Is there really a difference between mainstream low cost and network carriers? The merger between American Airlines and US Airways might answer that.
About Evan Konwiser
Evan Konwiser was co-founder of FlightCaster, which was acquired by Next Jump in December 2010. Currently, he works with travel start-ups and consults on new technology and trends in the travel industry.
He started FlightCaster in 2009 to provide better tools for travelers using advanced technology. After the acquisition, he managed Next Jump's travel distribution business, which includes employee discount programs for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to FlightCaster, Evan was a consultant at Bain & Company and he also spent time at Kayak.
He's an industry blogger and speaker on both consumer and corporate travel topics, and recipient of PhoCusWright's first ever Young Leadership Award. Evan currently resides in San Francisco, where he hikes, bikes, and skis whenever he's not on a plane or rooting for his hometown Yankees.
Valentine’s Day Massacre: American Airlines-US Airways love-in sees end of polarised models
February 14, 2013 By 2 Comments
Big Data in travel: Rubber hitting the road, but only for some
January 25, 2013 By 7 Comments
Big data and how it will have a massive impact on the travel industry – yup, we’ve been hearing an awful lot about that over the course of the past 18 months or so.
Can airline merchandising and loyalty co-exist?
November 20, 2012 By 3 Comments
Suppliers continue to talk incessantly about these two strategies for revenue generation: merchandising and loyalty. Can they co-exist peacefully? Can third parties do either well? In short, not yet.
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Priceline-Kayak deal: Marketing expertise and global footprint at heart of $1.8 billion takeover
November 8, 2012 By 3 Comments
Priceline is acquiring Kayak for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. Yes, read it again. While unexpected, interestingly the news does not fundamentally tell us anything about the industry.
Is Google abusing its monopoly in search, or just trying to stay in the travel game?
August 14, 2012 By 12 Comments
With this week’s announcement of its acquisition of Frommer’s, Google continues to unabashedly move into the content game in travel.
Introducing Managed Travel 2.0, a revolution in corporate travel that will affect everyone
July 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Collaboration is always better than conflict. Such were the words of wisdom from former US President Bill Clinton at the closing session of GBTA’s 2012 Convention.
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Airlines: Under-investing in technology because every carrier is doing the same
June 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
I’m a frequent flier and I’ve written in the past about how hard it is to consistently differentiate the air travel experience to the point where passengers are willing to pay more to fly on a particular brand.
Time for the travel industry to move beyond its anti-consumer past
March 26, 2012 By 26 Comments
When I was a kid, my mother used to take me along on special shopping trips to Stew Leonoard’s, an iconic, mega-grocery store with now four locations in Connecticut and New York.
Can we de-commoditize air travel once and for all?
October 20, 2011 By 9 Comments
Why is air travel such a commodity? After all, it’s often one of the most durable memories of a trip.
Why the arrival of the Dreamliner affects every part of the industry
September 26, 2011 By 3 Comments
You will not notice it by searching on Expedia (or Google, for that matter) or checking-in at your favorite hotel, or even boarding a flight, but the travel world changed this week.
