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Tourism Tide: Here or There - Are we there yet?
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March 12, 2008. Here or There - Are we there yet? The PhoCusWright@ITB Bloggers summit. Gave bloggers exclusive press time with a number of travel industry executives. Hugo Burge. Vice-Chairman and Head of International at CheapFlights. Was one of the presenters at the bloggers briefings. He was talking about a new 'experience inspiration' tool that he is working on as a side project, Here or There. Identified (Dream, Learn, Plan, Go) in my Expert Interview. Posted by Philip Caines. Follow me on Twitter.
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Understanding Tourism
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Tourism is a multi-faceted, complex industry that is facing incredible challenges to develop and retain market share within the highly-competitive global market. Tourists have become increasingly knowledgeable and are, in many cases, more interested in an experience than in a destination itself. Is looking for. Applying sustainable or Green by Design principles helps businesses and communities attracty new markets while providing economic, social and environmental benefits. Market Research and Plann.
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Tourism Tide: Germany embraces travel industry communities.
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February 26, 2008. Germany embraces travel industry communities. Communities are powering the internet, collaboration is the new norm, and Germany is the new Hotspot for Travel Industry internet communities. They will be hosting 2 grass roots events in a one month time period, Tourismus Camp and the PhoCusWright Bloggers Summit@ITB. On February 9th, the first TourismusCamp (think Barcamp meets tourism) was hosted in Eichstaett. This meet up was organized by my associate, Jens Oellrich. Were do GDS fit in?
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Tourism Tide: June 2007
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June 21, 2007. LinkBaiting For Tourism Companies. With minimal cost. These recommendations are focused on small independent tourism companies:. Top 10: Creating a ‘top 10’ type list closely related to your industry usually gets quality results. It is therefore important to define which subjects truly interest your target market and to evaluate what is already available on the internet. And find an amusing video or image with a link to your products or services. What have you found with Linkbaiting? The s...
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Wawa Black Fly Run: April 2008
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Wawa Black Fly Run. Our scenic run includes a 5k fun run/walk, a 10k run/walk and a half marathon run. The runs take you along scenic Wawa Lake that offers runners a bit of a challenge as they tackle the hills of Highway 101. We have been cited as one of the most beautiful and best organized races in the North that offers great prizes and pretty cool t-shirts! We are a not for profit organization that is run soley by local volunteers. Friday, April 11, 2008. Never to Old to Learn. Wawa Black Fly Run.
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Wawa Black Fly Run: June 2009
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Wawa Black Fly Run. Our scenic run includes a 5k fun run/walk, a 10k run/walk and a half marathon run. The runs take you along scenic Wawa Lake that offers runners a bit of a challenge as they tackle the hills of Highway 101. We have been cited as one of the most beautiful and best organized races in the North that offers great prizes and pretty cool t-shirts! We are a not for profit organization that is run soley by local volunteers. Saturday, June 20, 2009. Wawa Black Fly Run. Our top Male and Female 1...
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Tourism Tide: Stephen Kaufer - Tripadvisor
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November 14, 2007. Stephen Kaufer - Tripadvisor. Get the truth and go. Sounds simple enough. Stephen Kaufer. President and CEO of www.TripAdvisor.com seems to think so. But in order to have truth, you need to also have trust. Conference in Orlando, Stephen said "Trust online is gold dust.". 1 Honest brokers - People that can give you truth. 2 Social networks - A group that you can trust. When travelers ideas are varying then the knowledge of the mass prevails and averages the results. Hey Chuck, I agree,...
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Tourism Tide: Were do GDS' fit in? - The strength of the Middle Man
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February 8, 2008. Were do GDS' fit in? The strength of the Middle Man. What does a GDS do? Well to sum up a bloated technological legacy system, they connect travel suppliers with those that want to buy the travel products; an electronic travel product catalog or marketplace if you will. The primary users of GDS' are travel/internal agents (through a CRS) and consumers (through an Internet portal/OTA). Why are they needed? What are the challenges? What does the future look like? One area that holds promi...
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