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The Movement of Travel Services Online: Intermediaries and Branded Distribution
1. What strategic roles might hotel call centers play in the future? What would you recommend hotel chains do in positioning their call center operations?
2. Did the efforts of hotels to shift bookings to their own websites work? Was it a wise move? Should cruise lines do more online booking? Why or why not?
3. Are the acquisitions and mergers wise strategic moves for DSPs? Why or why not? What possible future partnerships would you recommend?
4. Should a firm like Google enter online travel services? If so how would you suggest they enter? Who should they partner with or acquire?