by David Giersdorf | Nov 19, 2025 | Insights
The future of cruise distribution isn’t a zero-sum game. As the industry expands, both direct and intermediated channels can grow — if each evolves fast enough to stay relevant to tomorrow’s guest.The cruise industry’s next wave of growth will be powered by Gen X and...
by David Giersdorf | Nov 4, 2025 | Insights
Why the travel industry is chasing the wrong generation—and missing a $15 trillion opportunity happening right now INTRODUCTION: The Invisible Hand Moving Trillions While the travel industry obsesses over Millennials’ Instagram habits and TikTok trends, the...
by David Giersdorf | Nov 4, 2025 | Insights
While the travel industry obsesses over Millennial couples posting Instagram selfies, a massive solo travel wave is building—powered by the greatest wealth transfer in history.The numbers tell a striking story:Over the next 25 years, $40 trillion will flow to widowed...
by David Giersdorf | Oct 27, 2025 | Insights
How to identify and capture the 7% of Baby Boomers driving 30% of luxury travel revenue—before your competition does The Math That Changes Everything Here’s a statistic that should stop every luxury travel marketer in their tracks: While Baby Boomers control $76...
by David Giersdorf | Oct 27, 2025 | Insights
When your next guest’s travel advisor is an algorithm, who really controls the sale? A traveler sits at their kitchen island and says, “Plan me a cruise for next March.” Within seconds, their personal AI assistant — trained on years of preferences, budgets, and...
by David Giersdorf | Oct 27, 2025 | Insights
What if the next great race in cruising isn’t to build ships—but to right-size ambition? Every month, another gleaming hull slides into the water—larger, smarter, more efficient. The global orderbook now shows 73 ocean ships on order through 2036, set to add more than...
