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Most travel companies are stuck optimizing a leaky bucket.
I'm showing them how to build the bucket properly.
With content that learns, adapts, and sells while booking engines wait for traffic that's actually ready to convert.
I'm showing them how to build the bucket properly.
With content that learns, adapts, and sells while booking engines wait for traffic that's actually ready to convert.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Most travel companies are stuck optimizing a leaky bucket.
I'm showing them how to build the bucket properly.
With content that learns, adapts, and sells while booking engines wait for traffic that's actually ready to convert.
I'm showing them how to build the bucket properly.
With content that learns, adapts, and sells while booking engines wait for traffic that's actually ready to convert.
The math changes completely:
You're not raising bids to win the same booking moment.
You're building an asset that boosts conversion, increases loyalty, and lifts LTV without spending more on ads.
Every content improvement pays forward.
You're not raising bids to win the same booking moment.
You're building an asset that boosts conversion, increases loyalty, and lifts LTV without spending more on ads.
Every content improvement pays forward.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The math changes completely:
You're not raising bids to win the same booking moment.
You're building an asset that boosts conversion, increases loyalty, and lifts LTV without spending more on ads.
Every content improvement pays forward.
You're not raising bids to win the same booking moment.
You're building an asset that boosts conversion, increases loyalty, and lifts LTV without spending more on ads.
Every content improvement pays forward.
Booking.com and Expedia already show cheapest flights in chat.
The smart ones pair those prompts with living guides that handle the complexity travelers actually face.
Then they measure uplift from guide view to booking.
The smart ones pair those prompts with living guides that handle the complexity travelers actually face.
Then they measure uplift from guide view to booking.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Booking.com and Expedia already show cheapest flights in chat.
The smart ones pair those prompts with living guides that handle the complexity travelers actually face.
Then they measure uplift from guide view to booking.
The smart ones pair those prompts with living guides that handle the complexity travelers actually face.
Then they measure uplift from guide view to booking.
This is what a FLYWHEEL looks like:
More traffic → better data → smarter content → higher conversion → more bookings → richer review data → even better content.
It compounds.
Funnels don't.
More traffic → better data → smarter content → higher conversion → more bookings → richer review data → even better content.
It compounds.
Funnels don't.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is what a FLYWHEEL looks like:
More traffic → better data → smarter content → higher conversion → more bookings → richer review data → even better content.
It compounds.
Funnels don't.
More traffic → better data → smarter content → higher conversion → more bookings → richer review data → even better content.
It compounds.
Funnels don't.
Service recovery becomes upsell.
When a storm closes an attraction, the guide doesn't just notify you.
It suggests three alternatives with availability, sorts them by your budget and group type, and tracks which one you book.
When a storm closes an attraction, the guide doesn't just notify you.
It suggests three alternatives with availability, sorts them by your budget and group type, and tracks which one you book.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Service recovery becomes upsell.
When a storm closes an attraction, the guide doesn't just notify you.
It suggests three alternatives with availability, sorts them by your budget and group type, and tracks which one you book.
When a storm closes an attraction, the guide doesn't just notify you.
It suggests three alternatives with availability, sorts them by your budget and group type, and tracks which one you book.
I built a different system:
Search queries reveal intent gaps.
Chat logs show decision friction.
Post-trip reviews identify what actually mattered.
Feed all of it back into content that updates AUTOMATICALLY.
Search queries reveal intent gaps.
Chat logs show decision friction.
Post-trip reviews identify what actually mattered.
Feed all of it back into content that updates AUTOMATICALLY.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I built a different system:
Search queries reveal intent gaps.
Chat logs show decision friction.
Post-trip reviews identify what actually mattered.
Feed all of it back into content that updates AUTOMATICALLY.
Search queries reveal intent gaps.
Chat logs show decision friction.
Post-trip reviews identify what actually mattered.
Feed all of it back into content that updates AUTOMATICALLY.
Nobody's doing it.
They're spending on booking optimization while travelers abandon thin content.
The real opportunity isn't closing the sale faster.
It's creating content that MAKES the sale possible.
They're spending on booking optimization while travelers abandon thin content.
The real opportunity isn't closing the sale faster.
It's creating content that MAKES the sale possible.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Nobody's doing it.
They're spending on booking optimization while travelers abandon thin content.
The real opportunity isn't closing the sale faster.
It's creating content that MAKES the sale possible.
They're spending on booking optimization while travelers abandon thin content.
The real opportunity isn't closing the sale faster.
It's creating content that MAKES the sale possible.
Airlines already have the data infrastructure.
