Travelport - Competitors

Travelport Competition

Now Viewing Travelport's competition in: Travel Agencies and Services (primary)

Recent Developments

Airlines to Charge for First Bag - American, US Airways, and United Airlines have all started charging passengers $15 for their first checked piece of luggage, to help pay for the high prices of fuel. All three, as well as Delta and JetBlue, also charge for the second bag. Southwest remains the lone major carrier that allows passengers to check two bags for free.

Laptops Lost at Busy Airports - Laptop computers are being lost at increasing rates at some of the nation's busiest airports, commonly at atriums and security checkpoints. One independent study claims that 12,000 laptops are lost weekly at US airports. While most airport officials discount that figure, they do concede that dozens of laptops show up in "lost and found" each week.

Reduced Flight Schedules Hurt Tourist Hot Spots - While Florida's tourism industry grew due to cheap fares from the northeast, it's suffering now that most major airlines are raising fares and cutting back by reducing route frequency, flying smaller planes, and eliminating routes. Tourist destinations such as Orlando, Miami, Phoenix, and Denver are all affected by the cutbacks. While most changes go into effect after Labor Day, Florida's tourism industry has already been affected: airlines are flying 10.5 percent fewer seats to Tampa; 13.7 percent to Orlando; and 3.5 percent fewer to Miami.

Competitive Landscape

Demand is driven by business and tourist travel, which depends on the economy. The profitability of individual companies depends on marketing. Large companies have an advantage in being able to provide a wider range of services, especially to corporate customers, and to afford sophisticated websites. Small companies can compete effectively by providing service to a few large customers or by serving a local market. Despite automation, the industry remains labor-intensive; average annual revenue per employee at traditional travel agencies is just $75,000.

Full Industry Overview For Travel Agencies and Services

Travel Agencies and Services Industry Forecast

from Hoover's/D&B subsidiary First Research

The output of US transportation services, a driver for travel agencies and services, is forecast to increase at an annual compounded rate of 6.1 percent between 2007 and 2012.

Transportation Services Growth Strong and Even

First Research forecasts are based on INFORUM forecasts that are licensed from the Interindustry Economic Research Fund, Inc. (IERF) in College Park, MD. INFORUM's "interindustry-macro" approach to modeling the economy captures the links between industries and the aggregate economy.