Archives for June 2008
A successful year - 2006
By Janchrister Egnefors, December 2006The current year will soon draw to a close, and overall we can note that 2006 has been a successful time for the travel industry. Many have turned red figures to black, and a number of new players have arrived on the scene.
During three days in November, we assembled suppliers and customers in Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen to focus on how we in the sector can do even better business in the future. More than 200 people listened to the guest-speakers Per Arne Villadsen from Berg-Hansen Reisebureau, Morten Torp from GO AS and Hernán Goyanes from Hermes Management Consulting – all of whom presented various solutions and advice for more effective and successful business. Read more…
Leading in profitability
December 2006Low-cost carriers and the rise in sales of travel via the Internet are putting pressure on travel agencies’ margins. But Scandinavian travel agencies are nonetheless leaders in profitability, according to an independent report from the consultancy firm Hermes. The report finds that centralised customer services and better tools for Internet sales are two ways of maintaining profitability. Read more…
Technology important for business travel
December 2006There is nothing new in saying that modern technology has made it easier and more flexible for us to book tickets and reserve hotel rooms. However, such developments have not stopped – indeed the contrary. New services for business travel will play a significant role for travel agencies’ continued success. Read more…
Easier to make reservations with upgraded self-booking system
December 2006Last year, Swedish companies purchased business travel-related services for an amazing value of SEK 55 billion. The rise in corporate travel is placing increasingly higher demands on user-friendliness in companies’ self-booking systems. Read more…
New solution sharpens meta-searches
December 2006The meta-search engines’ penetration of the travel industry has resulted in greater pressure on the internal systems of airlines and online travel agencies. The technology used with meta-searches places heavy demands on IT systems, which has led to problems for airlines and online travel agencies. Amadeus Meta Pricer is a new service that relieves the pressure on IT systems for airlines and improves result-reliability in meta-searches. Read more…
Rise in car-rental bookings
December 2006An increasing number of non-air bookings are being made via travel agencies – with the greatest rise being for car-rentals. In the third quarter, the number of car-rental bookings made through Swedish travel agencies increased by 21 percent compared with last year. Read more…
