The zanox seminar “co-opetitions dealt with cooperation and competition scenarios between players in the online travel world. Suppliers, intermediaries and publishers each have their own value for the other two parties. At the same time, there are differentiating factors which are vital to understand before engaging in a cooperation, or to understand why dismissing an opportunity might disregard a potential pillar of the online travel business tomorrow.

Thanks to all participants of the zanox workshop who engaged in the discussion afterwards and even joined us for a couple of beers to continue the conversations.

Please find here the workshop presentation as a free PDF download.

zanox seized the opportuntiy to present a workshop about co-opetition (competition+cooperation) scenarios in Online-Travel, comparing the business models of suppliers like airlines and tour operators, intermediaries like online travel agents and publishers like travel price comparison sites.

Unfortunately I missed the Travel’s Dragon’s Den final in the afternoon where four travel entrepreneurs pitched their business plans to a group of VC investors live on stage – a bit like Pop Idol, but with suit and tie.

Day one of the Travel Distribution summit ended with us taking a couple of publishers and advertisers to a nearby bar and finish the day off with some pints of lager – zanox-style. Looking forward to tomorrow!

Robert Schneider

Global Industry Manager Travel

Here are the key facts for publishers:

• Emirates is one of the fastest growing long-haul airlines in the world


• Emirates connects Europe, Middle East, Asia and America via their hub in Dubai


• Strong focus on internet as sales channel


• User-friendly booking engine incl. local ticket pick-up with cash payment


• High booking values and attractive percentage commissions


• 14 global markets with cross-border tracking supported only at zanox


• Benefit now from Olympics in Beijing from 6th to 17th September 2008

Apply now for all Emirates affiliate marketing programs at zanox:

• Emirates Australia


• Emirates Switzerland


• Emirates China


• Emirates Germany


• Emirates France


• Emirates India


• Emirates Italy


• Emirates Japan


• Emirates New Zealand


• Emirates Singapore


• Emirates UAE


• Emirates UK


• Emirates US


• Emirates South Africa

Please visit zanox at booth 52. Both the admission to the trade show and the participation in the zanox workshop are 100% free!

Get more information here:

• About Travel Distribution Summit: http://events.eyefortravel.com/tds/travel-distribution-summit-overview.asp


• zanox seminar: http://events.eyefortravel.com/tds/seminar-booking.asp?q=tds/seminar-booking.asp


• Floor plan: http://events.eyefortravel.com/tds/floorplan.asp?q=tds/floorplan.asp

See you there!

If you’re in travel, of course you want this list of offers on your desk with travel related offers only. Here are the necessary links for your bookmarks. If you’re really into Web2.0, you will find the matching RSS link for your Netvibes start page or your RSS reader useful.

• All countries: Global Travel promotions – also as RSS link


• Germany: Travel Promotions Deutschland – also as RSS link


• Italy: Promozioni Travel in Italia – also as RSS link


• Benelux: Travel aanbiedingen voor de Benelux – also RSS link


• UK: Travel offers UK – also as RSS link


• Spain: Ofertas de viaje Espania – also RSS link


• France: Les offres voyage pour la france – also RSS link


• Sweden: Reseerbjudanden för Skandinavien – also RSS link


• Poland: Polish travel offers – also RSS link

Please note that not all countries have travel promotions all the time. If you find that there’s a promotion from your area missing, please send a mail to your key account manager at zanox!

High above the rooftops of Berlin, in the rather fancy Puro Sky Lounge, advertisers, publishers and agencies from more than 10 countries discussed news and trends in Online Travel. Presentations held by Skyscanner, Whichbudget and OctopusTravel raised controversial issues about the Future of Online Distribution and the Search GAP in Travel. Oh yeah, there were drinks and music, too! Berlin is renowned for its night-life, and so the regular punters of the Puro Lounge blended with the Travel experts and partied on until dawn.

Big hands up to the sponsors – Ltur, Tuifly, Condor, Thomas Cook, Jochen Schweizer, ebookers and Belvilla for the great support!

Looking forward to the next Expert Day,

Robert Schneider

Global Industry Manager Travel

Watch the Expert Day highlights in the Puro Club Berlin