Tripatini2024-03-28T16:04:35Zhttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/feed/allSEO for travel industry companies & individualshttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/seo-for-travel-industry-companies-individuals2021-11-25T05:49:18.000Z2021-11-25T05:49:18.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9188056872?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9188056872?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="750"/></a><em><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.istockphoto.com/es/foto/reserva-hotel-viaje-reserva-de-negocios-viajero-b%C3%BAsqueda-gm912299740-251158301" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">scyther5</span></a></em></p>
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<p>As a travel company - whether you're a tour operator, travel agent, hotel, transportation provider, destination management company, or whatever - or you are certainly wondering how you can get the most out of search-engine optimization. With a well thought out SEO strategy, you can win over users. In addition, they rank higher in Google searches, which generates additional traffic.</p>
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<p>Search-engine optimization (SEO) basically includes all measures that help to improve the ranking of your website. In general, there are the following to consider: the content and structure of your website as well as a few technical factors. Overall, the user experience is of great importance. Here we'll outline briefly how you can best proceed.</p>
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<p></p></div>5 of the most effective social-media sites for travel agencieshttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/5-of-the-most-effective-social-media-sites-for-travel-agencies2021-07-26T04:47:12.000Z2021-07-26T04:47:12.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><div class="xg_module_body"><div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><div class="xg_module_body"><div class="postbody"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8831631058?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8831631058?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="750"/></a></p>
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<p>Allowing customers currently traveling to include their comments on a travel agent's social media site allows the travel agent to know right away what is happening. This has a number of benefits that allow the travel agent to:<br/> <br/> <br/> • Make any changes needed if it's a negative comment..<br/> <br/> • Send the message to all viewers about the great experience the customer had if it's positive.</p>
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<p>An agent can improve customer service immediately and come out ahead of competitors who do not use social media. And in order for social networking sites to be useful to the travel agency, it is important that the travel professional engages the customers regularly and consistently. For example, this means that the agency must find ways to motivate their clients to leave comments on the sites. <br/> <br/> There are of course myriad travel oriented social-networking sites worldwide (including this one, Tripatini). But here the "big five" which travel agents can use to amplify five of the most popular sites:</p>
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</div></div>You don't need a brick-and-mortar travel agent to land a great property'https://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/you-don-t-need-a-brick-and-mortar-travel-agent-to-land-a-great-pr2021-05-29T04:39:46.000Z2021-05-29T04:39:46.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><div class="xg_module_body"><div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><div class="xg_headline xg_headline-img xg_headline-2l"><div class="tb"></div>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A fair number of factors need to be taken into account when planning a vacation, from picking a destination to deciding upon your dates, putting together an itinerary, and booking transportation. And of course you also need to figure out where to stay - and this can be especially challenging if you are traveling to the destination for the first time.</span></p>
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</div></div>How travel agents get the best airfareshttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/how-travel-agents-get-the-best-airfares2021-02-16T05:24:23.000Z2021-02-16T05:24:23.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://egsky.net/ar/%d8%a3%d9%81%d8%b6%d9%84-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%aa%d8%b0%d8%a7%d9%83%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86-2020/" target="_blank">Getting the best airline tickets prices</a> is one of the main compoents of the travel agents and one of the most important and basic factors for the success of tourism companies, whether it involves religious prilgrimages such as <strong>Hajj</strong> and <strong>Umrah</strong> or leisure trips.</span></p>
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<p></p></div>Spectacular virtual train rides without leaving homehttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/spectacular-virtual-train-rides-without-leaving-home2020-10-11T06:11:54.000Z2020-10-11T06:11:54.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p></p>