IBM Watson integrates 100,000 weather stations and 250,000 data models for flight operations.
That same system could power dynamic city guides that update when rain hits or heat spikes.
IBM Watson integrates 100,000 weather stations and 250,000 data models for flight operations.
That same system could power dynamic city guides that update when rain hits or heat spikes.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Airlines already have the data infrastructure.
IBM Watson integrates 100,000 weather stations and 250,000 data models for flight operations.
That same system could power dynamic city guides that update when rain hits or heat spikes.
IBM Watson integrates 100,000 weather stations and 250,000 data models for flight operations.
That same system could power dynamic city guides that update when rain hits or heat spikes.
But here's what I noticed watching my clients' analytics:
Travelers bounce before they even reach the booking engine.
The destination page can't answer WHERE to go, WHEN to go, or HOW to go.
Ad spend leaks. Carts stall.
Travelers bounce before they even reach the booking engine.
The destination page can't answer WHERE to go, WHEN to go, or HOW to go.
Ad spend leaks. Carts stall.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
But here's what I noticed watching my clients' analytics:
Travelers bounce before they even reach the booking engine.
The destination page can't answer WHERE to go, WHEN to go, or HOW to go.
Ad spend leaks. Carts stall.
Travelers bounce before they even reach the booking engine.
The destination page can't answer WHERE to go, WHEN to go, or HOW to go.
Ad spend leaks. Carts stall.
Every OTA is building the same thing.
Chatbots on WhatsApp and Messenger.
Real-time flight pricing.
Predictive cancellation models.
They're ALL optimizing the booking moment.
Chatbots on WhatsApp and Messenger.
Real-time flight pricing.
Predictive cancellation models.
They're ALL optimizing the booking moment.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Every OTA is building the same thing.
Chatbots on WhatsApp and Messenger.
Real-time flight pricing.
Predictive cancellation models.
They're ALL optimizing the booking moment.
Chatbots on WhatsApp and Messenger.
Real-time flight pricing.
Predictive cancellation models.
They're ALL optimizing the booking moment.
Focus on autonomy.
Design for reassurance.
Deploy intelligence where vulnerability peaks.
The fastest-growing segment is writing the spec in their review patterns.
Design for reassurance.
Deploy intelligence where vulnerability peaks.
The fastest-growing segment is writing the spec in their review patterns.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Focus on autonomy.
Design for reassurance.
Deploy intelligence where vulnerability peaks.
The fastest-growing segment is writing the spec in their review patterns.
Design for reassurance.
Deploy intelligence where vulnerability peaks.
The fastest-growing segment is writing the spec in their review patterns.
The companies winning this space aren't adding AI features.
They're rebuilding the experience around what solo travelers actually need when they're standing alone at a train station at midnight.
They're rebuilding the experience around what solo travelers actually need when they're standing alone at a train station at midnight.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The companies winning this space aren't adding AI features.
They're rebuilding the experience around what solo travelers actually need when they're standing alone at a train station at midnight.
They're rebuilding the experience around what solo travelers actually need when they're standing alone at a train station at midnight.
Build for the majority user's checklist and the entire market benefits.
Meet these needs and the market meets you halfway.
That's not theory.
That's a $482 billion roadmap.
Meet these needs and the market meets you halfway.
That's not theory.
That's a $482 billion roadmap.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Build for the majority user's checklist and the entire market benefits.
Meet these needs and the market meets you halfway.
That's not theory.
That's a $482 billion roadmap.
Meet these needs and the market meets you halfway.
That's not theory.
That's a $482 billion roadmap.
I translate surges into product priorities:
Real-time safety cues that don't feel paranoid.
Personalization that learns your comfort zones.
Intelligence at the edge when decisions matter most.
Real-time safety cues that don't feel paranoid.
Personalization that learns your comfort zones.
Intelligence at the edge when decisions matter most.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I translate surges into product priorities:
Real-time safety cues that don't feel paranoid.
Personalization that learns your comfort zones.
Intelligence at the edge when decisions matter most.
Real-time safety cues that don't feel paranoid.
Personalization that learns your comfort zones.
Intelligence at the edge when decisions matter most.
The solo travel boom isn't about people wanting to be alone.
It's about people wanting FREEDOM without the pit in their stomach at 11pm in an unfamiliar city.
It's about people wanting FREEDOM without the pit in their stomach at 11pm in an unfamiliar city.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The solo travel boom isn't about people wanting to be alone.
It's about people wanting FREEDOM without the pit in their stomach at 11pm in an unfamiliar city.
