Last week the industry and mainstream media in Europe were talking a lot about Thomas Cook. Why? Because new(ish) CEO Harriet Green has a plan to turn around the company.
About Alex Bainbridge
Alex writes about travel technology, travel startups, specialist tour operators and the tours & activities sector. He has previously led ecommerce, social media and reservation system projects for airlines, leading mainstream tour operators and hotel distribution companies in both leisure and business travel sectors.
He is the CEO of TourCMS, a web based software-as-a-service reservation system and distribution platform used by many specialist tour operators worldwide to take online bookings and distribute to 3rd parties.
He also moderates Small Fish Big Ocean, a community that welcomes small tour operators and niche travel agents to come and discuss travel ecommerce issues. Alex has a computing degree, is passionate about usability, speaks French and still writes and reviews code.
Time to feed the zombie travel startups to the lions (aka The Successful Ones)
March 11, 2013 By 12 Comments
One of the larger challenges running a complex, supplier-facing business within the tours and activities sector is the competitors (all startups) that are failing.
Travel startups: ditch the consumer traction and focus on data
January 8, 2013 By 19 Comments
There has been plenty of digital inches written recently about the Series A crunch. Is it real? I don’t know.
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A rough guide to eight big travel industry battles
November 13, 2012 By 19 Comments
To let you spend more time schmoozing (or sleeping), here is a wry take on what is often discussed in travel industry panel debates.
Time for an economics lesson and a sprinkling of the real world over tours and activities
July 31, 2012 By 15 Comments
Tnooz recently featured two somewhat academic articles about the economics of peer-to-peer travel marketplaces (Article #1, Article #2).
The best trip planning sites might be those that focus on motivation, not inspiration
May 14, 2012 By 18 Comments
For many people travel is all about realising dreams, a brief respite from the daily grind of life and the chance to get inspired by places that they visit.
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Is turning dreams into reality the way to solve trip inspiration?
April 24, 2012 By 33 Comments
Inspiration. An over used-word around these parts. But inspiration remains one of the final remaining challenges in online travel.
Ahoy the Pirates of Penzance [Travel Industry Disruption version]
April 23, 2012 By 13 Comments
Being called a bunch of pirates in an industry isn’t as bad an insult as it sounds – especially in the context of being seen as potential disruptive forces in the travel sector.
Win a job! Go on a trip of a lifetime (unless you are a travel blogger)
April 4, 2012 By 23 Comments
Are you bored in your job? Looking for a new challenge!? How about come and work for us for a few months, probably unpaid, but will send you on a trip of a lifetime.
Responsible Tourism web intermediaries must be, well, responsible as well
February 16, 2012 By 15 Comments
It is currently Responsible Tourism Week. In the tours and activities sector, so-called responsible tourism is important. Very important.
