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Hotels versus Search Engines

We've been promoting several items around the net through our blogs also, including establishments. And below is the research conducted in the US Hotel Industry and the reasons why they're losing a lot of money in terms of branded search terms.  U.S. Hotel Industry Could Be Losing $1.9 Billion From Branded Search Terms Main reasons why hotels are being beaten in the searches Prominence of Hotel Affiliates Competition for audience between hotels and their affiliates Hardest felt if affiliate actually has wider audience coverage than hotel. Unintentional promotion of competitors Mainly due to the fact that affiliates will also be inadvertently connected with the competitor Suggestions coming out out in searches for other similar brands would also be the cost. Tactics used by competitors and affiliates Some affiliates intentionally drown the hotel's brand in order to further their own postion. Competitors will also use tactics that will take down a brand nam...

Measuring Social Media Success in Travel Business

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Image credits to: http://travelvideopostcard.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/social-media2.jpg You have decided to book for a flight to any local destination and asked some of your friends on where you can search for discounts on plane tickets and hotel accommodation. Almost every information is available online, and you can easily compare the prices wherein you can find a great list of hotels, local restaurants, and even a connection to the travel agency. All business related to traveling industry is now incorporating themselves to use social media to promote their websites, special announcements and even promos. To start with, using social media as a tool to communicate with your clients has a greater factor to measure your company's success in terms of sales and ROI. You don't need to spam your followers with your lowest fare, unless you're offering different discounts on flights. Use of social media daily is not bad, unless you're engaging to a good conversation with yo...

Measuring Social Media Success in Travel Business

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Image credits to: http://travelvideopostcard.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/social-media2.jpg You have decided to book for a flight to any local destination and asked some of your friends on where you can search for discounts on plane tickets and hotel accommodation. Almost every information is available online, and you can easily compare the prices wherein you can find a great list of hotels, local restaurants, and even a connection to the travel agency. All business related to traveling industry is now incorporating themselves to use social media to promote their websites, special announcements and even promos. To start with, using social media as a tool to communicate with your clients has a greater factor to measure your company's success in terms of sales and ROI. You don't need to spam your followers with your lowest fare, unless you're offering different discounts on flights. Use of social media daily is not bad, unless you're engaging to a good conversation ...