Mike Wylie

Join the T-List - Tourism/Travel list

A list of Tourism and Travel blogs was created to help the group get discovered.  I follow several of these blogs now and am happy to discover a few more to follow.

Here are the instructions:

- Write a post.
- Copy/paste the link list from the post you’ve discovered the T-List into it.
- Make sure the links are active and correct.
- If your blog is on the list, remove it’s not a self-promotion post.
- Add your favorite tourism and travel blogs on it.
- Add the url of the blog where you’ve discovered the T-List as well.
- Publish the post.
- People will notice the T-List and continue it.

Here’s the list:

Radaron
Les Explorers
Chrispitality Media Blog
A Luxury Travel Blog
Travel Rants
Travolution Blog
BootBlog
Erin Julian
My Travel Backpack
Happy Hotelier
The Travel PR Blog
DotTourism
The Tourism and Hospitality Diaries
Tourism Internet Marketing
Happy Hotelier
Web2.0 Travel
The Informed Traveler - Luxury Hotels
Hotelblogs
Tourism Internet Marketing
Blog on Travel

I added Jens Threanheart's blog Tourism Internet Marketing to the List and Sylvain Laneyrie's Blog on Travel.

Managed Business and Dynamic Pricing

I read an article about Dynamic Pricing for Managed Business on Hotel Interactive with great interest.  The advancement of technology and internet is quickly making this a reality -- along with the power shift back to hotels.  My impression is that this is great news for hoteliers who would prefer to give a discount off BAR rather than a flat rate.  Ultimately this should prove to be more profitable for the hotels but still equitable and palatable for corporate clients.

The article also discussed a program by Southwest Airlines called SWABIZ where they serve as the in house agency for smaller clients.  Another innovative strategy from the smartest airline around.