Mr. Christopher Dane
President, HRG-Executive Travel Associates
Member of the Leisure & Lodging Council
Council Member Biography
Chris Dane is the President of ETA/HRG and Unlimited Travel Solutions, Inc. ETA/HRG is a subsidiary of HRG, which is the 3rd largest travel management company in the world. Prior to that he was President HRG Affiliates, LLC, whose business model is to help regional travel management companies and their customers with consolidating their global travel. Prior to joining HRG, Mr. Dane began his own consulting company (UTS). He was previously an investor and Executive Vice President of Operations at Vacation.com, the largest leisure travel agency consortia. Mr. Dane has also served as the Senior Vice President for Certified Vacations, where he was responsible for Delta Air Lines,and Marriott Villa Vacations products. He has also spent over 22 years in the airline industry working in various field and senior staff positions. Mr. Dane graduated from St. Louis University. He was also the first person in the industry to earn the Certified Travel Industry Executive designation. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2010 - Unspecified
- President, HRG-Executive Travel Associates
- 2006 - 2010
- President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HOGG ROBINSON GROUP P L C
- 2005 - 2006
- President, HICKORY TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.
- 2000 - Unspecified
- President, Unlimited Travel Solutions
- 1998 - 2000
- EVP-Operations, Vacation.com
- 1997 - 1998
- SVP, Certified Vacations, Inc.
- 1977 - 1997
- Managing Director-Travel Agency Sales Programs, AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Christopher Dane
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Hotels RevPar decline - It is more than just the economy coming out of recession
July 20, 2009
Reservations Mount Over Hotel Stocks | www.businessweek.com
While the economy plays a significant role in hotel RevPar results, their is much more to it than just that. "Events and Meetings Management" (EMM)-still no signs of life. Corporate travel budgets are typically built in the fall for following calendar year-so no growth until next year at the absolute earliest...MAYBE! If you have a decline in air service you are going to have a decline in RevPar...it is that simple...and the hotels should have seen it when airlines first announced those cuts.
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Cuba is not the "end all, be all" for the cruise industry
July 20, 2009
Cruise companies rise on sector's surge, U.S.-Cuba talks | www.reuters.com
1. Cuba will create a boom for the cruise industry....not really.2. If passed if will be several years before implemented.3. Cuba needs a lot of infrastructure work to support this potential move.4. Benefits other than cruise lines...entire Cuban economy, local hotels and building industry will have the biggest positive impact...could also lead to the demise of Castro and socialism.
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Top Ten reasons to use a travel agent
June 25, 2009
Why Use A Travel Agent? | www.travelagentcentral.com
A David Letterman, tongue in cheek approach at why "use a travel agency". Hopefully you wail see both the humor and the "deeper meaning" As travel becomes more "unbundled" it becomes more complicated (read: fees for everything...including checking in, using the lavatory on airplanes, a "resort fee" for a resort hotel etc.) It is only going to get worse...so let someone else sort through it for me (and you)!
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If it did not work before in better economic times, what makes you think in will work now?
June 8, 2009
Jet America Airlines to fly for 9 dollars | www.freshnews.in
This model will fail...again. Cannot believe someone would invest in the person (Weikle) that started Skybus... a company that failed within months of startup. At least Donald Burr and Freddie Laker enjoyed years of success before going out of business This is not another Allegiant model...unfortunately...if it were and done by someone else...it just might make it.
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AF-KLM eyes CSA and now purchased 25% interest in Alitalia
March 26, 2009
Air France-KLM eyes CSA, crisis ongoing | www.reuters.com
AF-KLM seems to have taken their eye off of the core AF/KLM airline. There is a point of diminishing returns when it comes to economies of scale and they have reach that point! EU may take a greater interest should their be anymore consolidations. This assumes that Iberia remains a separate entity or does something with BA. Lufthansa done a better job of acquisitions, investments and starting new business and seems to be more strategic in their approach.
GLG Study Groups with Christopher Dane(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 5715 |
| Travel Industry Consultants | 378 |
| Online Travel Agency and Industry Experts (North America) | 323 |
| Airline Global Distribution System Experts | 155 |
| Cruise Line Experts | 141 |
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