If there’s one thing travel startups like, it’s sexiness. Not the raunchy kind, but something that sets them apart from the status quo and has some kind of wow factor. Or at least that’s the aim.
About Alex Kremer
Alex Kremer is chief operating officer and co-founder at Flextrip, a tours and activities marketplace API servicing travel companies.
Alex is a 15 year veteran of technology startup companies, previously co-founding Cruvee, a business intelligence company for the wine industry where he led Business Development.
Prior to that, he co-founded FanAxis, one of the world's first fan club management and merchandising firms in the music and entertainment industries.
Alex began his career at 16 by founding Onlink, an early innovator in virtualized server technologies for the web hosting industry. Alex is based in Boulder, Colorado.
Tours and activities: instant web bookings still largely a dream
October 11, 2012 By 37 Comments
When one reads articles like Tnooz’s recent piece on Foursquare accepting instant restaurant bookings, it’s easy to jump to the conclusion (as our dear editor did) that tours and activities must be next.
The multiple issues surrounding airlines and ownership of passenger data
September 13, 2012 By 5 Comments
Imagine a world where someone owns a record of everything you do in life. Went shopping? Safeway owns that act. Watched a movie? Netflix owns a record of that. Grabbed a quick bite to eat? McDonalds owns a log of that.
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United suffers major network outage, passengers hit as systems collapse
August 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
United Airlines lost all ability to transact online, in person and over the phone following a reservation systems failure earlier today.
Super-creepy! Privacy in the age of Big Data and personalization in travel
June 13, 2012 By 16 Comments
Earlier this year, I sat on a panel which had the title “Don’t be a supercreep!”, covering privacy issues in the era of big data.
Can consumer travel startups make it without being bought?
March 30, 2012 By 51 Comments
Expedia. Travelocity. TripAdvisor. Kayak. These are all household names that even your mother will likely know.
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Did Foursquare just kill a bunch of trip planning startups?
January 13, 2012 By 15 Comments
Foursquare this week launched its Explore feature on the web, an effort termed as: “Personalized search for the real world.”
Big Data and the infinite possibilities for the travel industry
January 4, 2012 By 11 Comments
Similar to most up-and-coming technologies, there is much confusion as to what something like Big Data really means and how it can help make the customer experience better and lead to more sales.
Social media gurus should give Qantas a break
November 1, 2011 By 9 Comments
If industrial unrest wasn’t bad enough, Qantas is now being widely criticized for its social media efforts during the recent 48-hour shutdown.
