20 Blogs about Travel...#14 - The BOOT

My 14th interview was conducted with Tim Hughes who writes the excellent blog the BOOT (the Business Of Online Travel).

1/ For how long have you been blogging?

 Only about  six months - I used to confine my ranting to my team members.  But with a new job I lost access to a "compliant" group of listeners so switched to blogging

2/ What is your blog about?

The online travel business - the ins and outs of intermediaries and and suppliers selling their services online.  I also add a little bit of general travel discussion - what is like to be a consumer of online travel

3/ What is your blogging platform and why did you choose it?

I chose Blogger/Blogspot (owned by Google).  Would like to say it was a result of an extensive comparative analysis - but really it seemed to be the one most used by the bloggers that I read.

4/ Your top 3 hotels you have stayed in?

Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast, Queensland Australia
Banyan Tree, Bangkok, Thailand
Le Meridien Piccadilly, London, England

5/ Best Hotel related website

Too hard to answer - the beauty of this sector is that there is no absolute winner.  There are "local jewels" that are best in the home destination (Wotif- Australia, HRS - Germany, Venere - Italy, Rakuten - Japan).  Among the global players my top three are HotelClub, Hotels.com and Sidestep.  Among the up-and-comers I like Bezurk and Kayak (though they are probably no longer an up-and-comer)

Thanks for your time Tim and all the best with The BOOT and your new career move (when will we know more about the company?) . More interviews are available here.

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