lastminuteRecently Last Minute Travel ran their “World for $1” campaign which allowed people to book accommodation for only $1 a night for 15 minutes per day. The “catch” was they didn’t tell people which 15 minutes each day so people had to keep checking back and racing the clock to make their booking.

What it did create was a lot of buzz and site visitation. It might not have generated heaps of sales (rumours have it they had 955 registrations in the first 6 days) but if your aim is to get people to visit your site and start to remember it, its not a bad idea.

The Last Ten Minutes of Luxury

The Last Ten Minutes of Luxury

Guests pay for days yet remember minutes. The peak end rule explains why a stay often lives or dies on one high moment and the day of departure. What works, what fails, and how to design the arc so memory carries your brand home.

Swiss Cheese Thinking: From Disaster Metaphor to Strategic Advantage

Swiss Cheese Thinking: From Disaster Metaphor to Strategic Advantage

We use the Swiss Cheese Model to explain how failures happen—but what if we flipped it? This article explores how Swiss Cheese Thinking can transform traditional strategic planning into a resilience-based, investor-grade framework that absorbs shocks instead of collapsing under them.

The Ancient Enemy: How a 3,000-Year-Old Story Shapes Today’s Middle East

The Ancient Enemy: How a 3,000-Year-Old Story Shapes Today’s Middle East

There’s a moment that keeps coming back to me from October 2023. Netanyahu, standing before Israeli troops, invoking a three-thousand-year-old biblical commandment: “Remember what Amalek has done to you.” Most heard heated rhetoric. But for those listening carefully—it was something far more specific.