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• For The Affluent: Getting a good deal is a badge of honor

  
  hr: Luxury — Authority: 136
  Value added alone is not enough. Early in 2009, many marketers thought that offering "value adds" would be enough - i.e. a four-night stay for the price of three, a resort credit, a free dessert when ordering an entrée, etc. As the year progressed, it was obvious that these initiatives werent enough. The overall rate ...
  4 days ago

• Post-election travel: Kalamazoo, anyone? And what about Maine?

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 499
  Tuesday’s elections results were decidedly a mixed bag. The big gay news story has revolved around the loss for gay marriage in Maine , and it certainly is disheartening. Does it even make sense for the public to vote on laws that affect a segment of the population, especially in a scenario which involves widely ...
  4 days ago

• Converting the Masses – Using Social Media to Improve Customer Conversion

  
  Travel & Tourism Technology Trends — Authority: 98
  This is a copy of my presentation at the Adventure Travel World Summit.  Ofcourse you lose the audio content that goes with it, but you get the gist. I’ve added an outline of the slides along with some commentary that adds context to the slides. Using Social Media Techniques to Improve Customer Conversion View ...
  5 days ago

• Hotels are still influencing home décor

  
  hr: Luxury — Authority: 136
  First it was hotel bed linens, then spa-like bathrooms. Now it seems that hotels are influencing our interior and exterior home décor, design elements that only used to be seen at five star hotels and resorts.
  6 days ago

• Thailand second best-value destination

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 147
  Thailand second best-value destinationIceland, Thailand, London best-value destinations: Lonely PlanetIceland and London are among the world’s best-value destinations thanks to the economic crisis, travel guide firm Lonely Planet said Tuesday, while Thailand remains tough to beat.South Africa, India, Malaysia, ...
  1 week ago

• Social media’s influence on the Affluent

  
  hr: Luxury — Authority: 136
  Recently I was a guest speaker at a Preferred Hotel Group conference, and a question on the minds of many was, “Do the affluent use social media?”
  1 week ago

• Res-Capades of the Recession

  
  Visitors Insurance — Authority: 119
  The recession has given rise to a new kind of traveler, and a word for him (or her): the res-caper. In a study conducted by a U.S.-based travel Web site, it emerged that around a fifth of the people who lost their jobs because of the recession are planning extended trips abroad—with Australia being a top choice. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Friday Gadget: The Spruce Whale An aircraft well see in 2095?

  
  HorizonWatching — Authority: 114
  I’ve been doing these Friday gadget posts for almost three years now. For me, these Friday gadget posts are not only about having fun on a Friday, but have always been about imagining the future. What types of products will...
  2 weeks ago

• US propensity for air travel is 15 times greater than in China; Cyprus tops European rankings

  
  anna.aero — Authority: 426
  Ever wondered which countries generate the highest number of airport passengers relative to their population size? Well we’ve been doing some research among European countries and across the globe. And we’ve produced some helpful graphs.
  2 weeks ago

• Spain adventure interrupted by…lice? No, but I am itching to get on to the plane.

  
  Sand Dollar Adventures — Authority: 114
  File this under the category of, “Tell me something I don’t already know.”   USAToday ran a story this morning about the ongoing luggage lunacy associated with commercial airline travel.   Yeah, yeah, we all know that between ever-increasing baggage fees and the fear of lost luggage, most of us are ...
  2 weeks ago

• Passport to compassion – disaster in Sumatra

  
  Roaming Tales — Authority: 457
  The earthquake in Sumatra and how travel makes me a better person. When I hear about natural disasters or wars in far-away countries, it doesn’t always feel very immediate and real. Sometimes a graphic piece of television footage or a moving first-person account will strike an emotional chord. Other times, I’ll ...
  2 weeks ago

• Help clean up the cruise industry

  
  Roaming Tales — Authority: 457
  Tell the United States Congress to pass the Clean Cruise Ship Act. Last week I wrote about the environmental damage of the cruise industry . Wherever we stand on cruises, hopefully we all agree that they should be as environmentally friendly as possible. Right now, that is far from true. The cruise industry is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Have you ever sailed on a theme cruise?

  
  Still Traveling — Authority: 106
  Lately I have noticed an increase in themed travel packages, specifically in the cruise industry. I’m not talking about extreme sports expeditions or singles-only tours, which draw adventure-seekers to challenging locations or ensure that single travelers can mix and mingle with other adults on their vacations. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sponsored post – Gap Year in New Zealand

  
  Roaming Tales — Authority: 457
  The success of the Tourism Queensland ‘Best Job in the World’ campaign seems to have spawned a whole new way of promoting destination tourism. I particularly like the look of this ‘Gap Year’ competition from the New Zealand Tourist Board. Can you believe that I grew up in Australia and I’ve never been to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Blog Action Day: Why you should rethink that cruise

  
  Roaming Tales — Authority: 457
  This post is my contribution to Blog Action Day , which this year is focusing on climate change. We’ve heard it all before. Air travel is evil. If your vacation involves a plane then you are burning the planet. While this may be somewhat of an exaggeration, it’s quite true that aviation is one of the fastest ...
  3 weeks ago

• Travel Trends Data & Forecast at US Travel Assoc. Forum

  
  California Beaches Blog — Authority: 445
  Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas , where the delightful, crowd-pleasing duck parade happens each day, is  the host hotel for a travel trends forum event that will feature  Helen N. Marano from the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries. The director shares information about the outlook for international ...
  4 weeks ago

• The growing importance of provenance

  
  hr: Luxury — Authority: 136
  Affluent consumers want the real thing having been burned by the financial meltdown, coupled by growing concerns about product safety - from toys to mobile phones, even dry wall (note the recent scandal about Chinese made dry wall that is said to cause respiratory ailments and tarnishing of household metals). They are ...
  7 weeks ago

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