisdata said: PhoCusWright charts future of ancillary services — and it ain’t pretty: PhoCusWright took stock of airline ancillary... http://dlvr.it/1XcKF [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Dennis Schaal, Turisdata. Turisdata said: PhoCusWright charts future of ancillary services — and it ain’t pretty: PhoCusWright took stock of airline ancillary… http://dlvr.it/1XcKF [...]

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