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<p>You’re enjoying an adventure for the senses as you journey through the soaring Alps Mountains in Switzerland. You immediately understand why the magnificent view that surrounds you in Colorado inspired the words of “America the Beautiful.” You channel Harry Potter during a ride over the towering viaduct that the Hogwarts Express crossed in the popular film series.</p>
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<p>These and other equally dramatic, experiences can be yours while you travel no farther than the chair in front of your computer. With people now spending more time than usual at home, railroad buffs, lovers of the outdoors and anyone else seeking a close-up encounter with Mother Nature may take a virtual train ride in destinations around the world. </p>
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<p></p></div>Cyber scammers target travelers & the travel industryhttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/cyber-scammers-target-travelers-the-travel-industry2020-05-16T09:39:32.000Z2020-05-16T09:39:32.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3769939784?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3769939784?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="750"/></a></em><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Every September 27, travelers celebrate International World Tourism Day. The tourism landscape has changed immensely since the first such celebration in 1980, with the Internet becoming inevitable for travelers and travel agents. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNTWO), in 2018</span> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.hotelbusiness.com/study-travelers-want-chatbots-to-assist-with-online-travel-experience/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">84 percent of travelers booked their holiday through bundling sites</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">like Expedia or Kayak instead of contacting hotels and airlines. This counts for</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">1.176 billion</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">travelers. <br/> <br/> Most travelers would agree that the Internet is an essential part of traveling in 2019. For example, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.trekksoft.com/en/resources/ebooks/travel-trends-report-2019">82 percent of travel bookings in 2018 were done online</a>, without any human interaction. “People go on various websites to buy their flights, book a hotel, and rent a car. To do this, they must enter their credit card details and ID information, disclosing their most sensitive data,” says Daniel Markuson, a digital-privacy expert at <a rel="nofollow" href="https://nordvpn.com/">NordVPN.</a> “The Internet allows people around the world to plan their travels conveniently," he continues, "however, it can also put them at various risks,”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/> The global travel industry by now being dependent on the Internet, no one is protected from security breaches. But there are steps that we can take to protect ourselves from hackers while on vacation. Markuson</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">identifies five main online challenges for travelers and provides tips on how to overcome them.</span></p>
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<p></p></div>Get more online hotel bookings with effective digital marketinghttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/get-more-online-hotel-bookings-with-effective-digital-marketing2019-10-10T12:34:06.000Z2019-10-10T12:34:06.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><strong><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3013186993?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3013186993?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/><br/> <br/></a></strong> How do you get more online bookings and scale up your hotel revenue?</p>
<p><br/> As simple as the question may sound, as you probably well realize, the answers can be tricky and challenging. And these days, that's where digital marketing comes in. With the boom in both the Internet and the hospitality industry, digital marketing has become a crucial part of the hotel business. Creating an effective presence online to increase your bookings and hence revenue is no longer just an option, it's a necessity. And so here are several key points to keep in mind.</p>
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<p></p></div>Small hotels shouldn't over-invest in SEO consultantshttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/small-hotels-shouldn-t-over-invest-in-seo-consultants2019-09-05T00:38:05.000Z2019-09-05T00:38:05.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><em><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3386109678?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3386109678?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="750"/></a></em><br/> Increasing your occupancy rate should not be an expensive task. Most companies try to use SEO freelance consultants in an attempt to build up their search visibility, and while this works to some extent, in today's competitive digital marketing sector within the travel industry, it is unlikely that you are going to overtake the likes of Airbnb or Agoda in the search-engine rankings. </p>
