The Atlantic A recent report by Jay Sorensen, an industry consultant, noted that “the apparent discovery of a new type of upscale leisure traveler” is a welcome surprise for these airlines. It connoted a small miracle: Airlines had once again wrung a new social class from flying, as they had done with first and business […]
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From global network airlines to low cost carriers, baggage is the top a la carte revenue performer. The latest report from IdeaWorksCompany describes innovations focusing on carry-ons, baggage check-in, and booking path displays. Fees for carry-on bags are the latest development in the global quest for ancillary revenue. Low cost carriers have always led the
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This CarTrawler sponsored analysis reviews the baggage fee methods embraced by 18 carriers leading the pack. From global network airlines to low cost carriers, baggage is the top a la carte revenue performer. The latest report from IdeaWorksCompany describes innovations focusing on carry-ons, baggage check-in, and booking path displays. Fees for carry-on bags are the
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CarTrawler-sponsored analysis describes how the pandemic, technology, and environmental concerns have changed airline business travel. It could be a year in which the airline industry recovers some of the profits lost during the pandemic. That’s the picture for leisure travel, especially in the burgeoning premium leisure sector. The recovery of business travel is complex and
The recovery of business travel is complex and largely unwritten. Online meeting technology continues to march ahead, company employees are still working from home, corporations are setting carbon reductions tied to business travel, and the airline industry still struggles to find firmer footing. Innovation and resilience saved airlines during the pandemic, and these same traits
Future Travel Experience There has been much debate for years about identifying the key feature of the air travel product. The pandemic effectively delivered an answer – it’s the destination that matters most, highlights a new ancillary-focused report by aviation and travel business consultancy IdeaWorksCompany and its sponsor, CarTrawler. The report is written by IdeaWorksCompany
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Phocuswire While air passenger traffic and revenue were down more than 50% in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19, several carriers got a boost in revenue from their ancillary products and services. According to the 2021 CarTrawler Yearbook of Ancillary Revenue, produced by IdeaWorksCompany, Allegiant, Spirit, Viva Aerobus and Wizz Air all earned more
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Travel Weekly – UK Rates for add-on services such as checked baggage and assigned seating were higher for airlines as the pandemic forced fares to be slashed last year, new data reveals. Wizz Air emerged as the top carrier out of 27 airlines in terms of ancillary revenue as a percentage of total revenue in
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Travel Daily News Asia Datalex, a market leader in digital commerce for retail travel, and IdeaWorksCompany, the foremost consultant on ancillary revenue, have released the second edition of The Datalex Big Book of Airline Data by IdeaWorksCompany. The 2021 edition provides a world of airline industry data collated by alphabetical order, size, airline type, region,
Innovation can create the consistency sought by consumers and the revenue needed by airlines. CarTrawler and IdeaWorksCompany continue the “Transformation 2021” series of reports with a second installment to guide the airline and travel industries to the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Transformation 2021: Consistency and Innovation Will Save the Airline Industry
