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Category Archives: Airlines

AirTran and Southwest Audience Compatibility

March 24, 2011

AirTran’s shareholders approved Southwest Airlines’ proposed acquisition on Wednesday, which was originally announced last year in September. The buyout will expand Southwest’s lead in market share of visits online among airlines, where their website already consistently ranks first in the... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 06:39 PM | (0)
In Categories Acquisition | Airlines | Demographics | Travel

United and Continental Merger

May 03, 2010

United and Continental Airlines announced their plans to merge today and the combination of the two airlines will create the world's largest carrier in terms of passenger traffic. Together United and Continental will surpass Delta with 21% of seats in... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 12:52 PM | (1) | (0)
In Categories Airlines | Travel

Airfare impact on Thanksgiving travel plans

November 23, 2009

Last week at the PhocusWright conference in Orlando, Florida, I had the pleasure of presenting with Rick Seaney, the CEO of FareCompare. One topic that we discussed is the impact of changing airfares and capacity upon the upcoming Thanksgiving travel... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 12:30 PM | (0)
In Categories Airlines | Thanksgiving | Travel

Declines in airline visits = home for the holidays?

November 18, 2008

In recent weeks, we have been watching visits to the retail and travel categories as consumer spending continues to decline. There have been several factors impacting traffic – the elections, the economy, and also the calendar, with Thanksgiving falling later... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Dougherty at 04:51 AM | (0)
In Categories Airlines | Economy

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Heather Dougherty

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