According to the industry group Airlines for America, 14.2 million people are expected to travel during the 2015 Labor holiday weekend. With that number increasingly on the rise, air travel is booming and has just piqued business titan Warren Buffett’s interests. Warren Buffett’s illustrious Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has recently acquired Precision Castparts in an estimated 32 billion dollar deal that can only be written in the stars. In what is said to be the company’s largest merger,…
Two is Better Than one When we think of companionship, most of us automatically think of romantic relationships. Although this is a common view of companionship, there are other ways it can be interpreted: with friendships, acquaintances, family members, teachers, and the list goes on. On Tuesdays with Morrie, the Author Mitch Albom presents a few examples of companionship. Through Morrie’s interactions, we examine different examples that portray aspects of companionship revealed: with Mitch,…
WestJet is a culture and customer based airline which provides a unique sense of its own friendliness to fulfill customer satisfaction and accomplish high demand and growth of market share (Buchanan, 2012). The goal of WestJet is “to enrich the lives of everyone – customers, employees and people in WestJet’s world by providing safe, friendly and affordable air travel” (Westjet, 2016). WestJet believes that their passionate and always caring attitudes are the essential foundations of their…
Book your travel to Hawaii through vacation package The vacation packages are inclusive of the entire stay of the traveller. It begins with the stay on a hotel to air travel, rental car and all that is required for a journey. They arrange visits to the different Hawaiian Islands as each of the islands is of a distinctive personality. The experience of a travel package to Hawaii is really unforgettable. The vacation packages to hawaii have rates changing on a weekly basis. So it is advisable to…
140 million dollars, 1.4 tons of cash. That is what Dr. David Gao received after being violently dragged off an overbooked United Airlines flight. With such a settlement, it seems that the company shows their sincere apology to the physically and mentally tortured passenger. However, if we look into this entire incident from an economics perspective, it is not hard to recognize that all the company did was to ensure it’s own benefit, and all the settlement and so-called “apology” is nothing but…
Why Southwest Hospitality, compassion, and quality are all words that come to mind when I think of Southwest Airlines. Travel is something that I have been fortunate enough to experience throughout my life, domestically and internationally. Whenever I have the opportunity to take Southwest Airlines, I know I am in good hands. It’s that kind of trust that makes any travel experience more than just getting from point A to B. What is unique about Southwest, is that that level of compassion and…
better than the rest. Southwest has made their own by not being compared to the larger airlines for a first-class flight which you pay for in price. Their unique company markets themselves to be the low- fare, short haul, point-to-point airline carrier. They also offer a notable rapid rewards program for fliers. By becoming a Southwest Rapid Rewards member, you'll earn points for every dollar spent on Southwest flights and with the airline's hotel, car rental and retail partners…
when it was only a three-passenger aircraft. With time, it grew and now it is the product of the history. These milestone, good deeds, and community involvement have grown the business from a small regional airline into an international carrier. Present day the carrier has more than 17 million customers a year, and their route system spans over 60 cities and three countries. Their fleet of Boeing aircraft is one of the…
Club Med’s biggest opportunities come from its surprisingly powerful leverage that it carries over externals such as clients, countries, labour, vendors, and suppliers. This gives the company the ability to substantially reduce expenses and increase profits through the amount of substitutes that they have. Firstly, buyers (customers) who are looking for an all-inclusive vacation, look for packages that carry the highest value through experiences and fun activities. It is known through our travel…
David Neeleman was born in 1959 and is a Brazilian-American entrepreneur who has founded four commercial airlines, Morris Air, Westjet, JetBlue Airways and Azul Brazilian Airlines. He is also the co-owner of another commercial airline in Europe, TAP Portugal, along with Humberto Pedrosa. Since 2017, he is also a citizen of Cyprus. He was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and raised in Utah with a family of Dutch and American descent. He lived in Brazil until he was five years old. He is the father of…