Jour : 18 juillet 2025
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By 2040, 77% of the world’s $15 trillion travel spending will happen without crossing a single border. | Beautiful Destinations
By 2040, 77% of the world’s $15 trillion travel spending will happen without crossing a single border. Domestic travel will command $11.7 trillion, 77% of all leisure spending. That’s triple today’s $4.1 trillion and it’s growing faster than international travel, according to a recent travel publication by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The breakdown: Domestic: $4.1T…
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What if Netflix could rebalance tourism… | Jeremy Jauncey
What if Netflix could rebalance tourism… not just boost it? Netflix shooting in Venice for Season 5 of Emily in Paris reveals a blind spot in entertainment-driven travel marketing. A 2024 study by IFOP found that 38% of tourists in Paris inspired by pop culture stated Emily in Paris was their reason for visiting the…
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What if Netflix could rebalance tourism… | Jeremy Jauncey
What if Netflix could rebalance tourism… not just boost it? Netflix shooting in Venice for Season 5 of Emily in Paris reveals a blind spot in entertainment-driven travel marketing. A 2024 study by IFOP found that 38% of tourists in Paris inspired by pop culture stated Emily in Paris was their reason for visiting the…
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Airbnb Host Experience: What Happens When Work Enters Your Home
What happens when your home becomes your workplace? This question often arises when analyzing how accommodation-sharing platforms like Airbnb continue to blur the lines between personal space and professional service. In the hospitality-driven gig economy, the rise of at-home hosting has redefined business models and shifted the boundaries between work and family life. This article…
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Conventional wisdom says as you progress as a leader, you should move away from the details to become more strategic. This is backwards. Why? Because being strategic requires systems thinking (seeing how internal and external components of a business connect and influence each other) – and systems thinking is impossible without the details. Details →…
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“I trust my CMO” — but not with growth? | Thomas Barta
“I trust my CMO” — but not with growth? Study: CEOs are praising CMOs—quietly sidelining them from the growth table. Consultancy Boathouse asked 150 U.S. CEOs what they really think about their CMOs. The findings reveal a fascinating paradox. CEOs are giving CMOs plenty of praise: ✔️ 76% say the CMO is committed to the…
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The PE Firm as a Media Company: Why Content Strategy Might Be The Best Sourcing Strategy | Lee McCabe
The PE Firm as a Media Company: Why Content Strategy Might Be The Best Sourcing Strategy Most private equity firms still operate like it’s 2005. They invest time and capital building outbound sourcing teams, but spend almost no time building a voice in the market. Meanwhile, firms like Andreessen Horowitz and 20VC have proven that…
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Hotels: AI is already influencing where your guests decide to stay. | Michael Albert
Hotels: AI is already influencing where your guests decide to stay. And most people in the industry aren’t even checking. I built something to help with that. No engineering background. No fluff. Just a clear need and a working tool. It’s called Artificial Hotelligence, and it’s now live. You can: – See how your hotel…
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Saudia moves to orders with Amadeus Nevio
Saudia, the national flag-carrier of the Saudi Arabia, has implemented to more guest-centric operations by translating traditional booking records (PNRs) and electronic tickets into ‘orders’. An ‘order’ is a single, dynamic record of everything the traveller has purchased for their journey. It provides a real-time, consolidated view of all services, enabling the airline to better…
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DirectBooker aims to give hotels a direct line into ChatGPT
Backed by ex-Google Travel and Tripadvisor leaders, DirectBooker bets on large language models like ChatGPT to drive cheaper, smarter direct bookings — and challenge OTA dominance in the AI era Jul 18, 2025 A new startup backed by former travel tech heavyweights is aiming to disrupt the dominance of online travel agencies (OTAs) in the…
