Kaleel Sakakeeny's Blog – August 2012 Archive (7)

Is GuestComment Poised to Revolutionize Muddled Review Sites?

We hope so.



When New Media Travel spoke to the owners of 40 Putney Road, a Brattelboro, Vermont,  B&B,  we were curious about  how this new brand of innkeepers was using social media to build a loyal client base.

Inn owner Tim Brady said…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on August 29, 2012 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

The Art of Almost Packing Perfectly: Audio Tips

 

Listen to the quickie  Audio PostCard on Packing Tips if images of jumping on your suitcase as your partner quickly snaps the locks shut, or sitting on the thing while you’re doubled over tying the straps, are your version of…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on August 21, 2012 at 5:17pm — No Comments

Doing Good While Traveling the World: VolunTourism

Mark Twain cut right to the bone when he said that travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.

Just as importantly, travel has begun seriously to give back to the communities and places it sends its travelers to.



For example, on my recent  round-trip to San Francisco (5,426 miles) my plane and I were responsible for spewing .98 tons of…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on August 20, 2012 at 9:21am — 10 Comments

In Search Of Great Markets: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick, a Canadian Maritime  province, is not the kind of place where you'd expect a savory, colorful, high-energy outdoor farmers’ market.



But while it’s not Marrakesh or Istanbul, it does have a very cool, complete …

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on August 15, 2012 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

All Twitter Infographic Shows Social Media’s Clout on Travel

What do you think the most immediate post vacation activity is?



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.



Does this matter? Yes, because the travel business has never been better, says…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on August 11, 2012 at 4:09pm — No Comments

The Travel Agent is Dead. Long Live the Travel Agent!

Today’s travel agent is more akin to an advisor or consultant than the booking agent of the past.



Makes sense.



If you wanted to travel say to the mountain village of Chefchaouen, Morocco, in the Riff Mountains (enjoy the blue houses and weavers), then wanted to spend a few nights…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on August 7, 2012 at 11:42am — 7 Comments

Are Travel Writers Becoming Extinct?

Yes, if all they write about are places they travel to.  It seems the traveling public is more interested these days in travel ideas, trends, travel news and technology, than in destinations.



Travel writers love to travel. That’s why most of them are in the business.



But it that the right reason?

I don’t think so.…



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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on August 1, 2012 at 1:00pm — 21 Comments

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