Hotel I Tour

Hotel Internet Tourism and Travel 2.0

Feature Article #1

EZ Yield President and Co-Founder interview. Ed St. Onge Jr give us an international view on hotels behaviors.

EZ Yield President and Co-Founder, Ed St. Onge Jr is always with good tips and great views about the Worldwide hotel industry.
With thousand of hotels and revenue manager who use the EZ Yield channel manager to manage daily their distributors and wholesalers, it was interesting to ask Edward St. Onge Jr about the trends and [...]

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Claude | février 14th, 2009 | Continued

Feature Article #2

Global Internet Audience Surpasses 1 billion Visitors! And me, and me!

Global Internet Audience Surpasses 1 billion Visitors, According to comScore

Asia-Pacific Region Accounts for 41 Percent of Internet Users

China Ranks as Largest Internet Population in the World

The Asia-Pacific region accounted for the highest share of global Internet users at 41 percent, followed by Europe (28 percent share), North America (18 percent share), Latin-America (7 percent [...]

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Claude | janvier 26th, 2009 | Continued

About this Site

Claude started his career in tourism as a technical sales manager for a tour operator in Marseille (France) and worked with the network of travel agency in the south of France.
In addition to his work, he completed training at the University in Business Administration with Université de la Méditerranée (Aix-Marseille II) 1992
He then spent 6 [...]

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The Hotelicopter is the first flying hotel in the world ;-))

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The Hotelicopter is the first flying hotel in the world!
and one of the best April Fool’s in the hotel & travel industry
They made all stuff to appear credible and real:
Video on YouTube
Website
Twitter account
Facebook page
and good buzz managed by Alvin Farley
My little finger tell me this guys isn’t unknown in the travel industry. We [...]

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31 mar 2009 | Claude | 0 comments | Continued

Does Twitter become the new google?

In essence Twitter is a status update service and it’s a very powerfull and a focus search tool when you know how to use it!
More and more people are using Twitter Search.
Google used to get 100% of our queries. But today, I bet Twitter is getting at least some % of them. There are some [...]

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19 fév 2009 | Claude | 3 comments | Continued

Travel Industry Must Respond To Critical Test or Face Consequences. (forward message)

U.S. Travel Association >> forward message
Well, I am in France (Marseille), but many HoteliTour blog readers are from USA.
I forward this message from US Travel Association and wish you all the best in this hard time.
Best
Claude

Dear Travel Colleague:
Our industry is in the midst of extraordinary times. I hope you will take the time to [...]

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6 fév 2009 | Claude | 0 comments | Continued

Why many French DMO’s will fail with Web2.0 and Travel2.0? Some views!

As the actual social media tools, blogs, RSS, and social networks evolve over time (twitter is the last power communication tool), as we are in a systemic collapse economy, what’s the role of DMO’s in the Web2.0 and Travel2.0 WorldWide World?

Do they now how to create a social media strategic plan based on marketing objectives, [...]

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5 fév 2009 | Claude | 5 comments | Continued

ITB & PhoCusWright BLOGGERS SUMMIT EVENTS

For your information, the great program made by Phil Caine from Rezgo and Bruce Rossard from PhoCusWright

We have arranged some exclusive events, workshops and a social event for bloggers to attend. As an approved blogger we encourage you to attend all of our events, but everything is optional. Here is a brief [...]

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5 fév 2009 | Claude | 0 comments | Continued

UpTake Announces Travel Blog Network to add valuable ressources to readers and users.

UpTake has been quietly putting together a high quality Travel Blog Network. I am impressed by the job they have been done since PhoCusWright in November 2008 with Pat Jenkins starting to write in the Travel Industry Blog.

New Blog Network Features Six Key Travel Categories, Including Attractions, Beaches, Hotels Lodging, Restaurants and Travel Industry [...]

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5 fév 2009 | Claude | 0 comments | Continued