<p><br/> Of course, local SEO is going to work to some extent because your hotel, property management business, or your holiday home website has every chance of showing up on Google maps if your SEO is correctly configured. You can even try Google Ads as a side option, but if you do try this latter route into gaining leads online, be very careful with the budget you set on your Ads campaign. You do not want to start to compete with big companies and end up paying a fortune when there is a slim chance of a booking being the end result of a click. </p>
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<p></p></div>Online lead generation for travel service firmshttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/online-lead-generation-for-travel-service-firms2019-07-18T06:30:54.000Z2019-07-18T06:30:54.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2397412190?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2397412190?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="750"/></a></p>
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<p>I've been getting results through direct-response marketing campaigns for over 10 years. Online advertising offers a proactive, direct, and powerful way to find out what generates qualified prospects the best—and then turn up the volume to multiply your incoming leads! I have seen paid online traffic turn travel service providing companies into million-dollar organizations. Here’s what it can do for your firm:</p>
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<p></p></div>Measures that will keep you secure online while travelinghttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/measures-that-will-keep-you-secure-online-while-traveling2019-02-26T16:18:23.000Z2019-02-26T16:18:23.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/991155048?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-right" width="300"/>Over a billion people’s data</span> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://nordvpn.com/blog/biggest-data-breaches-2018/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">was compromised in 2018</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Additionally, unpredictable number was stolen from individuals using unsecured Wi-Fi networks or various scams, phishing, and social engineering techniques. Daniel Markuson, Digital Privacy Expert at NordVPN, says that this year will bring even worse cybersecurity threats, including phishing emails, ransomware attacks, and Wi-Fi hacks. Those threats are especially dangerous for travelers, as they often connect to public Wi-Fi or book hotels and tickets on the go.<br/></span></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/online-internet-security-travel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read post</a></p></div>Planning your trip with online travel agencieshttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/planning-your-trip-with-online-travel-agencies2018-10-09T12:41:22.000Z2018-10-09T12:41:22.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><strong><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/73915036?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/73915036?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></strong>The number of OTA's (online travel agencies) throughout the world is getting increased constantly. With many travelers preferring to manage the task of travel bookings online on their own without traditional travel agencies, the initial model of the online travel agency is achieving a strong position in the entire travel market. </p>
<p><br/>Starting for the online booking of the<span> </span><a rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_ticket">flight tickets</a>, online hotel bookings, online booking of the sight-seeing and a vehicle to roam around the place – every minute thing is now possible online. This is the primary reason why people prefer online travel agencies over every other option in these days. On the other hand, for a short leisure trip, we don’t like to approach the bog travel booking agencies always, rather we prefer independent and local travel agents whom we know better. The increasing trend of online agencies has now motivated maximum small and medium-sized travel business to convert into their online version. Implementing online reservation method into the system is now helpful in increasing the actual number of customers and whole revenue.</p>
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<p></p></div>What would you look for in the 'perfect' travel website?https://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/what-would-you-look-for-in-the-perfect-travel-website2013-08-12T19:06:18.000Z2013-08-12T19:06:18.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/73872688?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/73872688?profile=original" class="align-center"/></a><br/><strong style="font-size: 13px;">Seeking the perfect travel website is a bit like seeking the Holy Grail. A long, usually fruitless endeavor.</strong><br/><br/><span>But if the perfect travel website is ever built, we're pretty sure "they will come."</span><br/><span>And maybe the website that </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.f-i.com/is-this-the-future-of-the-airline-website/" target="_blank">Fi</a><span> designed is it.