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The Social Flying System
“Systems Thinking” is important in aviation. No single event acts alone from complex air traffic control to complex mechanical aircraft and complex weather systems. Economics is a complex system and markets are complex systems, human behavior is displayed in complex social systems. This is the way that Social Flights approaches business – we are a ride sharing “system” for private jets
It is not surprising then that Google identifies 5 stages of the consumer travel system.
The following is from Trent via Statistics and Research Studies for Travel, Tourism & Lodging:
More than 87% of travelers expect to take the same or more number of personal or business trips in 2011 versus years past. This outlook is positive, and with the rise of mobile, social and video behaviors, we are now seeing seeing travelers move through five key stages of travel. Here are some insights within each stage:
Dreaming: 68% of business travelers watch travel-related online videos. Among them, 68% are thinking about a trip.
Planning: The average traveler visits ~22 travel related sites during 9.5 research sessions prior to booking. 85% of leisure travelers consider the internet their main source of travel planning.
Booking: 37% of leisure travelers report that the internet prompted them to book, up from 28% two years ago. 53% of travelers plan to increase comparison shopping this year.
Experiencing: 70% of business travelers check into their flights/hotel with their mobile device. Almost 1 in 4 hotel queries come from a mobile phone. Over 50% of travelers use mobile phone or device for travel-related information.
Sharing: About 1 in 3 business travelers have posted reviews online of places they’ve been.
At Social Flights we have argued that there is a great need for travel related information to be made available for private aircraft and charter jet inventory. As such, we are developing tools such as our “Instant Quote” feature, and inventory listings to supplement travel information on line. Here’s why:
62% of personal travelers use search engines as the number one source for travel information.
51% of business travelers use mobile devices to get travel information, more than double the rate of two years ago.
46% of personal travelers are watching travel-related videos, versus 36% two years ago.
The quantity and the quality of information that a travel company can provide is directly proportional to the relevance in the 5 stages of consumer travel activity. The effort is paying off.
Social Flights will soon announce several deals with municipalities that are tired of being stranded by airlines
Social Flights will annouce a deal with a major vacation spot that is tired of getting gouged by brokers
Social Flights Instant Quote feature continues to disrupt the “secret handshake” of the charter jet industry
Social Flights will soon announce major deals at world class events where we shuttle people to the doorstep of the action
Social Flights is opening travel circles across the US for people to share their experiences and plan their adventures
At Social Flights, we are aviators, we are system thinkers, we are fully aware and intentional about the system that we are building. We thank all those who are helping, from our pilots to our partners to our investors and to our followers. Together we are developing a Social Flying System