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September 2, 2008
A Mature Virgin Desires an Old Midland
Analysis of: Virgin Atlantic ready to take on BA | www.telegraph.co.uk
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The proposed commercial alliance of British Airways, Iberia and American - lets call it BAAABI represents a strong consolidation on the most lucrative part of the Transatlantic market - UK-USA. Virgin Atlantic and its chairman have been waging a "BA-AA No Way" battle for years. Now its very intense....
August 25, 2008
Austrian struggles as deadline approaches
Analysis of: Austrian struggles to find strategic partner | uk.biz.yahoo.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Today all interested parties must submit their expressions of interest to acquire the Austrian Government's 43% shares in the former national carrier Austrian Airlines. Any party can express interest but it has been made clear that Lufthansa is the preferred family member to win. There is a small chance...
Chicke FitzgeraldAugust 25, 2008
Until we get to "intent-based, situationally relevant" search, there is no vision
Analysis of: Is Microsoft's Vision of Search Enough to Catch Google? | www.businessweek.com
Author: Chicke Fitzgerald, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeisureLogix, LLC
We are still in the world of Search 1.0 at best.  As long as search engines don't care what my intent is or what my current circumstances are, then I will still get 563,000 results when I enter Travel Tampa in a search bar.  Is there anyone out there that really thinks that this is effective...
August 14, 2008
And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain...
Analysis of: Travelport Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results | www.examiner.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The GDS model has sustained the neutral travel distribution model for a very long time. From its less than humble beginings with IBM and American Airlines to the peak years of the mid- 1990s to to twilight zone it now finds itself in. So the time has come to accept its short comings and move forward...
August 13, 2008
Ryanair and the EC. Time for a Truce?
Analysis of: Commission targets 'rip-off' air ticket sites | www.euractiv.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The EC and Ryanair are at constant loggerheads over the 3 main issues of fare displays, Subsidies from cities wanting service and of course the Aer Lingus acquisition. Given the economic climate and benefits that air transportation provides, the EC should perhaps consider rethinking at least one of...
August 13, 2008
The winter of Discontent will blow cold winds at United.
Analysis of: United's pilots want Tilton out | www.chicagotribune.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
United's management is now embattled in both a legal and commercial fight with its pilot's the very people who brought in Tilton in the first place. United must cut more heads and deeper across the board to match the fleet reductions
Chicke FitzgeraldJune 16, 2008
Who will win - the device manufacturers, the carriers or the applications providers?
Analysis of: T-Mobile invests $6m in deCarta's location based platform | www.thestandard.com
Author: Chicke Fitzgerald, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeisureLogix, LLC
Following Nokia's recent investment in Navteq and Apple's announcements last week about having full GPS on the iPhone, T-Mobile announced an investment in DeCarta, a leading provider of mapping tools and location based services. In the article, DeCarta CEO Kim Fennell states that he believes that Nokia...
Chicke FitzgeraldJune 6, 2008
Impact of Airline Capacity Cuts on the Hospitality Industry
Analysis of: Hotel CEOs Lament Softening Demand, Foresee Some Discounting | www.btnmag.com
Author: Chicke Fitzgerald, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeisureLogix, LLC
All key metrics are still up (occupancy, demand, supply, average daily room rate), but what impact  will the economic downturn and reduction in airline supply have on the hospitality industry? Air travel represents less than 12% of all travel in the US today by Americans, yet all tools in the industry...
Christopher DaneMay 27, 2008
International Travel to Canada is down for the same reason International Travel to the US is up YOY.
Analysis of: Travel to Canada hits 5th straight record low | www.thestar.com
Author: Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HRG of North America Inc.
Paraphrasing President Bill Clinton's campaign strategist, James Carville... It is the Loonie stupid!  It is also the economy, price of gas. The reverse phenomenon is occurring in the US...where it is the dollar stupid!
May 20, 2008
The Coming Winter of Discontent
Analysis of: How satisfied are travelers with their services? | www.usatoday.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Service metrics are at a significant low for US airlines. While other airlines - particularly in emerging markets are powering ahead with superlatives and solid quality at all parts of the Spectrum, the same cannot be said of the US products. The US airlines are sowing the seeds of long term brand value...

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