Publications

The travel industry is filled with so many kinds of voices that it's usually difficult, if not impossible, to find the information you need in order to make successful, sustainable decisions.  For whatever reason, the trade press has not filled this need for years.  Seminars, where diverse viewpoints were at one time welcomed and expected, have in recent years become forums for the peculiar views of their sponsors. Think about it: have you ever heard opinions loudly and forthrightly expressed in one of these expensive and highly visible settings that took positions fundamentally different from the publication or group sponsoring the meeting?

Moreover, aren't you tired of hearing the same speakers recite the same meaningless platitudes?  It's time to break new ground.

Not only does the lack of discourse cloud the decision process, but it's unhealthy.  Open, clear, and specific debate of the key issues facing our industry is essential if the mistakes of recent years are to be avoided and if collective thinking, business development, and planning are to advance.

Listed here are my own publications.  Some are free, others are fee-based, but you have my promise that each will raise the level of discourse above what you've come to expect.

Technical Reality publishes two professional electronic e-mail-based newsletters for the travel and transportation industry.  Each has unique editorial and readership characteristics.

• PS Inform - An industry news headline service that distributes 3 to 6 short summaries each business day covering events of importance to the front-line travel distribution and the travelers they serve. The essence of PS Inform is timeliness and relevancy. Published since November 1998, PS Inform is read by travel agents, corporate travel managers, and others involved in making service decisions on behalf of travelers.
   

• PS Connect - A periodic educational newsletter that addresses industry issues, provides expert answers to questions submitted by members, publishes results from PositiveSpace member polls, product discussions and case studies, and more. Published since June 1998, PS Connect has broad editorial appeal and is read by travel distribution managers (agency and corporate), industry suppliers, journalists, and others interested in topical industry discussions.

Subscriptions are available upon request to qualified individuals involved in travel management or distribution.  Use the link below to request your free subscription. Click here for more information on PositiveSpace.

Strategy: Travel Industry Business Management Newsletter

The industry is awash with literature, commentary, newsletters, and seminars, but almost all of it can't or won't give you the specific direction, "behind the headlines insight," and bottom-line, business-focused conclusions you need to separate fads from trends and make key decisions.

Strategy highlights a few essential topics and quickly gets to the answers you're searching for.  No commercials, no agendas, no recycled press releases, no egos--and nothing sacred.  Simply the only management-oriented newsletter highlighting the real strategic business problems of the travel and transportation, hospitality, event management, and travel management industries, and what you should be doing about them today.

Other newsletters cost hundreds of dollars more and deliver much that you don't want--without ever reaching conclusions.  With your paid Strategy subscription, you'll receive a special bonus as our gift to you.

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There's much happening the travel industry at the moment. Far from determining what's important and what isn't, often it's difficult to decide simply what is really happening. I would appreciate your subscribing to this free service so that I might have the privilege of sharing my views with you and other colleagues.

The newsletter is of interest to executives, managers, principals, developers and technology officers, analysts and investors, educators, and others with an interest in leading edge travel industry technology developments. I can promise you a fresh, insightful, and contrarian viewpoint that you probably are not hearing through other media.

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Published Works of David J. Wardell

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Travel Management Press Releases

This is a free moderated list distributing travel industry press releases, public relations announcements, and other company-related material to key decision-makers, publicists, analysts, reporters, and others following the industry.

Any subscriber may submit material, however all submissions must be management, technology, or business-oriented and generally appropriate for a press release or public relations notice.  Material should be submitted in press release format.  Announcements of key staff changes, new product lines, or businesses are also appropriate.  Fields of interest include travel distribution and management (corporate, leisure, wholesale, or other), travel industry carriers, vendors, and suppliers, or travel-related technology.  Announcements more appropriate to travelers or consumers should be placed elsewhere.

Archives of material distributed to the list may be viewed on-line by subscribers.

Please feel free to join this list if you are interested in keeping current with the latest developments and announcements in the industry.

Joke of the Day

You can subscribe to my free, daily "Joke of the Day." This service is different from almost every other Internet humor service, in that it takes a bit more of an intellectual approach and it's squeaky clean--the kind of material you could tell to your mother or grandchildren. Please give it a try!

Please visit the "What Joke of the Day Considers Funny" page for an overview of the approach, standards, and philosophy you'll read.