Live Show 227 Replay

CoHosts
Stephanie Smith
Lily Mockerman
Edward StOnge
Robert Cole
Holly Zoba

Show Notes

00:01 — Introductions and Bio of cohosts
00:06 — What is the funnel of acquisition and what roles do revenue Management / Marketing / Sales
00:24 — Who should be asked what questions and should the same question be asked in front of all disciplines
01:45 — Speaking the truth to the other disciplines and trust what is being shared is the first step
02:11 — Show Ends

TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #227:

Top Story

1. OTAs and Google – Blaming Google will not lead to disruptive innovation
https://medium.com/traveltechmedia/otas-and-google-20fb5640eb85

1. How Google Has Become The Biggest Travel Company
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenmcbride1/2019/12/06/how-google-has-become-the-biggest-travel-company/#1558501a4e09

Brands & Product

2. Rethinking Hotel “Brands”
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/johnrdent_rethinking-hotel-brands-ugcPost-6609839326903754752-NtDL/

3. WhyHotel Secures More Than $20M in Series B Funding

WhyHotel Secures More Than $20M in Series B Funding

4. Radisson Debuts in Vegas with Treasure Island

Radisson Debuts in Vegas with Treasure Island

Intermediaries & Distribution

5. Airline retailing: The value at stake
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel-transport-and-logistics/our-insights/airline-retailing-the-value-at-stake

6. Airbnb is on its way to becoming a hotel company

Airbnb is on its way to becoming a hotel company

1. Airbnb, City of Santa Monica Reach Agreement Over Listings

Airbnb, City of Santa Monica Reach Agreement Over Listings

7. Who Will Be Expedia’s New CEO?

Who Will Be Expedia’s New CEO?

Marketing & Strategy

8. Who Loves Travel Advisors the Most? It’s Millennials, Not Boomers

Who Loves Travel Advisors the Most? It’s Millennials, Not Boomers

9. What we know about you when you click on this article
https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/12/10/20962868/vox-media-privacy-policy-explained-what-we-know-about-you

10. How to get grounded travel bookings to take off again using dynamic content

How to get grounded travel bookings to take off again using dynamic content

Tech & Finance

11. IT must guard against profit pushes, ‘rogue’ users
http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles/299375/IT-must-guard-against-profit-pushes-rogue-users

12. Yoshua Bengio, Revered Architect of AI, Has Some Ideas About What to Build Next
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/robotics/artificial-intelligence/yoshua-bengio-revered-architect-of-ai-has-some-ideas-about-what-to-build-next

13. VR and AR top list of travel influences
http://hotelnewsnow.com/Articles/299368/VR-and-AR-top-list-of-travel-influences

Ruh-Roh

14. Artificial intelligence will help determine if you get your next job
https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/12/12/20993665/artificial-intelligence-ai-job-screen