Managing Director & Senior Partner
Atlanta
Alan Wise is the managing partner of Boston Consulting Group’s Atlanta and Miami offices, and leads the firm’s travel and tourism work in North America. He is also a core member of BCG’s Marketing & Sales, Strategy, and Consumer practices.
Since joining BCG in 1998, Alan has acquired deep knowledge and expertise advising a range of clients, with particular emphasis in travel and tourism, including airlines (network carriers, low-cost carriers, and cargo), hotels, cruise lines, and travel distribution companies.
Big changes loom for air carriers, including the need for more personalized service and increased sustainability. Here’s how industry leaders should respond.
Among travel and tourism companies, airlines have dominated over the past five years in terms of value creation, thanks to restructuring efforts, scale efficiencies, and consolidation.
After cutting costs during the recession, many travel and tourism companies are taking advantage of the current increase in demand and delivering strong returns to investors.
Travel and tourism companies have created strong value for investors over the past five years, thanks to the global economic recovery and increasing travel by people in developing markets.
Consumer companies continue to meet or exceed investor expectations. There is no single right strategy for delivering value in this industry, as top performers know.