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Kaleel Sakakeeny's Blog – October 2011 Archive (7)

When (and Why) Do We Share Travel Information?

When (and why) Do We Share Travel Information?

We recently did an article on why social media mavens don’t use their social media accounts to complain about bad service or disappointing travel experiences.

Now,… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 31, 2011 at 3:07pm — 3 Comments

TripAdvisor Takes Legal Action Against Fake Reviews: Trouble Ahead?

TripAdvisor Takes Legal Action Against Fake Reviews: Trouble Ahead?

Chris Emmins, reporting for KwikChex, says that the legal action TripAdvisor is now taking against hotels that solicit and post false reviews, is “tearing TripAdvisor apart.”

KwikChex, the dogged, Wikipedia-like… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 25, 2011 at 9:29am — 2 Comments

What Do You Do on a Dude Ranch?

What Do You Do on a Dude Ranch?

When 180 horses’ hooves pounded the ground a few feet from me, manes flaring and breaths misting ghost-like, this city boy was transfixed.

It was the 5:30 morning roundup at the C Lazy U Ranch in Granby, Colorado, up in the snow-capped Rocky… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 20, 2011 at 12:38pm — 1 Comment

Are Facebook Fans Really Useless?

Are Facebook Fans Really Useless?

Depends.

If a Facebook page is designed to generate revenue, says Hotelmarketing.com, there’s a problem.

The online research and news site says 70 percent of Facebook users do not… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 17, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Discovering Dublin, Ireland With a 1-Minute Video

Discovering Dublin, Ireland w/1-min Video

I skipped down the stairs of our hotel, the Mont Clare, in fairly fashionable Merrion Square on a pharmacy mission.

I turned the corner, passed an antiquated, rather haphazard shop, and stopped.

A white-thatched,… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 12, 2011 at 12:47pm — 2 Comments

TripAdvisor “Makes Nice” With Hotels

TripAdvisor “Makes Nice” With Hotels

At least that’s what most observers think.

Or they believe the move is a reaction to Google's increasingly strong forays into the travel space.

The relationship between hoteliers and TripAdvisor has not been a happy one.

Successful hotel managers or innkeepers like Dick… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 7, 2011 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Hotel Shampoo, Tubs and Taxes

Hotel Shampoo, Tubs and Taxes

It’s not one of travel’s burning issues: shower wall shampoo and conditioner or those small bottles that travelers can take home if they don’t use them?

Or even if they do.

So it was interesting to read that… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 4, 2011 at 3:33pm — No Comments