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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% Over 44% of Internet users are active in social media.

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Jake's Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas

Firebelly

| Main | Are We Addicted To Social Media? » June 24, 2010 Jakes Take: A Slew of Social Network Ideas Almost everyone is aware of the major social networkingwebsites in existence. But did you know there’s a social network dedicated to people who like totravel to different baseball parks?

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3 Reasons Why Pinterest May Succeed Where Google+ Has Failed

SocMed Sean

The sudden explosion of traffic to Pinterest has a lot of analysts scratching their heads trying to determine Pinterests’ magic recipe (no pun intended) and what impact the explosive growth in membership might have on other social networks. And what about Google+? So what does Pinterest have that Google+ doesn’t?

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

Firebelly

How social search is changing the search industry. By Mathew Ingram The bottom line is that companies of all kinds will have to be more aware of —- and actively involved in -— social networks, so that they can become part of the social signals that Google is indexing. Google+ Posts Now Appear in Google Search Results.

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185 TikTok Captions That Actually Work

Hootsuite

Calculate it on a post-by-post basis or for an entire campaign — for any social network. Travel TikTok captions. Whether you’re a travel brand, an aspiring influencer, or want to show off your latest trip, here’s a list of good captions for TikTok to complement your wanderlust-worthy content. 185 TikTok caption ideas.

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Energize Your Fans and Followers with a Sweepstakes

Ignite Social Media

Ask them a question that relates to your brand, you can prompt them to share a memory such as their favorite travel destination or you can give them a multiple-choice question. Does and Don’ts of Social Networks. If you’re focused on your Facebook audience, a comment to win is an easy way to engage with your fans. Tweet to Win.

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For Travel Destinations: Working Well with Bloggers

Bare Feet Studios

Each will be accompanied by a companion to assist in developing stories and making media (writing blog posts, updating social networks, and taking pictures and videos). Remember, on the social web, everyone’s invited! The LVB has invited seven well regarded new media “bloggers” to visit as New Media Artists-in-Residence.

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