A new way to reach tourists
Yeah, we all know about Expedia and Travelocity… but, there is a new player in town adding a new twist to the travel planning picture. It’s called Travelistic and seeks to use consumer-generate video...
View ArticleTravel Portals Compete for Prominence
Travel portals like Expedia continue to prove to be a critical component in both a consumer’s purchasing and research planning process. Personally, I think a majority of productions are not taking full...
View ArticleLas Vegas tourism board launches social networking platform
Here’s an interesting new initiative coming out of Las Vegas. Based on a similar model to Facebook and MySpace, "MyVegas gives tourists a virtual meeting place where they and their friends can choose a...
View ArticleMobile Bar Codes Face Some Major Challenges
So, you walk up to your bus stop, scan your phone and through GPS it tells you how far the next bus is from picking you up. This is the concept being tested at Case Western Reserve University in...
View ArticleCalifornia Considers Bill To Ban Digital Billboards
Here’s an interesting story about the California government issuing a bill that would ban digital billboards. I’ll shut up and just provide an excerpt from the story: “As promised, the California...
View ArticleHalf of Summer Vacationers to Spend Less this Year
I’ve seen numerous reports that say, for the most part, we will see the same number of travelers this year in major markets (including New York City) but I’m consistently seeing data showing that...
View ArticleBroadway’s Lost Travel Opportunity
At a recent travel conference, I noticed something that was very disappointing – Broadway is missing out on significant opportunities happening in the travel industry. Here were all of these travel...
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Why Chocolate is better than Phantom?
Over the last two months, I had the chance to embrace my inner ‘Michael Palin‘ and traverse across several continents. I’ve checked out New York during Broadway’s busiest summer period, the London’s...
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Under one umbrella.
A friend of mine told me about her trip to Japan several years ago, where she ended up making friends with a group of businessmen in Tokyo who kindly bought her a few drinks while she waited for a...
View ArticleConsumer reviews stir lawsuits – how sad?
When you don’t like what they have to say – well, sue them! That’s been what some in the hotel industry have opted to do by bringing TripAdvisor and others into court. Are their malicious acts by...
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