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Dan Wacksman
Mar 19, 2024
Serendipity is Dead!
My sophomore year of high school, my friends and I, after being regaled by tales from our older siblings of backpacking through Europe,...


Dan Wacksman
Feb 19, 2024
"It's not you.. OK it is you" - Why vendors get fired
Why are so many hotels looking to break-up with their vendors? The old adage goes something like this: "It's 10 times more expensive to...


Dan Wacksman
Jan 4, 2024
Stop and Smell The Durian
Back in 2003, I went to Beijing to conduct due diligence on a company we were looking to potentially acquire. Until that point, my...


Dan Wacksman
Jul 12, 2022
Why we can't make decisons and get sh*t done
I started my consulting business because I saw a gap in the market where I thought I could help. I saw so many hotels, hotel management...

Dan Wacksman
May 16, 2020
Lessons from The Twilight Zone
I went for a hike on Thursday morning, and I didn't feel guilty! When I was a kid, there were three channels on TV; at midnight, all the...


Dan Wacksman
Nov 10, 2019
What Makes a Good Speaker?
The number one thing speakers can do to improve is to avoid editorializing (aka don't over-explain). Here are my top 5 tips.

Dan Wacksman
Aug 19, 2019
Airbnb + Hotel = Sonder (?)
If you have not yet heard about Sonder, you will soon. Check out the review of my recent stay and my thoughts on their business model.


Dan Wacksman
Jul 17, 2019
Marketing Trends to Watch in 2020
Dan Wacksman on upcoming hotel marketing trends Zach, on July 11, 2019 Originally published on Revinate Blog, a great source for industry...


Dan Wacksman
May 27, 2019
Will Resort Fees Sleep With The Fishes?
Booking.com is going after its pound of flesh by slapping commissions on resort fees and hotels will be hard-pressed to push back on it.


Dan Wacksman
May 9, 2019
AI Is Coming
AI is coming, what could go wrong?


Dan Wacksman
Mar 18, 2019
Airbnb Acquires Hotel Tonight, Yawn!
Airbnb, the creative disruptor, with its acquisition of HotelTonight, begins its pivot to being just another OTA.


Dan Wacksman
Mar 2, 2018
Do OTAs Suck?
OK, we keep dancing around the question but I decided to hit it head-on and ask "Do OTAs Suck?"
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