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Guest Post: How to Build Your Customer Experience Roadmap

ShepHyken

We are here to tell you that there is no better time than now to start this process. If this airline has primarily leisure travelers (i.e. families, vacationers, infrequent travelers) the adoption of this technology will likely be low. We are living in a transformational period. Do you see what I just did?

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Outrageous! Hotels keep on charging!

Beyond Philosophy

Yet, according to the New York Times , this is the way things are headed in the hospitality industry. Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism at New York University. People complained on social media and even started a change.org petition. I expected to pay the advertised rate, and now I’m being charged more than that.

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5 Things You Can Do to Provide Excellent Passenger Experience in 2022

The Petrova Experience

The Wall Street Journal predicts this Thanksgiving will be among the busiest travel days in decades, with 55 million travelers anticipated to be moving through US airports and other transportation hubs and highways. They are grasping for tips to survive travel stress. Why is Thanksgiving Travel So Popular?

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Airbnb Gets It. Do You? Learn About The Airbnb Way.

Beyond Philosophy

I find Airbnb fascinating because it is an organization that is disrupting the hospitality industry. The Airbnb story starts, as many things do, with technology. ” They saw consumers were looking for ways to travel differently and find better deals. Now, these concepts are foundational to what they do at Airbnb.

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How Hospitality Can Save Tourism

The Petrova Experience

Travel experience experts need to remember why people travel. Before you make the decision to travel, and long before you arrive, you have a desire to go to a particular place. Expectations Prior to Travel Effectively, a travel destination is a brand. That sense of joy builds as you pack and prepare for travel.

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The Wholehearted Traveler and Other 2024 Travel Trends

The Petrova Experience

Back in 2020, we predicted the rise of the Revenge Traveler and the impact it would have on travel and hospitality experience providers. As we approach 2024, we are spotting a new type of traveler on the horizon. Enter the Wholehearted Traveler. And what that means for the travel industry and experience designers.

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Customer Service in the Travel Industry: How to Do More with Less

Quiq

Doing more with less is nothing new for the travel industry. It’s been tough out there for the last few years—and while the future is bright, travel and tourism businesses are still facing a labor shortage that’s causing customer satisfaction to plummet. Travel is back, but labor is not. In 2021, travel added 18.2