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Hotels and Social Media Travel Tourism

Laurel Papworth

I know that travel consumers booking via my hotel website i.e. direct customers are more loyal, bring more revenue and tend to travel more often. In 2009, even the top 30 major hotel brands t increased their dependence on the Online Travel Agencies (OTAs)-from 25.4% a year ago to 30% of CRS bookings in Q3 2009 (eTRAK).

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Content Marketing is More Than Just Blogging

Firebelly

According to Jeremy Williams , social media director for the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (and my boss when I do travel writing for IOTD), blog posts with photos get more traffic than blog posts without. Photos: Having just bashed photos as nonessential, I will still say that they’re powerful and important.

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Tourism: Festivals are Powerful Economical Tools | Bare Feet Blog

Bare Feet Studios

We hope the local business and tourism community will collaborate with us to showcase our beautiful state and akamai kama’aina. The internet is the most influential method of travel planning; can’t play it up enough. Most travel planning self-serve online. What more can I say? Yet we in Hawaii are behind the curve.

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Cam Conversation: Business Travel to Hawaii, NextLevelHI, Facebook.

Bare Feet Studios

You can follow and connect with Shane on Twitter , LinkedIn , Flickr , The Reef , Viddler , Facebook , Upcoming , and at his neglected blog. We appreciate the connection and hope you will leave a comment or let us hear from you. Today on Beach Walks with Rox Testimonials from Twitter aaavious @kierantong Yes it was good!

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For Travel Destinations: Working Well with Bloggers

Bare Feet Studios

Photos are shared on Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr, where they can be seen by thousands of others. Here’s how you can interact with New Media Artists, aka Travel Bloggers: * Introduce yourself on Twitter and their blogs ; interact with questions and suggestions for their visit. . Remember, on the social web, everyone’s invited!

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Free Idea: Podcaster-in-Residence Saves Hawaii Tourism?

Bare Feet Studios

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Social Media , Strategy > Free Idea: Podcaster-in-Residence Saves Hawaii Tourism? So I had this great idea!

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Weekly Roundup: Around The World

Waxing UnLyrical

Assuming BYS did not brain me, and assuming I am on my way, I thought I’d leave you with seven great travel-oriented blog posts to whet your wanderlust. See, I love traveling. Passports with Purpose 2010 – Travel Bloggers Raising Money Together , from Chris Gray Faust ‘s Chris Around the World. Off we go.

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