</span><br/><br/><strong>For now, at best, most if not all travel web sites are pretty "ho hum," especially airline and hotel websites. At worse, they are an insult to easy access and intuitive interaction....<br/><br/></strong><a href="http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/the-perfect-travel-website" target="_blank">read complete post</a></p></div>social media's 'big data' can put the fun back into travelhttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/social-media-s-big-data-can-put-the-fun-back-into-travel2013-07-10T12:26:46.000Z2013-07-10T12:26:46.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/73872512?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/73872512?profile=original" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p><br/><span>"Big Data" derived from social media has almost become a buzz word in decision-making, product-innovation circles. <span>And it may be able to put the "fun" back into travel, according to Roy Rodenstein, CEO of</span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://truelens.com/" target="_blank">TrueLens</a><span>. As he sees it, big data derived from social media </span>has the capacity to...</span><br/><br/><a href="http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/social-media-s-big-data-puts-the-fun-back-in-travel" target="_blank">read complete post</a></p>
<p></p></div>Visual storytelling is critical for travel industry social media successhttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/visual-storytelling-is-critical-for-travel-industry-social-media-2013-06-22T14:53:51.000Z2013-06-22T14:53:51.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><a width="245" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/73871965?profile=RESIZE_320x320" target="_self"><img width="245" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/73871965?profile=RESIZE_320x320" class="align-left"/></a><br/>If it's true that 1-minute of video is worth 1.8 million words, then hotels and travel destinations may have found the "holy grail" that converts the grazing online process of looking at hotels, to actually booking them.<br/><br/>And there isn't a hotel or destination in the world that isn't seeking the business alchemy that converts lookers into actual customers.</p>
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<p></p></div>new online service saves 50% at hotelshttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/new-online-service-saves-50-at-hotels2013-06-21T13:32:03.000Z2013-06-21T13:32:03.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><img class="alignleft wp-image-3599" alt="easynest" src="http://www.gastrotraveling.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/easynest.jpg" height="259" width="576"/></p>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57585377-93/ny-official-airbnb-stay-illegal-host-fined-$2400/">Legal issues have recently plagued Air BnB</a> in a growing number of cities. It's great to share your home with others but your lease or homeowners' association may forbid you from doing it on a routine basis. Restrictive City ordinances are next. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://easynest.com/">Easynest</a> steers clear of these pitfalls by getting you in a hotel room at half price. Double occupancy rates automatically charged for a room by hotels and resorts are single biggest hurdle for solo travelers...</p>
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<p></p></div>is social media killing the destination travel article?https://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/is-social-media-killing-the-destination-travel-article2013-06-02T15:07:15.000Z2013-06-02T15:07:15.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/106858037?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="221" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/106858037?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="221" class="align-right"/></a>If Huff Post Travel can declare that the "Old Travel Show is Dead, Long Live the New York Travel Festival," then we might be right in declaring that "Travel Destination Articles Are Dying, Long Live Social Media Travel Content." So when a senior editor at Technorati told me that, going forward, all travel-related content had to have a social media spin, had to be presented via a social/new media filter, I knew the travel content game had changed. No more colorful destination pieces? And then I read about a.... <a href="http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/is-social-media-killing-the-destination-travel-article" target="_blank">keep reading</a></p>
