Chinese Tourists Aren’t Coming Back to the US Anytime Soon.Â
I believe the US travel industry (companies, media, prognosticators) is currently spending too much mental energy, attention, opportunity cost and focus on the inbound Chinese traveler market while overlooking opportunities from other lucrative source markets. Fixating on ‘the Pre-pandemic level return of Chinese Inbound Travelers’ is like a friend who’s separated from his longtime girlfriend that keeps talking about the good old days; hoping and praying they’ll get back together. I’m afraid, wishing, hoping, and praying...
Visa Processing Delays Costing US $100B and 16M Visitors Annually.
Every aspect of the travel industry benefits from shorter tourism visa processing times --- hotels, guides, tourism boards, airlines, transportation companies, attractions, restaurants, etc. I am speechless (and that’s hard for somebody as opiniated as me) to the point...
Early High Level AI Observations for Travel Startups
Larger travel companies have and will continue to dominate the initial wave of large language model AI benefits. Where does that leave (comparatively smaller) travel startups
How to Differentiate Your Travel Startup or App
While it can be challenging to differentiate travel startups & travel apps from a customer viewpoint (the most important of viewpoints at the end of the day since they are paying all the bills so say), it's an essential...
Differentiation is Critical To Travel Startup Success
As a traveler or even as somebody from the travel industry, have you ever struggled to differentiate between two different travel app offerings? Perhaps you've found yourself comparing two travel apps, or two different travel software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers (expense...
The metaverse has the potential to significantly impact the travel industry in several ways.
One of the main benefits of the metaverse is that it can provide people with immersive experiences and opportunities for exploration without the need for physical travel. This means that the metaverse could potentially reduce demand for traditional travel...
Travel is an ever-evolving industry, with new trends emerging every year.
As we move into 2023, there are some exciting new developments that are set to shape the way we travel. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at some of the newest trends in the travel...
Make Tough Capital Decisions Now
This post firmly offers advice to travel startups and companies starting to raise capital, have partially raised a round, or any travel startup that needs more capital & revenue. Remember that my viewpoint refers to capital raising and funding,...
Plan for 18-Month Runway
If I ran a travel startup or company, I would actively plan for 18 months of challenging capital raising times starting Q1 2023. You need to survive the next 12 months and, in all likelihood, the next 18 months without...
