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Becoming the “Amazon of Travel” Should Not Be a Goal for Airlines
CarTrawler-sponsored analysis shows airlines how to stop treating air travel as a commodity and dominate the travel planning process.  It’s hard to believe we are nearing the 24th anniversary of airline websites – Alaska Airlines sold the first air travel ticket online in December 1995. Fast forward to today, airline websites still promote two core functions: transactions and information retrieval. At present, airline websites are little more than cash registers surrounded by shelves of merchandise. This report encourages airlines to move from a transaction focus to become robust retailers of travel.