Kaleel Sakakeeny's Blog (344)

Will Google and Facebook Dominate Travel? Of Course

Will Google harness its awesome search capacity, plus its Youtube, plus social indicators from a person's searches to make travel suggestions and shape travel experiences? And book travel too.



We say, yes. It says "yes," too.



It's widely accepted that travelers are seriously unhappy with online travel agents (OTA's) - the big-box airline…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 23, 2013 at 11:24am — No Comments

Creating Exciting Hotel Websites for Guests...and SEO

In a relatively recent article that proved very popular with readers and travel industry pros, New Media Travel asked, "Why Are Hotel Websites so Boring?"



We had our own theories, especially the one that said…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 18, 2013 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Brands Trump Customer Service in Social Media Use

In spite of the reports suggesting social media is the way to connect with and service customers, it just may not be true.



Hotelmarketing.com reports that 62% of customers are looking for more support through social…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 9, 2013 at 7:30am — No Comments

Hostel Boom Follows Social Media Model

by Hardie Karges and Kaleel Sakakeeny



Travelers probably already know that hostels can save  a bunch of bucks in super-expensive Europe.  But they can save a lot of money in Asia, too.  Or Mexico, And  some now…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on April 2, 2013 at 7:30am — No Comments

Digital Natives, Digital Travelers Own the Travel Experience

In essence, travelers will create and share their own travel experience. They, not tourism officials or travel writers, will shape and determine the nature and quality of travel.



Professor Dimitrios Buhalis , Director of the eTourism Lab at Bounemouth University (UK) ,…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on March 27, 2013 at 4:25pm — No Comments

Airlines to Use Social Media Profiles to Personalize Ticket Prices. Higher Costs?

Will buying an airline ticket soon be as personalized as buying a suit from a sales person? Probably, as trends go.



It's no surprise that airlines want to personalize their relationships to their customers. If they can figure out how, it would be a huge step toward making the ticket-buying process a lot more individualized, and…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on March 20, 2013 at 4:46pm — No Comments

Social Media Powers Family-Travel Trends

by Kyle McCarthy (Family Travel Forum) and Kaleel Sakakeeny



Forty-four per cent of adults bring children (and grandchildren) along on leisure travels. Taken as a group, they take more trips per year (4.5)
than business travelers (3.9), Gen Y (3.9) or Gen X travelers…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on March 13, 2013 at 7:39am — 1 Comment

Google Hotel Finder Brings Life to Hotels

Searching for a hotel online is actually more complex than, say, searching for a flight or car rental or even Viagra. A hotel stay is more of an emotional experience than flying somewhere. To go from New York to London, is simply to find the most convenient, and best-priced flight.



Choosing a hotel  is choosing a home away from home. …

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on March 4, 2013 at 5:24pm — No Comments

Now No Need to Fly With People You Don't Like

It's an axiom among those of us who fly: You never know whom you'll be sitting next to.



Could be a fascinating character from some terrific movie, your next love or, more likely, someone you really, badly want to get away from.



New Media…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on February 27, 2013 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Social Media Plays Minor Role in How We Choose Hotels

What would you guess most determines how we choose a hotel? Price? Location? Recommendation by a friend or someone else?



In a connected social media world, it's surprising to discover that what our friends, and friends of friends recommend, say on Facebook or other sharing platforms, counts for only 6.8 % in determining…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on February 20, 2013 at 2:13pm — 2 Comments

India, Social Media and Sewing for Widows: Blogging from Coimbatore

Radio Netherlands"There are more than 40 million widows in India - 10 percent of the country's female population. And for the majority of these women, life is what some have described as a "living sati", a reference to the now outlawed practice of widow…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on February 11, 2013 at 6:31pm — No Comments

Lights, Action...Social Media: Movies and Travel

A funny thing happened on the way to the movies.



Forty million international movie-goers opted to travel to a place where a movie they loved was shot.

Travel Daily News (TDN) reports that these travelers made their…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on January 31, 2013 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Is "Socialgraphics" Travel's Next Big Social-Media Thing?

We reported frequently in New Media Travel that hotels notoriously use photos of empty swimming pools, restaurants and rooms in their marketing material for fear of offending…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on January 23, 2013 at 5:10pm — No Comments

Using Social Media to Build Customer Loyalty: Sunset Hill House, New Hampshire

New England is not an easy place to get to know, especially in its winters when the dark and the cold and the snow hold the land in a formidable grasp, and the people disappear into their homes and cafes for months.



But that can also be the fun part of New England, and especially the iconic state of New Hampshire



Here the spirit of Robert…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on January 15, 2013 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Does Social Media Noise Actually Hurt the Travel Biz?

Or, Are Facebook and Twitter a Waste of Time for the Travel Marketer?



How surprising is this: In the second half of last year, fewer that 1% of visitors arrived at a hotel or travel booking site, "via a social media link or a link shared by by a friend," reports…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on January 9, 2013 at 12:14pm — No Comments

Spend It Like Beckham: Why Men Need Spas, Too

Back in 2004, the movie Cellular featured a character --  a cop --  who was about to retire.  Was he going to spend his newly-found free time hunting, fishing, or traveling the world?



No.  He was going to open a day spa.

That character was way ahead of his time.  Spa treatments for men were popular back in 2004, but today, in 2012,…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on December 28, 2012 at 9:00am — No Comments

Family Travel Bloggers Unite, Flex Social Media, Travel Muscle

From November 9 to 11, 2012, a trio of leading family travel "influencers" ushered in their annual Family Travel Conference, http://www.familytravelconference.com/  a gathering of passionate, talented and savvy family travel bloggers and journalists from around the country. The venue was the huge, but…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on December 21, 2012 at 11:47am — No Comments

How Not to Eat Like an Ugly American (Or, How Best To Pass the Salt)

You'd think eating was risk-free, or at least faux pas free. It's not



Nor is travel, it seems. New Media Travel's post ''How Not to Travel Like an Ugly American highlights some of the cultural land mines that lie in wait for the unsuspecting traveler, such as…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on December 14, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

Wi-Fi, Yes; Talking to Co-Passengers, No

And, yes,  we told you so.



In a New Media Travel article we discussed the low-to-no threat that cell phones pose to navigation, and why some many other airlines like …

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on December 8, 2012 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Are You the Perfect Passenger?

According to a recent article posted on the economist.com, the perfect airline passengers are single European men, in their 30s traveling for pleasure. 

Once he’s got his airline tickets, it seems the…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 30, 2012 at 2:15pm — No Comments

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