Paperless Boarding – It’s about time! Last month the TSA and Continental Airlines announced they would continue rolling out the Paperless Boarding Pass pilot program (it started last December) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Newark (N.J.) International Airport and Logan International Airport in Boston during the month of May. Finally, we can [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 28, 2008
Airlines Looking For New Revenue Streams
More airline commentary from the team at The Onion.
May 27, 2008
The Great Travel Site Showdown – Groups 11, 12 and 13
Well, we are in the home stretch of Round 1 with only 3 groups left. Meanwhile, North Carolina and Wisconsin advanced to the second round with convincing wins in Groups 9 and 10 respectively.
Let’s talk a look at the lineup for Groups 11, 12 and 13:
Group 1141. Arizona42. Idaho43. Nevada44. West Virginia
Group 1245. Louisiana46. [...]
May 27, 2008
Your Lowdown on the Smackdown
As we reported here last week, an elite group of marketers from around the country surreptitiously assembled in Portland last week for a no-holds-bared, two-day “smackdown” at the Heathman Hotel. Unlike your typical smash-mouth wrestlemania event, this gathering represented a collaborative and congenial discussion on “best practices” for destination marketing.
Representing the collective wisdom of [...]
May 22, 2008
Happy Birthday Travel 2.0!
Happy Birthday to us! We are celebrating a bit early, our actual birthday is on Saturday…so you know it will be a long weekend of partying! And a holiday on Monday, sweet.
1 year, 250+ posts (thoughts, trends and rants), 300+ daily readers and 2 tired writers later, Travel 2.0 is officially 1 year old.
As always [...]
May 21, 2008
Even More FREE Ways to Track Online Buzz
Back by popular demand, more (free!) ways to track your web presence and buzz online. Many of your recall our previous posts on the topic…Easy and FREE Ways to Track Your Online Presence…Plus, See What California is Up To, More FREE Ways to Track Your Web Presence and Quick Case Study: Google Trends…and we [...]
May 21, 2008
The Great Travel Site Showdown Returns!
Okay, 2 trips to the hospital, 100+ hours of sick time and one less appendix later, we can finally get the showdown back on track.
A quick recap, Michigan won Group 6, Montana won Group 7 and Ohio won Group 8. Could we see an Ohio v. Michigan match-up in the second round? Better [...]
May 20, 2008
Smackdown in Bridgetown – 2 Days Only!
The Travel Oregon team is psyched to host the annual “State Tourism Smackdown” this week at the Heathman Hotel in downtown Portland. Open to only state tourism office personnel who have responsibility for marketing and/or advertising programs and state tourism ad agencies, this annual event is a collaborative work session about how each [...]
