Tnooz has a great new initiative to unveil today in a move to give a voice to those coming through the junior ranks of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.
We have created the Tnooz Gen-Y Collective, a group of under-30s from every corner of the industry to debate how different travel technology trends are impacting on strategy as well as the opportunities they carry.
In the first phase of the project the team will produce regular and wide-ranging reports on a chosen subject, analysing how it affects their particular part of the industry.
How can RFID help the travel industry? Beyond augmented reality? Where is the innovation coming from? New digital marketing techniques? Helpful gadgets? The list is endless…
Members of the Gen-Y Collective represent areas as diverse as cruise and business travel to GDSs and metasearch. Here is the team:
- Travel management companies β Kim Maier, BCD Travel
- DMO/tourism boards β Joanna Cheok, Tourism New Zealand
- Airlines β Mike Tomlinson, British Airways
- Tour operating β Katie Wait, Thomson Holidays
- Hotels β Sian Martin, Hyatt
- Cruising β Chelsea Mitchell, Holland America Line
- Metasearch engines β James Addison, Skyscanner
- Content and guides β Amy Widdowson, NileGuide
- GDS/travel technology β Sarah Kennedy Ellis, Sabre
- Online travel agencies β Anna Li, Orbitz
- Industry blogger β Graham Robertson, ProjectWander
Biographies and other information about our fantastic new team will be published shortly, as well as theirΒ first report: geo-location technology services.
The project will probably evolve over the coming months, but we also want readers to get involved and put forward topics for debate, helping shape the discussion and advise how the project should develop.
Feel free to email us or add to the comments section below.
Welcome on board
So with the Tnooz nodes, the Tnooz team and the Tnooz Gen-Y Collective we are up 30 years, heu, no, I mean 30 folks
Wow, this is a great initiative ! I was already reading Tnooz’s articles offently but now, as a GenY member I’ve got one more good reason to do it !
I will be pleased to enter the conversation in the upcoming articles for sure
Welcome to our newest group of Tnoozers. It will be nice to hear from those who are not quite as jaded as us old folks.
Why do I feel old suddenly? Maybe I am?
And how do you two young guys like Stephen and Pedro think this makes me feel? But hey, I’ve never feared new fresh ideas from wherever they come. So, welcome to the chaos Gen-Y brainiacs, bring your best game!
@Kevin
Do you plan some kind of “bizutage” or Ditch day for this news folks
Brilliant initiative – well done. Will be really interesting to see how their views differ to our more mature (read ‘jaded’) opinions. When are the first findngs going to be out?
@tamara – first one this week probably, others to follow regularly from then on.