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<p></p></div>The Digital Natives Are Restless: How They're Reshaping Travelhttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/the-digital-natives-are-restless-how-they-re-reshaping-travel2013-04-14T13:26:50.000Z2013-04-14T13:26:50.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><br/><em><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/106857264?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="250" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/106857264?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-right"/></a></em><span>The head of a British University division specializing in tourism's online and social media evolution has recently asserted what we already intuit: that in leveraging the ever-evolving capabilities of technology and especially the Internet to create and share their own travel experiences, webizens, saying that they, more than tourism officials or travel writers, will shape the future nature and quality of travel. And not only that, but... </span><span> <a href="http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/digital-natives-digital-travelers-own-the-travel-experience" target="_blank">keep reading</a></span></p></div>Trends for 2013https://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/trends-for-20132013-01-04T19:42:04.000Z2013-01-04T19:42:04.000ZAnilhttps://tripatini.com/members/Anil<div><p>According to Skift's <a href="http://skift.com/2013/01/03/skift-report-13-global-trends-that-will-define-travel-in-2013/?utm_source=Skift.com&utm_campaign=ace5c36127-UA-28362693-1&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">13 Global Trends that will define Travel in 2013</a> report/whitepaper, mobile technology, maps and last minute bookings will be the next battle ground in travel. It seems in all these trends, something is missing. <strong>Comfort and convenience</strong>. </p>
<p>One thing that the last four years of recession has taught some of us travelers is, how little of the amenities provided by the hotels, are used by an average business or frequent traveler. I do not need five kinds of soaps and shampoos, I need free wifi. The major US hotel chains all charge extra for that convenience. At $250-$350/night I do not need another $20-$30 to connect back to get my email. If anything, technology should be an enabler.</p>
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<p>I do not want five pillows, I want double-glazed windows to block off the noise. I do not want an ipod dock, and ever blinking alarm clock when you have an automated wakeup service. Do not give me complimentary bottle of cheap wine, while charging $4 for the bottle of water. </p>
<p>Who needs 500 movies and music on demand in the Personal Entertainment System on the plane, while you are charging for carryon bags. I have only seen once, in the two decades, since telephones were installed in individual seats in airplane, some one actually use it to make a call ( at $5/minute no less) </p>
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<p>Does this sound right ? Or am I totally off the mark ?</p></div>on our blog: might OTA's actually start to go extinct?https://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/on-our-blog-might-ota-s-actually-start-to-go-extinct2012-12-21T23:16:45.000Z2012-12-21T23:16:45.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p>Given Priceline's recent purchase of Kayak for $1.8 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, the question is either completely relevant or incredibly irrelevant. But it's a fascinating question, and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/in_five_years_will_orbitz_expedia_and_travelocity_still_be_around/" target="_blank">Hotelmarketing.com</a> was bold enough to ask it.</p>
<p><br/>Their disclaimer was that the question was probably "nonsensical," but their point is that Online Travel Agents (OTA), like the giants mentioned above, are under attack by airlines, hotels and car rental companies who simply don't want to share their booking revenue. The airlines would much rather that you, the consumer, book from their web sites, which enables them to keep all of your money and not have to split it with the OTA's...</p>
<p><br/><a href="http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/are-expedia-orbitz-and-travelocity-becoming-extinct" target="_blank">read complete post</a></p>
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<p></p></div>now on our blog: now on our blog: could 'GuestComment' be poised to revolutionize muddled hotel review sites?https://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/now-on-our-blog-now-on-our-blog-could-guestcomment-be-poised-to-r2012-09-01T19:45:08.000Z2012-09-01T19:45:08.000ZTripatinihttps://tripatini.com/members/Tripatini<div><p><span>According to </span><a href="http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/guestcomments_new_take_on_hotel_reviews/" target="_blank">Hotelmarketing.com</a><span>, the new review site </span><a href="http://www.guestcomment.com/" target="_blank">GuestComment</a><span>, allows guests’ comments to be sent directly to hotel management, while the guest is still on the property...</span></p></div>Now on our blog: Twitter Infographic Shows Social Media's Clout on Travelhttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/now-on-our-blog-twitter-infographic-shows-social-media-s-clout-on2012-08-16T06:21:59.000Z2012-08-16T06:21:59.000ZDavid Paul Appellhttps://tripatini.com/members/DavidPaulAppell<div><p><span>What do you think the most immediate post vacation activity is?</span><br/><br/><span>It’s not paying the bills, but is, in fact, posting photos to a social network: 76% of us do that first thing after we unpack.</span><br/><br/><span>Does this matter? Yes, because...</span><br/><br/><a href="http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/all-twitter-infographic-shows-social-media-s-clout-on-travel" target="_blank">read full post</a></p></div>Glitches gone at TOPshttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/glitches-gone-at-tops2012-02-02T20:13:30.000Z2012-02-02T20:13:30.000ZTony Humphreyhttps://tripatini.com/members/TonyHumphrey<div><div style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt;"><div>A quick heads-up and a thank you to our existing clients who are transferring their TopTravelVouchers over to a TOPs account at <a href="http://www.TheTopTravelClub.com">www.TheTopTravelClub.com</a> and our new clients who have just come onboard....but our apologies for some teething troubles.</div>
