The PATA CEO Challenge has been officially opened

Reporting live from the PATA CEO Challenge in Bangkok: Jens Thraenhart - Tourism Internet Marketing Blog H.E. Weerasak Kowsurat, the Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand formerly opened the first PATA CEO Challenge in Bangkok after the PATA CEO Peter de Jong and PATA Chairman Brian Deeson made their opening remarks. The Minister was very proud that Bangkok was chosen as th venue of this important event, and stressed the vitality to collaborate and work together as it relates to climate change. Thailand itself is taking th issue very seriously itself. The keynote speaker Dr. RK Pachauri,... Read more »

Interview with Peter de Jong, CEO of PATA at ITB Berlin

Everybody is talking about China, India, and Vietnam…what is really going on in the fastest growing tourism destination in the world? I have had the pleasure to sit down with Peter de Jong, CEO of PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) to learn about the challenges and opportunities facing the Asia Pacific region. In particular, Peter addressed the issue around climate change, and how the markets such as China, India, and Vietnam have to focus on infrastructure issues and sustainability in order to be able to cope with the increasing demand. These are all topics that will be addressed at... Read more »

Taking the message global…

Travelmole and “Tips from the T-List” collaborate on delivering the content from the PATA CEO Cahllenge in Bangkok to the global travel and tourism industry. Pictured are Charlie Kao, CEO of Travelmole and Jens Thraenhart, Editor-in-Chief of “Tips from the T-List”.  Read More →

Sri Lanka first carbon-neutral destination in the world?

Maybe a bit too early to say, but aspart of the Boardroom Challenge panel moderated by CNN anchor Ms Kristie Lu Stout, Renton de Alwis, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Board made a presentation on Earth Lung, a program that was announced during the UNWTO Summit on Climate Change in Davos in 2007. A very interesting initiative that according to Mr. de Alwis is supposed to turn into a community - maybe also online? A website is in development at www.earthlung.travel. You can download the white paper online. Jens Thraenhart - Tourism Internet Marketing Blog  Read More →

Websites with a Cause

Back in June of 2007, I wrote about the extraordinary concept of Kiva.org. Now I came across an interview with Bill Clinton that explains the mission very accurately…as well as this film by PBS. Another great site is GiveMeaning.com by Vancouver-based Tom Williams. Tom started his career in Product Marketing at Apple Computer when he was just 14 years old. In his own words: My dream for GiveMeaning is that we inspire people to take action. I believe that most every person cares deeply about something, but I’m equally sure that many of us find ourselves doing little for the causes... Read more »

Green IT

Green IT – Is technology helping save energy or is the increased use of the internet and the associated server usage actually doing the exact opposite? (more…) This article was originally posted on Tourism Internet Marketing.You can read and comment on the original article here.  Read More →

Are you a Jetsetter?

I was commenting on some photos on Facebook when I noticed that a couple of my fellow blogging friends, including the Happy Hotelier and Chris Clarke, had added a new application called Jetsetter, developed by VibeAgent. Although the interface is nothing spectacular and the profile candy is a little large for my liking, the application itself is very simple and fun. In their words… Are you a Jetsetter? See how many miles you’ve traveled this year, and how you stack up against your friends! Let your friends know what trips you’re going on and see which of your friends will be... Read more »

From Cell Phone to Mobile Sensor Platform

No one would disagree that the cell phone is quickly evolving into a personal mobile computing device. Thinking of a cell phone in terms of a mobile sensor platform helps solidify the true nature of the evolution of mobile technology we are witnessing around us. What makes a mobile device a sensor platform? With A-GPS becoming standard, the ability for mobile devices to sense location is obvious, but the device could sense other things as well such as temperature, motion, barometric pressure to just name a few. In addition the ubiquitous nature of broadband wireless connectivity which is... Read more »

Free Hug Campaign: can we learn something for the travel industry?

Society for Word of Mouth and Church of the Customer Blog have a great post and analyse about viral maketing effects. They talk about the “Free Hug Campaign” who is hot on You Tube: Rate: 83249 Views: 25,468,480 Comments: 49,920 Favorited: 131,085 times Honors: 8 Links: 5 In this video you will watch one man giving away free hugs and the effect it has on the people around him. Please observe the people comportment: * People's resistance to anything free… even if it's a hug * The breakthrough that happens when one random individual decides to try one * A tsunami... Read more »

Inside Swallowtail Lightkeeper’s House

Here’s a closer exterior pic and a sneak peek at the interior of the Swallowtail Lightkeeper’s house - not exactly a real estate agent’s panoramic tour but you can certainly see some typical features of lightkeepers’ houses of this vintage: hardwood floors & trim throughout and double hung windows. This Bay of Fundy architectural gem appears to be in great shape on the inside. Friends who successfully operate another Bay of Fundy lighthouse (Cape Enrage) sent these photos. Perhaps the new owners of Swallowtail could use Cape Enrage as a project model: it’s a registered... Read more »

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