As we come closer to the year 2012, we thought we will reflect on this great year through an article. We have compiled a list of 10 articles that topped this year in terms of traffic. Top 10 articles of 2012 are below for your read. We are very thankful to our readers, well-wishers and all people whom we reached out for Startup Spotlight and Expert Talk for making 2012 a great year for Travopia. Merry christmas and have a fantastic new year 2013.

10. Startup Spotlight – GlobalTHEN: In the fast paced travel industry, everyone must have experienced a bad customer service at least once. The bad experience could have been in a hotel because of an unfriendly housekeeping staff, because of a car driver’s inflated billing and money demand, because of a bus conductor’s negligent attitude towards tendering exact change….. Read More

9. Interview with Rahul Mohandas: Few months back, Sabre launched a major corporate travel product – Sabre Virtual Meetings, and this makes an interesting addition to its product basket. We had the opportunity to chat with Rahul Mohandas, Principal – Product Marketing, Sabre Virtual Meetings. Rahul has 16 years of professional experience…. Read More

8. 15 ways travel companies use social media: Social media is emerging as a revenue generating platform, that’s undeniable. The famous jargon “f-Commerce” is a great proof. By 2016, half of the travel industry will be using social media as a way of generating revenue and bookings. “Currently more than one-fifth (22 percent) use social media as a revenue …. Read More

7. Startup Spotlight - TravelKhana: How many of you have travelled long distance (more than 6-8 hours) in Indian trains? During the journey, many of us had dreamt of having hot lip-smacking food. Wouldn’t it be great to order food of your choice online while booking your train ticket so that it can be delivered at your seat in train? That’s exactly the service…. Read More

6. Mobile apps for IRCTC train booking: IRCTC is the world’s 4th biggest railway network. That number easily makes their reservation engine super complex. They have a decent performing website (though its significantly better than it was 2 years ago). Lets look at their mobile presence. We tested almost all mobile apps with which ….. Read More

5. Do travelers book hotel from airline website: In travel industry, the one question that can never be certainly answered is – Who eats who? By ‘eat’, we mean the marketshare. We will keep things simple and say that – In the year 2000, Online Travel Agencies (OTA) took a major marketshare from offline Travel Agents, and now (post 2010) Airline websites are posing …. Read More

4. Tablets replacing paper menu in restaurants: Traditionally, restaurants had their food menu in paper. In the mobile revolution from 2004 to 2008 – many restaurants gave their waiters a mobile with custom app loaded in it for taking orders from customers. Now, Tablets are given to the customers for them to browse food menu and place order. This trend is in market…. Read More

3. Google Glass use cases in travel industry: Last week, Google released its revolutionary “still-in-prototype” product – Google Glass or rather Project Glass. Lets discuss how Google Glass is going to play a role in travel industry, its impacts, its practical usages. Note: Google Glass is still in prototype stage, so this post is a high-level speculation…. Read More

2. Google Now and its impact in travel industry: Travel companies now have a lot more things to worry about. Tackling only their direct competitors isn’t enough any more. The threat from indirect competition is extremely high. And this is evident from the work by non-travel companies like Apple (primarily a digital electronics company) and Google …. Read More

1. Google’s suite of products and its revolution in travel industry: Five years ago, when someone asked “What’s Google famous for?”, the answer would have been unanimously – “their lightning fast search”. Now in 2012, when someone asks the same question, there is no single answer. Google has branched out from being a mere search engine. Google’s expansion is needed and its for …. Read More

Author: Karthick Prabu