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Of Twitter, Burgers and Hotels

Of Twitter, Burgers and Hotels

I don't much like case studies. The ones that business school students labor through.

I prefer the… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 22, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Bad Reviews Do Mean Negative Travel Experiences

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If a review in TripAdvisor (TA) or any other rating site is bad, then probably the experience was bad.

With simple… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 18, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

The Twitter Virtual Concierge

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Enter the UK’s First Twitter Virtual Concierge

Britain’s largest hotel chain, Premier Inn… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 15, 2010 at 5:01pm — 2 Comments

Rescuing the Travel PR Release: Tips, Tricks and Traps

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Rescuing the Travel PR Release: Tips, Tricks and Traps

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In spite of the… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 13, 2010 at 10:38am — No Comments

Blonds-only Island Resort Stirs Racism Charges

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Blonds-only Island Resort Stirs Racism Charges

There are probably more blonds in Lithuania (capital, Vilnius), Iceland and… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 11, 2010 at 2:30pm — 9 Comments

Foursquare Takes On Travel and Tourism

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Foursquare Takes On Travel and Tourism

I sat in on a Tweetchat… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 7, 2010 at 3:46pm — 4 Comments

Selling the “Polygamy Tour” in Arizona

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Selling the “Polygamy Tour” in Arizona

And why would we be… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 4, 2010 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Saying “Bye” to Continental’s Name... And Free Food

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Saying “Bye” to Continental’s Name... And Free Food

With the Continental-United merger a done deal watch for the legacy name… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on October 1, 2010 at 2:41pm — 6 Comments

TripAdvisor Adds Cool New Feature: “Reviews At A Glance”

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TripAdvisor Adds Cool New Feature: “Reviews At A Glance”

It’s not easy to find

Go to… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 30, 2010 at 3:27pm — 2 Comments

Southwest Airlines and AirTran Tie The Knot

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Southwest and AirTran Tie The Knot

And the mergers go on.

As Continental and United work toward a seamless merger, today’s news that… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 27, 2010 at 5:36pm — 2 Comments

Smart Phones Revolutionize Travel

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Smart Phones Revolutionize Travel

Our new archetypal smart-phone traveler is sitting in traffic (or has wisely pulled… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 26, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Taking Your Family To London

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(Please watch the Travel Video PostCard at the end of this post)

Just because you have kids doesn’t mean you have… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 22, 2010 at 10:49pm — 1 Comment

Are Ace Hotels The Coolest Hotels In America?

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Are Ace Hotels The Coolest Hotels In America?

Probably.

And that probably makes Ace Hotel… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 20, 2010 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Top Ten Travel Social Network Sites for 2010

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Top Ten Travel Social Network Sites for 2010

It’s pretty common these days for someone to come up with a “top ten” best… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 15, 2010 at 10:33pm — No Comments

FAA New Regs Limit Flying Time For Pilots, Reduce Fatigue

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FAA Creates New Regs Limiting Flying Time For Pilots

Even Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, admitted that it… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 13, 2010 at 2:11pm — No Comments

Salamanca, The Soul of Spain

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Please watch the 1 min, sound-rich Travel Video PostCard at the end of this post

Salamanca sits at the edge of a greening plane, dominated by… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 10, 2010 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments

Men and Women Travel Differently. Here's How

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Men and Women Travel Differently. Here’s How!

Men and women are different. Who dares argue the point?

So it’s no… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 6, 2010 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Bedbugs Bite, Hotel Reputations Fall

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The bedbugs keep biting, and the reputations and pocketbooks of hotels and inns are getting infected.

A couple of… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 3, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Fertility Tourism: Selling Women’s Eggs for Big Bucks and Travel

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“Female Eggs For Sale” may not be a sign you’ll see any time soon, but for all intents and purposes that’s what the global market for harvesting… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on September 1, 2010 at 1:19pm — No Comments