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Out Guessing The Hotel Guests

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Out Guessing The Hotel Guests

It's one of the great ironies of social networking that companies, in this case hotels,…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on December 13, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Stop Slamming The Single Traveler

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Stop Slamming The Single Traveler

Why…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on December 9, 2010 at 11:21pm — 4 Comments

Hiking The Hocking Hills Of Ohio w/Video

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Please watch the 1-minute Travel Video PostCard at the end of this post…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on December 7, 2010 at 11:23pm — No Comments

The Lure of Dark Tourism: Murder and Mayhem

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The Lure of Dark Tourism: Murder and Mayhem

Places like Cambodia’s Killing Fields, Auschwitz, New York’s Ground Zero, or the Wolf’s Lair where… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on December 6, 2010 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Coupons, Groupons, And Fashionistas

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Coupons, Groupons, And Fashionistas

Recently I met a vivacious, young mother of two, Vera Sweeney, who is very much an entrepreneur.… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on December 2, 2010 at 12:40pm — No Comments

Consumer Reports “Concerned” about Google-ITA Deal on Consumers

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Consumer Reports “Concerned” about Google-ITA Deal on Consumers

With its big stick and bigger voice, Consumer Reports (CR) announced in its… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 30, 2010 at 1:06pm — No Comments

Why We Are Sexier On The Road

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Why We Are Sexier On The Road

We knew travel was a terrific aphrodisiac, we just couldn’t prove it.

Then came a… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 26, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Battle of the Brands: Leveraging Location-Based Marketing

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Battle of the Brands: Leveraging Location Based Marketing

Last week I was invited by the Hospitality Sales… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 23, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Video Inn Review: Union Street Inn, Nantucket

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Please watch the Video Review at the end of this post

You could almost miss the… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 19, 2010 at 5:07pm — No Comments

Google Creates Rough Waters for Kayak IPO

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Google Creates Rough Waters for Kayak IPO

When we reported on the game-changing 700 million Google -ITA software deal last summer, we quoted… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 18, 2010 at 11:47am — No Comments

Audio PostCard From Denmark: Travel By Sound

Audio PostCard From Denmark: Travel By Sound

Come, visit Denmark, Europe’s oldest monarchy with this sound-rich Denmark Audio PostCard

The tiny country still has a town crier who sings out the times of the day and night.

Listen to him here, and listen to everyone’s favorite story-teller, Hans Christian Andersen through this… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 17, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Travel Searches and Bookings Leave Google Behind

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Are Google’s Days Numbered in Travel?

Difficult as it is to imagine,… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 14, 2010 at 9:08pm — 2 Comments

Why Does Airline Food Taste So Awful?

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Why Does Airline Food Taste So Awful?

Is it actually the food the airlines serve (when they do) that tastes so bad, or is it the flying… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 11, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

U.S. Transportation Security Administration Bans Print/Toner Cartridges. Waste of Time?

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Transportation Security Administration Bans Print/Toner Cartridges. Waste of Time?

In its latest commendable but misguided attempt to to stop… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 9, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Medical Tourism Biz Booming in India

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What was as a footnote in the travel industry, medical tourism, has grown into a full blown industry. And India is taking…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 8, 2010 at 3:00pm — 5 Comments

How Does Saying "I Love You" Read at 32,000 Feet?

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To Text or Not To Text in Flight. Is Line2 the Answer?

Many airline passengers forget to turn their cell phones off in flight, or maybe… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 3, 2010 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

Nantucket on My Mind

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Years after Nantucket’s whaling industry virtually decimated the Atlantic whale population and became fabulously wealthy in the… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 1, 2010 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

Location-Based Mobile Brands on Demand

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Location Based Mobile Brands on Demand

Location-based marketing or geo-location allows a business to “capture a customer” when he or she is… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 28, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments