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Travel trend: get agile
The number one trend in the travel business is for companies to attempt to be more agile, according to Mike Hulley, vice president, Transportation Global Industry, EDS.
“That means companies are focusing on their core business,” said Mr. Hulley, who was an early speaker at the ResExpo 2005 held at the Omni CNN Center in Atlanta, GA.
Among other travel trends he noted in his speech at the convention labeled “Big Ideas in Travel Distribution:”
—Some of the biggest growth is coming from the smaller travel entities, particularly in the airline industry.
—Cruises will continue to be cheap, but not as inexpensive as they have been. The cruise industry may be among the fastest growing in the industry, but as more ships take to the seas, there will be fewer discounts.
—Mergers and consolidation will continue, not just in the airlines, but also in other areas of travel.
—There will be more airline bankruptcies fueled in part by higher gas prices.
Mr Hulley, who is now responsible for EDS’s worldwide business, has had a carer that included five years with IBM, where he was president of the company’sWorld Wide Travel and Transportation industry unit. He is a featured speaker at many travel and transportation conferences around the world.
Report by David Wilkening
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