Tom Spencer
MAY 12, 2023
If you are transitioning into consulting from school or a job in industry or government, you will likely begin traveling more than ever. Sure, maybe you have gone to a few conferences or travelled to your company’s annual meeting, but once you begin a consulting career you will be on the road much more frequently than before.
Seth Godin Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Not just travel agents, but all agents. Forty years ago, passengers didn’t know which airline flew where and when. And forty years ago, airlines had no easy way to find out who wanted to fly somewhere. Today, of course, there’s no shortage of information or ability to connect.
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Harvard Business
MAY 27, 2016
Why is the airline industry so terrible? Which brings us back to the airline industry. Finally, they would take over the international air travel market. Unable to create new value, airlines focus on increasing margins by cutting bottom-line costs. Internationalization: An empty seat is a full cost for the airline.
Tom Spencer
MARCH 8, 2024
Perfect price discrimination, of course, is typically not possible. For instance, airlines typically try to practice price discrimination by charging higher prices for business travelers and lower prices for tourists. As a result, companies would be able to consistently maximize profits.
Harvard Business
APRIL 12, 2017
By now, many of us have viewed the disturbing video of a bloodied man being dragged off of United Airlines flight 3411 from Chicago to Louisville on Sunday. This incident has thrust the common airline practice of overbooking into the spotlight. This helps the airline keep fares lower and provide more flexibility to passengers.
Seth Godin Blog
APRIL 14, 2017
The cheapest airline ticket or widget or freelancer comes up first, and most people click. It's a great shortcut for a programmer, of course, because the price is a number, and it's easy to sort. This extends far beyond air travel. Sort by price is the dominant way that shopping online now happens.
Harvard Business
MAY 25, 2017
Millions of global travelers are anxiously awaiting the answer to this question. government received credible intelligence that ISIS had developed the capability to conceal explosive devices within laptops, tablets, and other large electronic devices, these devices have been banned, as of late March, from the airline cabins of U.S.-bound
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