January 2009
5 posts
Take a Cheap Flight...NOW!
Southwest Airlines started a massive airfare fire sale last week and most of the other U.S. based airlines scrambled to do the same in order to stay competitive. A weakened economy has reduced demand for travel and made it tougher for airlines to fill their seats. American, Continental, Delta, Jet Blue, Air Tran and U.S. Airways authorized dramatic cuts to their fares to match Southwest’s...
Twitter First To Report On Hudson Plane Crash
At this point I’m sure we’ve all heard about the US Airways flight that plummeted into the Hudson River last Thursday after it encountered a flock of birds that virtually collided with it’s twin engines. Fortunately nobody was injured on the plane and passengers were quickly boarded on rescue boats and taken to safety.
I think the bigger story behind this event was the role microblogging...
Techstars 2009 - Applications Open Today!
A year goes by quickly, especially if it happens to be ‘the year’ you get into the Techstars program. TravelFli was one of ten companies out of almost 400 applicants to be invited to come to Boulder (ok, ok, we were already here) to participate in the 2008 Techstars incubator program last summer. The Techstars program is actually a seed stage fund that provides a modest amount of money (up to 18K...
The Future of Travel Meta Search
Online travel agencies (Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, etc.) have long had a stranglehold on travel distribution over the Web. Many airlines signed multi-year contracts with the large OTA’s mandating hefty commission fees for fares booked through OTA partner sites. These fees are in addition to the commissions airlines also must pay the Global Distribution Systems (i.e., Sabre, Amadeus, etc.) for...
I'll Take a Side of DIRECTV, Please
I’m reading a lot of blogs in 2009 about how fed up people are with the airlines. Let’s face it - the holidays were a nightmare for most of us. Although weather played a substantial role in all the hassles and delays, the airlines didn’t exactly help the situation. I was delayed on average three hours per segment before and after the holidays flying from Colorado to Fort Myers. Agents were...