Comments on: Wouldn’t it be great if…? http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2009/02/27/wouldnt-it-be-great-if/ Travel industry thinking from Stephen Budd and Vicky Brock at Highland Business Research Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:35:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2009/02/27/wouldnt-it-be-great-if/comment-page-1/#comment-1978 Stephen Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:17:29 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=525#comment-1978 Just out of interest Tamara, are you spotting any 'weird' devices popping up in your omniture reports - I guess I mean the kinds of devices shown in the lower half of the (admittedly) google analytics<a href="http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mobiledeviceusage.gif" rel="nofollow">image here</a>? No problems if you would rather not say! The reason I ask is that I know people are getting excited about mobiles but I sense there is a growing but pretty much ignored games console 'market out there as well but have nothing to prove that. Just out of interest Tamara, are you spotting any ‘weird’ devices popping up in your omniture reports – I guess I mean the kinds of devices shown in the lower half of the (admittedly) google analyticsimage here? No problems if you would rather not say!

The reason I ask is that I know people are getting excited about mobiles but I sense there is a growing but pretty much ignored games console ‘market out there as well but have nothing to prove that.

]]> By: Tamara http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2009/02/27/wouldnt-it-be-great-if/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Tamara Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:58:37 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=525#comment-1976 Thanks Stephen - truly useful link! I have on my machine several versions of ie and Firefox and I rely on my developers to test linux, opera etc... but you are right - it's almost impossible to test every possible variation. Thanks Stephen – truly useful link! I have on my machine several versions of ie and Firefox and I rely on my developers to test linux, opera etc… but you are right – it’s almost impossible to test every possible variation.

]]> By: Stephen http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2009/02/27/wouldnt-it-be-great-if/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 Stephen Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:21:49 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=525#comment-1971 Hi Tamara It would certainly make things easier! But, unfortunately <b><a href="http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2008/06/20/youarenotthecustomer/" rel="nofollow">YANYC</a></b> (you are not your customer!) And its always fascinating to realise just how many different devices, browser types etc that people use to access a site - with the implication that it may render different on every one. <a href="http://browsershots.org/" rel="nofollow">This link</a> gives you a clue how your site looks on otjher browsers. Still, I don't know it really helps convey a sense of just how different the user experience is for someone using opera on their Blackberry, to someone commecting via Nintendo Wii on their widesreen TV! Hi Tamara

It would certainly make things easier! But, unfortunately YANYC (you are not your customer!)

And its always fascinating to realise just how many different devices, browser types etc that people use to access a site – with the implication that it may render different on every one. This link gives you a clue how your site looks on otjher browsers.

Still, I don’t know it really helps convey a sense of just how different the user experience is for someone using opera on their Blackberry, to someone commecting via Nintendo Wii on their widesreen TV!

]]> By: Tamara http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2009/02/27/wouldnt-it-be-great-if/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 Tamara Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:48:09 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=525#comment-1969 ....customers could see your site the way you see it! ….customers could see your site the way you see it!

]]> By: Stephen http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2009/02/27/wouldnt-it-be-great-if/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Stephen Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:19:46 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=525#comment-1937 Hi Claude I tend to agree with you about the lobbying effort and think that there probably exists a good opportunity for some of the member organisations to step up to the plate and act more like the <a href="http://www.tia.org/index.html" rel="nofollow">US Travel Association</a>. Mmmm...I'll have to ask our techie chap about the other issue though! Best regards Stephen Hi Claude

I tend to agree with you about the lobbying effort and think that there probably exists a good opportunity for some of the member organisations to step up to the plate and act more like the US Travel Association.

Mmmm…I’ll have to ask our techie chap about the other issue though!

Best regards

Stephen

]]> By: Claude http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2009/02/27/wouldnt-it-be-great-if/comment-page-1/#comment-1936 Claude Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:28:22 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=525#comment-1936 Wouldn’t it be great if…politic decision maker put more budget on tourism and etourism industry? I think we are not good @ lobbying for our industry!!! Car industry, oil, bank, etc can catch money from gouvernement all over the world in this crisis time and tourism and etourism industry are @ the end or out of the game !!! In Europe, they are 15 000 guys who make lobbying around Europe Union Commission They work for Car industry, Steel industry, Oil industry, Chemical industry, Farming industry, and so on.... Tourism lobbying guys where are you ??? Some thought that explain many thinks !!! BTW, Wouldn’t it be great if ...you can put a WP plugin to follow your blog comments ;-) Best regards Claude Wouldn’t it be great if…politic decision maker put more budget on tourism and etourism industry?

I think we are not good @ lobbying for our industry!!!

Car industry, oil, bank, etc can catch money from gouvernement all over the world in this crisis time and tourism and etourism industry are @ the end or out of the game !!!

In Europe, they are 15 000 guys who make lobbying around Europe Union Commission
They work for Car industry, Steel industry, Oil industry, Chemical industry, Farming industry, and so on….

Tourism lobbying guys where are you ???

Some thought that explain many thinks !!!

BTW, Wouldn’t it be great if …you can put a WP plugin to follow your blog comments ;-)

Best regards

Claude

]]> By: Vicky http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/2009/02/27/wouldnt-it-be-great-if/comment-page-1/#comment-1934 Vicky Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:31:26 +0000 http://blog.highlandbusinessresearch.com/?p=525#comment-1934 Hmmm, good point 2 about short term price gouging - can't think of any candidates there: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7914542.stm" rel="nofollow">BBC News: Ryanair propose spending a pound to spend a penny</a> Hmmm, good point 2 about short term price gouging – can’t think of any candidates there:

BBC News: Ryanair propose spending a pound to spend a penny

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