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<div>We experienced a few small glitches...... some of you did not click on the ‘publish’ link after creating your TopTravelVouchers and the occasional email confirmation request seemed to disappear into the ether and most regrettably we had a bad link to our old application form.</div>
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<div>We have made the instructions a lot easier to see....so please come on back and leap into TOPs in this leap month of February......and please make sure that you have been listed and linked by Destination and Activity category by reviewing your published linked listings at the ‘View All TopTravelVouchers’ page and your own ‘My TopTravelVouchers’ page.</div>
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<div>The new TopTravelVouchers will not be added to the front page listings as these will soon be removed and replaced by the newbies in TOPs that will be accessible with member log-in and password.</div>
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<div>The Travel Operator Promotions system is gathering momentum for both our original travel trade clients with existing TopTravelVouchers (you need to re-apply using TOPs) and the new travel businesses that we have invited to participate in the program.</div>
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<div>Once we have built our new Go-Direct-ory for the club we will implement our own version of ‘daily deals’ or ‘last minute offers’ for which you will be invited to participate but will not be invited to pay commissions or fees for the service.....all we ask is that you simply give our members the best deal possible....</div>
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<div>Please contact me directly if you have experienced any other glitches with TOPs <a href="mailto:tony@thetoptravelclub.com">tony@thetoptravelclub.com</a></div>
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<p>Does anybody in this group have any Joomla experience? If so, we would appreciate any feedback on our site - <a href="http://www.TheTopTravelClub.com">www.TheTopTravelClub.com</a>... cheers, <a href="mailto:tony@thetoptravelclub.com">tony@thetoptravelclub.com</a></p></div>Travel Business Opportunityhttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/travel-business-opportunity-82011-07-01T19:40:53.000Z2011-07-01T19:40:53.000ZTony Humphreyhttps://tripatini.com/members/TonyHumphrey<div>Local travel needs more entrepreneurs to operate and promote healthy local enterprises, whether they be small B&B’s or Grand Lodges, small day tour operators or extended tour businesses or....... promoters. <br/><br/>Here is an opportunity to get involved as a Local City Master. This business is – easy to start, inexpensive, global, small biz or big biz potential, fun & friendly and comes with a special offer. <br/><br/>We have recently partnered with Welcome.in and welcome your interest and invite you to review their exciting program from the link on the front page of TheTopTravelClub.com. <br/><br/>If this does not fit your own ‘self-employment’ wants and needs and passions, it may fit those of your friends and connections around this world of ours which, you must admit, needs a little shove in the right direction to get it going again.... your friends and connections will thank you. <br/><br/>Don’t delay, or your city.... or your friends’ cities.....may be taken....go to the link asap and send this on asap....and become a Local City Master.</div>The Business of Leisurehttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/the-business-of-leisure-72011-06-28T16:27:43.000Z2011-06-28T16:27:43.000ZTony Humphreyhttps://tripatini.com/members/TonyHumphrey<div>The National Networker group of companies (tnnwc.com) together with TheTopTravelClub.com is introducing a new monthly feature - The Business of Leisure. <br/><br/>The group will garner real stories from the travel operators registered with the online travel club – about the past, the present and the future of travel and leisure businesses. <br/><br/>The good, the bad and the ugly experiences in the development and operation of their travel and leisure businesses will be covered - from small B&B’s and day tour operators to luxury lodges and international adventure tours.... and everything inbetween. <br/><br/>Topics to be covered will include the creation of products and services, advertising, marketing, promotion, pricing, commissions, quality control and networking. All of the stories will be from a ‘been there, done that, got the t-shirt’ perspective from real experiences of the business owners and operators that will be invited to participate in these articles. <br/><br/>If you have a story that can help educate and improve the success of fellow travel and leisure entrepreneurs – we want to hear about it. Simply add your travel services with direct booking discounts or special member-only deals to members of TheTopTravelClub.com and join