Others tell you the
problem, here you'll learn what to do about it.
Honest, cold, hard comparisons & travel survival tips.
I'm a very frequent traveler (not involved with the travel industry)
and I've flown more than a million miles on Northwest Airlines (MillionAir
flyer) and hundreds of thousands of miles on others.
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than impose travel restrictions that discourage or prevent valid
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Bi-monthly
comparison of which web site to use: Which sites provide the
lowest prices and most useful info with the fewest clicks? One
update each other month: air fares, hotels and cars.
May's
comparison is for car rental web sites: Where to find the
lowest price and most reasonable alternatives in the shortest amount
of time with the fewest number of mouse clicks? Read the details
on the "Comparisons" page.
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"Do
it yourself travel guidebook"
$10.00
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Read the table of contents and the first chapter free by clicking
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Many travel "how to" books list hundreds or thousands of web sites
and include a sentence or paragraph about each. My guidebook
illustrates over 30 travel web sites and discusses 40 more. That's
all that is necessary for many of the world's travelers! It is
59 pages (8 1/2" x 11"). My philosophy has always been to find
the most useful information with the fewest number of mouse clicks.
In this case, less is more. Experienced and novice travelers
as well as travel agents will find it very helpful. It
is in PDF format and has many screen shots with my annotations.
Putting it all together, the short course for travel within the US:
(specific details and "how to" in the
comparisons section)
Why do people buy? When
they feel confident that they have adequately evaluated their
choices. Southwest has never had the lowest prices in any of
my quarterly tests. However, their pricing is consistently low
and does not have huge peaks and valleys. Customers feel
they don't need to worry about missing a big discount if they buy
from companies that behave this way. Most of the other
airlines have taught the public that it pays to wait for a sale,
otherwise you may pay too much. It's no wonder that Southwest
has the best conversion rate (percentage of shoppers who purchase).
It's all about the conversion rate! Southwest's 14%, Delta
10%, American 9%, Expedia 5%, Orbitz 4% and Travelocity 3%.
Conversion rate source: Nielsen/NetRatings.
