Comments on: Allegiant, Southwest Post Profits http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/07/25/allegiant-southwest-post-profits/ The Daily Airline News by Jared Blank Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:58:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jared http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/07/25/allegiant-southwest-post-profits/#comment-3926 Jared Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:15:06 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/?p=2354#comment-3926 The majors book a tiny amount of revenue from their hotel sales. Allegiant sells a huge amount of hotel rooms in Vegas b/c that's primarily where they fly. The majors book a tiny amount of revenue from their hotel sales. Allegiant sells a huge amount of hotel rooms in Vegas b/c that’s primarily where they fly.

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http://www.chrishayes.org/blog/2008/jul/23/why-airline-travel-sux-big-air-responds/

]]> By: charlie http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2008/07/25/allegiant-southwest-post-profits/#comment-3923 charlie Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:19:53 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/?p=2354#comment-3923 Jared, do you know how the majors book the revenue from selling vacations and cars from their websites? It strikes me that they might pull in a lot there, although, to be honest, I've never booked a hotel room or vacation that way. upsell RE other: I flew AA last week for the first time in two years. Man, those flight attendants are old. $5 for a beer is not a bad value -- but their little paid snacks are so sad looking. Jared, do you know how the majors book the revenue from selling vacations and cars from their websites? It strikes me that they might pull in a lot there, although, to be honest, I’ve never booked a hotel room or vacation that way.
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RE other: I flew AA last week for the first time in two years. Man, those flight attendants are old. $5 for a beer is not a bad value — but their little paid snacks are so sad looking.

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