us at TheNationalNetworker.com and get ready to contribute feature articles to The Business of Leisure. <br/><br/>We are considering adding a 'blogroll' to our site If you do not operate a travel business but have a travel blog that would be of interest and benefit to our members we may be able to add your link. <br/><br/>The TNNWC.com group provides business to business services for its members and TheTopTravelClub.com offers ‘no cost’ advertising, marketing, promotion and direct links to any travel business that can offer its members direct booking discounts or special member-only savings. <br/><br/>Contact: Tony Humphrey, travco@toptravelsites.com</div>TruPrice seeks ideal partners for a killer site.https://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/truprice-seeks-ideal-partners2010-09-23T20:41:57.000Z2010-09-23T20:41:57.000ZTruPricehttps://tripatini.com/members/TruPrice<div>TruPrice has created a <a href="http://beta.truprice.net/">beta site</a> where consumers can do dynamic, side-by-side comparisons of approximately 10,000 ancillary fees for 17 major airlines and 9 major rental car companies. We've received very positive press from <a href="http://www.frommers.com/blog/?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a3ec3ac40-db8a-4d10-a884-acf9ccad0879Post%3a01b63834-b42a-4688-9df5-5f212e23eb02&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest">Arthur Frommer</a>, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/02/AR2010060202328.html">Washington Post</a>, <a href="http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2010/09/truprice-drives-car-rental-fees-into-the-open/116438/1">USA Today</a>, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38310842/">MSNBC</a>, the <a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-bargain-hunter/2010/08/12/airline-passengers-fed-up-with-fees-how-to-avoid-them/">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a>, <a href="http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/good_day_philadelphia/Jennifer_Doncsecz_Airline_Fees_07_16_10">Fox Philly</a>, among others. We are seeking to add value-added content to our site. If you think you can leverage our unique offering (first in the world to offer comparative fees in a dynamic environment) then we'd love to hear from you.<br/></div>Turn your blog into a bookhttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/turn-your-blog-into-a-book2010-06-07T07:37:40.000Z2010-06-07T07:37:40.000ZDarby Higgshttps://tripatini.com/members/DarbyHiggs<div>Many people start travel blogs promoting a particular destination that they are passionate about. They then try to get a few dollars from it, via adsense and affiliate programs eg with accommodation bookings.<div><br/></div>
<div>Another way to get some return from your effort is write a guide and sell it either as an ebook or as a printed copy> this is much easier than you may think. There is a service which gives you a template to write your guide, intsruction on how to use it to make a guide then a platform to sell the guide, either as a pdf file or as a Print on Demand paperback. </div>
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<div><b>The cost? Nothing,</b> until you start selling then they take a modest commission. You can even sell other guides as an affiliate.</div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><a href="http://vinodiversity.com">Vinodiversity.com</a></b></span></div>
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<p class="q-details"><br/>Please let me know if you need further details. <br/><br/>Regards, <br/>Boris Lipkind <br/><a href="http://www.SOPRIZ.com">www.SOPRIZ.com</a> <br/>boris.lipkind@soprisgmh.com</p></div>May your best day in 2009...https://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/may-your-best-day-in-20092009-12-28T19:23:57.000Z2009-12-28T19:23:57.000ZTony Humphreyhttps://tripatini.com/members/TonyHumphrey<div>Be your worst day in 2010....
And, if you or your favourite cause want to learn about a new way to help with local to global fundraising for Charities, Causes and Projects for 2010 and beyond....
A fundraising program where the donors can get back all of their donation (not by tax credits) and save on other purchases....
Simply contact us for an email information package on our 2010 initiatives for fundraising and sponsorships....
Set your fundraising targets and ask us how to reach them....for small local to national and global campaigns.....
Contact: tony@thetoptravelclub.com (UK & USA) or jan@shisymbol.com.au (Australia)</div>Travel on Twitterhttps://tripatini.com/group/onlinemobilecorner/forum/topics/travel-on-twitter2009-06-12T13:00:53.000Z2009-06-12T13:00:53.000ZDavid Paul Appellhttps://tripatini.com/members/DavidPaulAppell<div>Because you just haven't been hearing enough about this microblogging site! Seriously, though, Twitter has emerged as an excellent way of getting news on travel, especially late-breaking deals. Following are some of the top examples:
<b>Airfares:</b>
AirfareWatchdog, AirFranceUS, JetBlue
<b>Destinations:</b>
BarbadosTourism, BerlinTourism, CzechTourism, FLVacReview (Florida), Florida_Keys, InsideMexico, JapanDiscovered, IstanbulTurkey, KentuckyTourism, MagicalKenya, Visit Britain, VisitJordan
<b>Travel Books:</b>
BradtGuides, NewTravelBooks
<b>Miscellaneous:</b>
COTraveler, GlobeTravel, JohnnyJet, JosefWoodman (medical tourism), YTravels</div>