Was JetBlue sending a message to online travel agencies such as Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz and Priceline that the airline’s participation on their websites should not be taken for granted?
JetBlue dismisses direct-connect, but may pressure online travel agencies
February 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
Carnival Corp.’s Arison on cruise commission cuts? No way
December 18, 2009 By 3 Comments
Carnival Corp. & plc took in $193 million in profits on a whopping $3.2 billion in revenue in its fourth quarter, which ended Nov. 30, the mega cruise company reported.
The profits were down from the fourth quarter of 2008, when Carnival’s net income was $371 million, so during a Q & A with financial analysts, the talk turned to belt-tightening measures.
Chairman and CEO Micky Arison was asked whether Carnival was planning on trimming travel agencies’ commission as an efficiency measure. He said Carnival was “absolutely not” contemplating such a move.
