Comments on: Accessing all areas – space tourism, luxury markets and what it can teach the rest of us http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/ Travel industry thinking from Stephen Budd and Vicky Brock at Highland Business Research Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:06:34 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Vicky http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Vicky Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:23:51 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/#comment-965 Recardo - you're very welcome to use this one which is mine and open under the creative commons licence: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vickyb/2461040426/ (Its Spaceship One as it hangs in Google). All the other images there are free to use too. This image was from a Virgin media presentation and the permission is not ours to give. Good luck with your GCSE.. Recardo – you’re very welcome to use this one which is mine and open under the creative commons licence: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vickyb/2461040426/

(Its Spaceship One as it hangs in Google). All the other images there are free to use too.

This image was from a Virgin media presentation and the permission is not ours to give.

Good luck with your GCSE..

]]> By: Recardo n http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Recardo n Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:10:31 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/#comment-964 please can i use a picture on your website for my gcse it, please can i use a picture on your website for my gcse it,

]]> By: Paul Borman http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Paul Borman Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:08:02 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/#comment-19 I'm sure the Virgin media wheel is ready to spring into action to counter all the arguments regarding the Carbon Footprint debate. I’m sure the Virgin media wheel is ready to spring into action to counter all the arguments regarding the Carbon Footprint debate.

]]> By: Stephen http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Stephen Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:03:52 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/#comment-11 Thanks Ian. I think your comments draw attention to enviable position that Virgin have built through many years of hard work - namely the ability to offer something unseen or new but with a brand that screams 'trust us' so you know that if anyone can be relied on to deliver this safely and as the optimum customer experience, it is them. There was a lot of emphasis among the audience last Friday on the green credentials of the project and I suspect that Virgin will need to fight hard to counter the impression that they are some type of irresponsible polluter. Which is ironic really given that this project seems to be about minimising fuel usage - the lessons of which will undoubtedly be used within their more terrestrial fleet at some point to ensure they remain increasingly competitive. Thanks Ian. I think your comments draw attention to enviable position that Virgin have built through many years of hard work – namely the ability to offer something unseen or new but with a brand that screams ‘trust us’ so you know that if anyone can be relied on to deliver this safely and as the optimum customer experience, it is them.

There was a lot of emphasis among the audience last Friday on the green credentials of the project and I suspect that Virgin will need to fight hard to counter the impression that they are some type of irresponsible polluter. Which is ironic really given that this project seems to be about minimising fuel usage – the lessons of which will undoubtedly be used within their more terrestrial fleet at some point to ensure they remain increasingly competitive.

]]> By: Ian http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Ian Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:48:20 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2007/08/28/accessing-all-areas-space-tourism-luxury-markets-and-what-it-can-teach-the-rest-of-us/#comment-10 Space travel will be the ultimate luxury experience in 2009 onwards. There are many lessons can learn from Virgin including: a) a good brand is essential. In a highly competitive world, tourism business need a brand or image to distinguish themselves from the competition b) be adventurous and creative c) the consumer wants something new i.e, space tourism d) quantative research is about counting whereas qualitative research is about meaning. Ian Space travel will be the ultimate luxury experience in 2009 onwards. There are many lessons can learn from Virgin including: a) a good brand is essential. In a highly competitive world, tourism business need a brand or image to distinguish themselves from the competition b) be adventurous and creative c) the consumer wants something new i.e, space tourism d) quantative research is about counting whereas qualitative research is about meaning.

Ian

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