It's about people wanting FREEDOM without the pit in their stomach at 11pm in an unfamiliar city.
AI shifts the role from planning tool to PROTECTIVE companion.
Before you go → helpful.
On the ground → essential.
That's the difference between a booking and a cancellation.
Before you go → helpful.
On the ground → essential.
That's the difference between a booking and a cancellation.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
AI shifts the role from planning tool to PROTECTIVE companion.
Before you go → helpful.
On the ground → essential.
That's the difference between a booking and a cancellation.
Before you go → helpful.
On the ground → essential.
That's the difference between a booking and a cancellation.
Here's what the data actually means:
Women aren't asking for more destination guides.
They're asking for daylight-aware routing.
Vetted rides.
Quick-share arrivals.
Safe place filters.
Women aren't asking for more destination guides.
They're asking for daylight-aware routing.
Vetted rides.
Quick-share arrivals.
Safe place filters.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here's what the data actually means:
Women aren't asking for more destination guides.
They're asking for daylight-aware routing.
Vetted rides.
Quick-share arrivals.
Safe place filters.
Women aren't asking for more destination guides.
They're asking for daylight-aware routing.
Vetted rides.
Quick-share arrivals.
Safe place filters.
I watch this market closely because the numbers tell a story most travel companies miss.
This isn't about wanderlust.
It's about AUTONOMY, reassurance, and smart help when you're most vulnerable.
This isn't about wanderlust.
It's about AUTONOMY, reassurance, and smart help when you're most vulnerable.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I watch this market closely because the numbers tell a story most travel companies miss.
This isn't about wanderlust.
It's about AUTONOMY, reassurance, and smart help when you're most vulnerable.
This isn't about wanderlust.
It's about AUTONOMY, reassurance, and smart help when you're most vulnerable.
Solo travel hit $482 billion in 2024.
It's doubling by 2030.
More than half are women traveling alone.
It's doubling by 2030.
More than half are women traveling alone.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Solo travel hit $482 billion in 2024.
It's doubling by 2030.
More than half are women traveling alone.
It's doubling by 2030.
More than half are women traveling alone.
Bottom line:
AI is a tool, not a replacement for judgment.
Trade prompt-taking for verification.
Professional edge in 2025 depends on it.
AI is a tool, not a replacement for judgment.
Trade prompt-taking for verification.
Professional edge in 2025 depends on it.
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Bottom line:
AI is a tool, not a replacement for judgment.
Trade prompt-taking for verification.
Professional edge in 2025 depends on it.
AI is a tool, not a replacement for judgment.
Trade prompt-taking for verification.
Professional edge in 2025 depends on it.
Apply this to strategic briefs, research, client counsel.
The workflow scales.
Reputation compounds.
While others race to the bottom with faster AI, smart advisors are building something different: TRUST.
The workflow scales.
Reputation compounds.
While others race to the bottom with faster AI, smart advisors are building something different: TRUST.
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Apply this to strategic briefs, research, client counsel.
The workflow scales.
Reputation compounds.
While others race to the bottom with faster AI, smart advisors are building something different: TRUST.
The workflow scales.
Reputation compounds.
While others race to the bottom with faster AI, smart advisors are building something different: TRUST.
2025 will separate two types of professionals:
Those who ship AI output as-is.
Those who verify, validate, and stand behind their work.
Clients will pay premium for the second group.
Those who ship AI output as-is.
Those who verify, validate, and stand behind their work.
Clients will pay premium for the second group.
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
2025 will separate two types of professionals:
Those who ship AI output as-is.
Those who verify, validate, and stand behind their work.
Clients will pay premium for the second group.
Those who ship AI output as-is.
Those who verify, validate, and stand behind their work.
Clients will pay premium for the second group.
The Trust Stack that works:
Layer 1: Evidence (primary sources only)
Layer 2: Cross-check (multiple independent confirmations)
Layer 3: Human confirmation (expert validation)
This turns quick drafts into reliable plans.
Layer 1: Evidence (primary sources only)
Layer 2: Cross-check (multiple independent confirmations)
Layer 3: Human confirmation (expert validation)
This turns quick drafts into reliable plans.
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The Trust Stack that works:
Layer 1: Evidence (primary sources only)
Layer 2: Cross-check (multiple independent confirmations)
Layer 3: Human confirmation (expert validation)
This turns quick drafts into reliable plans.
Layer 1: Evidence (primary sources only)
Layer 2: Cross-check (multiple independent confirmations)
Layer 3: Human confirmation (expert validation)
This turns quick drafts into reliable plans.