The travel industry – and it is no longer an overstatement to say so – is the largest and most sophisticated industry in online e‑commerce. With innately global scope and scaling prospects, highly sophisticated and intricate business ecosystems, one of the longest purchase cycles in a marketing vertical, and a immeasurably vast long tail spanning several languages and location specific permutations – no other industry faces the same magnitude of structural, scaling, and technical challenges.
To create this eBook, Linkdex and State of Digital consulted and interviewed experts, thought-leaders, and representatives from key commercial brands, in order to provide a holistic 360 degree perspective of the online travel industry. The report explores the latest marketing strategies and techniques.
Contributors
Bas van den Beld
Digital Marketing Strategist, State of Digital
Kevin May
Senior editor and co-founder, Tnooz
Jono Alderson
Principal Consultant, Distilled, Distilled
Lee Stuart
Co-founder, Caliberi
Martin MacDonald
Head of SEO, Orbitz Worldwide
John Straw
Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company
Simon Dance
Head of Organic Acquisition, Lyst
Alison Copus
Chief Admissions and Marketing Officer, Nord Anglia Education
Adriano Comegna
Content Marketing Manager, Consumer Choices
Kevin Gibbons
Managing Director, BlueGlass
Rob Cowen
Journalist, Independent and Telegraph
Gian Caprini
Global Senior Consultant, Online Media
Jade Conroy
Content Editor, Hotels & Destination Guides, Telegraph Media Group
Gus Ferguson
Founder and Digital Strategy Consultant, The Tetrad Consultancy
James Brooke
Managing Director, Rooster PR
Andrew Whiteside
Director of Communications , Luxury Branding
Daniel Bianchini
Director of Services, White.net
Stefan Hull
Insight Director, Propellernet
Claire Mason
Head of Search, Positive London
Stephen Pavlovich
CEO, Conversion.com
Kristjan Hauksson
Co-Founder & COO, SMFB