Snapshot of the American Traveler It's a bit startling to learn that our passion for travel is second only to our passion for our families. I learned this from travel trade sites which often have more interesting things to say than consumer travel publications or sites. Travel trade sites and magazines often have ...
How Tourism Ireland Took Top Social Media Prize, And Deserved it. It was no surprise to us when Tourism Ireland was tapped as the winner in the “Best Use of Social Media” contest at the Travolution Awards in London. Luck of the Irish? Hardly . We’ve worked under contract with Tourism Ireland producing ...
When Do We Share Travel Information? We recently did an article on why social media mavens don’t use their social media accounts to complain about bad service or disappointing travel experiences. Now, according to the marketing company, Milestone, there’s a twist to this thinking. While travelers may prefer to lodge their travel ...
Are Facebook Fans Really Useless? Depends. If a Facebook page is designed to generate revenue, says, Hotelmarketing.com, there’s a problem. The online research and news site says 70 percent of Facebook users do not want to be advertised to by the very same businesses they “fan.” New Media Travel/Travel Video PostCard, the company I ...
Social Media Bullies Hold Hotels Hostage There is no doubt that hotels and retail will go to great lengths to avoid negative publicity. It’s in their DNA. In many instances, whether or not a guest or customer's complaint is legitimate or warranted, companies, and hotels in particular, will "buy" the guests good will ...
Travelers Don’t Use Social Media to Complain Would you ever tell a Facebook friend that your stay at a hotel really “sucked,” or can you see yourself going public on Twitter with a rant about some resort’s horrible customer service or food? It seems, says Hotelmarketing.com that although we’re big users of ...
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Social Media Influence Weak In Travel So began the Hotelmarketing.com article, more or less. We’ve chided the travel industry for not moving fast enough into the world of social media. But we’ve been told that we’re mischaracterizing travel, and been pointed in the direction of JetBlue’s successful Foursquare loyalty program. And that’s true as ...
Mission: Impossible? Not for JetBlue’s Agent Zero! by Sarah Leaf-Herrmann JetBlue’s Manager of Corporate Communications, Morgan Johnston, says “The mission of JetBlue is to ‘bring humanity back to air travel.’ If that isn’t Mission: Impossible, what is? So when I read that NY Times best-selling author and online community expert, Chris Brogan, ...
New Innkeepers Use Social Media To Attract New Guests (Please watch the 1-minute Video PostCard at the end of this post) In the highly individualistic culture of the Bed and Breakfast business, Tim and Amy Brady are fast becoming the "go to" couple for B and B owners and operators eager to ...
