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Profiting from the Online Channel: A Guide for the Travel Industry

Overview In 2003, over 60 million travelers in the U.S. alone used the Web for trip planning. Airlines, rental car agencies, transportation services, reservation/booking agents, and hotel operators who learn how to capture the growing online audience will be rewarded with revenue growth and cost reduction. This paper discusses how to prepare your e-business to capture this audience and use the online channel to book more reservations and capture customer loyalty.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Akamai Technologies	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2004	Downloads	122
Format	White Papers
Topics	Business Management, Business Strategies, Transaction Processing, Site Marketing

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