Travel Blog Carnival : reviews for week 2

Hello travel bloggers, So, it's my time to make the Travel Blog Carnival reviews. Hope it will be clear with my not so super english writting ;-) Eclectic travel blog posts this week, from travel writer to travel marketing expert. Hope you will enjoy their posts, so here we go for the reviews. Theresa Russel from Cruisebugchatter.com suggest some “fun new years resolutions” and describe the first one : Try your first cruise. She explain also how several factors can reduce your chance of sea sickness. A great expert point of view ! - Vicky Brock from www.trackingtourism.com is starting... Read more »

Kayak buys SideStep, some thoughts !

Kayak travel meta-search has acquired rival SideStep for $200 million, say Techrunch in this post. So, we have now a big market leadership in the travel meta-search space. This players are american, but other actors are interesting to see : Sprice (with a international focus, Europe and Asia at this time) DoHop (with great technology for Low Cost airfare in Europe) Bezurk (for asian market) Adam Healey, Co-founder & CEO VibeAgent Inc., write some thoughts about this buying in the VibeAgent blog. “I think this deal is further market validation of the meta-search model that VibeAgent... Read more »

If you want to follow me on Twitter

I use Twitter since few days. If you want to follow me, it's here: http://twitter.com/ClaudeBenard I don't promise to update this stuff every mn. like geeks junky, but i'll try to update Twitter 3 or 4 time a week. If you use Twitter, leave a comment with your adress. Lire l’article. Articles Similaires: Twitter : track activities from anywhere - 27 September 2006 Why Twitter? (3): Twitter 与虹 (上) - 04 四月 2007 Why Twitter? (4): Twitter 与虹 (下) - 05 四月 2007 Another Reason Why People Shouldn’t Use Twitter - 28 November 2007 Quotably: Follow Twitter Conversations... Read more »

Consumerist: Lonely Planet Writer Admits to Fabricating Guide Book Based On Info From Girlfriend

I love the Consumerist blog. Not sure what to think of Lonely Plant after this story about the shenanigans of guide writer Thomas Kohnstamm - “Lonely Planet Writer Admists to Fabricating Guide Book Based On Info From Girlfriend” This article was originally posted on The BOOT - The Business of Online Travel.You can read and comment on the original article here.  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 »

VocMat: Project of formation at European level

Photo: show³’s photostream Recently I had the opportunity to know with detail the second phase a project tie very interesting pilot the continuous formation in the tourist sector European level. The project at issue is called VocMat (Vocational Management for Training The European Tourism Industry), began one first stage in October 2005 [… This article was originally posted on Clan-Destinos English Feed.You can read and comment on the original article here.  Read More →

The story of Arthur

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Accommodation bathroom cleanliness is crucial

by markus941 How important is the cleanliness of the bathroom at your accommodation? For me it’s crucial? I just don’t feel comfortable in an establishment that doesn’t have clean bathrooms. What a contrast I’ve experienced in standards of cleanliness in bathrooms in accommodation over a couple of days. On Sunday night I stayed at the Metro Inn Falkirk in central Scotland and was unhappy with the cleanliness of the shared bathrooms. On Wednesday night I stayed at the Sunnybrae Bed & Breakfast in Galashiels in Hawick in the Scottish Borders and I can report that the... Read more »

Is annual car hire excess insurance a good buy?

I’m always trying to point out the potential pitfalls of car hire because it is complicated to come up with best all round car hire deal. You should never purchase car hire on price alone, you really just examine all aspects of the car rental agreement. If I hire a car abroad once a year I use a car hire company which offers a truly inclusive price where either you will pay no excess in the event of damage of theft such as economycarhire or the excess will be refunded by the car rental firm if you pay an additional charge such as AutoEurope. However even with this cover damage to the roof,... Read more »

Trip for singles

Divorced, unmarried, viudos… they conform the market from which one comes denominating like singles. People who, either by election or by diverse circumstances of the life, are without pair. This new social group has entered totally the market of the leisure and the trips. Today the agencies are several that organize itineraries [… This article was originally posted on Clan-Destinos English Feed.You can read and comment on the original article here.  Read More →

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