article thumbnail

A night away? We sure did pay.

Aaron Wolowiec

The last time I booked a weeklong family vacation, I was shocked at the prices of hotel rooms. We weren’t looking for anything fancy, but those prices sure did crimp our style. The next three top-dollar locations: Oahu Island in Hawaii ($221 a night), San Francisco ($207) and Miami ($185). percent climb.

article thumbnail

JetBlue to Upgrade Business-Class Seats to Attract Travelers

Associations Now

JetBlue is revamping premium service on its cross-country flights with lie-flat seats to attract more business travelers and, it hopes, to get its revenue stream going in the right direction. The service will be available on new Airbus A321 aircraft on two JetBlue routes: flights between New York City and Los Angeles or San Francisco.

Class 40
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How For-Profit Membership Models Are Evolving

Associations Now

In a statement to the website, Amazon defended the strategy: From time to time, Amazon offers exclusive selection and pricing on select items for Prime members. Time for Costco to Boost Prices? And, not to be outdone, at least one startup in the food-delivery space is eyeing a membership model to drive revenue. Handout photo).

article thumbnail

California Association Turns Farm Workers Into Farm Owners

Associations Now

ALBA owns a 110-acre organic farm, and to help the laborers get started with their own farm businesses, it leases them farmland at subsidized prices. The association sources 80 percent of its produce from its graduates and last year generated about $5 million in revenue. It also provides supplies like fertilizer and irrigation tools.

article thumbnail

Social Media Roundup: Small Plates, Big Lessons

Associations Now

Also: how to price your online advertising. That’s a lesson Conferences That Work author Adrian Segar picked up on a recent trip to San Francisco, and he enjoyed (almost) every bite. How to Price Your Online Ads: Cost per thousand, cost per click, cost per lead, or cost per acquisition? ” (ht @ ASegar ).

article thumbnail

Lean Impact Series: 10 Changemakers Using Lean Startup Methods For Greater Social Impact

Beth Kanter

There arealso two Lean Impact Summits taking place, one in December in NYC and one in January in San Francisco (I’m a judge for the San Francisco event). This free SMS-based program provides farmers with real-time price information, which allows them to sell their products at fair market prices or higher.

article thumbnail

Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

The Price of the Coronavirus Pandemic (source: The New Yorker) April 13, 2020 – As April arrived, businesses, large and small, decided not to pay rent, either because they didn’t have the cash on hand or because, with a recession looming, they wanted to preserve what cash they had. Harris, M.D., President, American Medical Association.