Insights for the travel trade.

Practical, honest writing on technology for the travel trade — websites, apps, push notifications and the decisions behind them — from people who have worked inside the industry.

Field notes

Useful reading, not filler.

Short, candid pieces on the questions the travel trade actually asks us — budgeting, technology choices and what really moves the needle.

Guide

How much does a travel-trade website cost?

What actually drives the price of a website or app for a tour operator, DMC or rep company — and how to budget for one, honestly.

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Explainer

Push notifications for the trade: the real numbers

Cutting through the "90% open rate" hype — what web and app push actually do, where they beat email, and where they don't.

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Field notes

Reaching travel agents in 2026: how to actually get through

Where the trade actually pays attention, which channels still work, and what now gets ignored — from two decades selling to agents.

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Guide

What a DMC website actually needs (and what it doesn't)

A DMC site is a B2B trust document, not a booking engine. What it needs, what it can skip, and the mistakes DMCs make.

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Checklist

Safari lodge websites: a checklist for the trade

A safari lodge site has a double audience and must load in the bush. What it needs to move both the trade and the guest — from someone who has sold safari.

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Guide

What a representation company website actually needs

A rep firm's site sells you to the trade on behalf of the brands you carry. Portfolio, credibility and contact in one — and what rep companies get wrong.

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Field notes

Event technology for trade functions

What an app adds to a trade dinner, lunch or workshop — host directories, timed catch-ups and a live prize wheel that pushes to winners and prize-givers.

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Guide

What a tour operator website actually needs

A tour operator site serves two audiences — traveller and trade. What every site needs, how to choose between B2B and B2C, and what operators get wrong.

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Explainer

Do you need a trade portal?

B2B login areas explained — what a trade portal is, what goes in one, and whether your travel business actually needs an agent-facing portal.

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Guide

What a travel agency website actually needs

An agency site sells trust and a conversation, not a catalogue. What every travel agency site needs, and the mistakes that cost enquiries.

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Guide

Does my travel business need an app?

Website first, app when people have a reason to come back. When an app earns its place, the middle ground, and how to decide honestly.

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Explainer

Getting found in AI search

Assistants now answer by summarising the web. How a travel business becomes the source ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI overviews name.

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