Consulting Services

	Strategic Planning
	Business and Product Development
	Business Plans
	Marketing and Sales
	Leisure Travel Acquisitions and Start-ups

	Business Reorganizations and Change Management
	User Requirement (Technology) Studies

Our consulting clients benefit from our successful business and operating experience and extensive travel industry knowledge and expertise.

We help clients focus on what they need to do today, and where they need to be tomorrow, to successfully compete and survive by identifying changes taking place in the travel industry and broader marketplace to uncover new ideas, options and opportunities that will positively impact their business.

Clients tell us our consulting helps unlock ways to:

	better understand their brand value and positioning (who they are)
	Improve business, business processes and strategies (reduce costs)

	Improve marketing and sales (revenue)
	Attain real and sustainable competitive advantage (survival)

Selected Examples of Completed Projects

	Strategic Planning and Brand Positioning Study – worked with public company to develop new products and services to build value. Resulted in more than doubling of revenue and achieving significant market visibility and positioning.
	Product Development - identified new product growth opportunities, which led to changes in current product offerings and the addition of a totally new product that quickly captured new, profitable market share
	Business Start-up – helped a launch a new travel services business. Continued consulting relationship for two years leading to the sale of the company to a multi-national group.
	Call Center Study – helped a major travel client better understand its call center strengths and weaknesses. Collected call center statistics. Resulted in 11% improvement in call center operations.
	Tour Operator Start-up/Acquisition Study – helped major travel client identify viable tour operating start-up and acquisition opportunities in specific markets.
	Technology Sales – helped major hardware vendor identify strategic sales opportunities in travel and tourism industry.
	Sales Channel Study – helped a major tourism destination identify new sales opportunities. Resulted in a 22% increase in sales in first twelve (12) months.

Specific project and client details are confidential, but references can be provided on request

Call Us Today

Call us today at 954-525-5995 or click on this link: mstone@gestation.travel to email me directly to discuss your business need and how we might help.