Our Top 5 Scariest Posts of All Time

Since it is Halloween and a Friday, we figured a spooky review of some of our scariest posts would be a good post for today.  And for those of you who are new to the Travel 2.0 blog, a good look back at some of the subjects and trends we have covered over the last [...]

Random Thoughts: Think before you blog

I am sure many of you read Mo’s very well done post yesterday on the so-called ‘Green Rankings for State Tourism Websites.’  I thought Mo did a great job pointing out the flaws in the original blog post and challenging us to think beyond just a ‘green’ page.  Needless to say, Mo was much kinder [...]

Green Rankings for State Tourism Websites

Last couple of weeks, we spent an UnGodly amount of time poking around all the 51 state tourism websites (including the Washington DC website), looking for whatever eco-friendly travel information and tips they had for visitors. The results of that exploration you can see in these 5 parts starting with Part 1 – Alabama to [...]

Travel Trends – Blog Now!, Social is Mainstream, Internet Users

Let’s hear it for the blog – A great clip from the recent Open Forum series, brought to you by American Express, Tom Peters and Seth Godin discuss, or more accurately, celebrate the blog.  Anyone who is or is thinking about blogging needs to watch the clip:
http://www.openforum.com/marketing/video_hearitfortheblog.html
Another note, this is a good example of creating [...]

Print in a Web 2.0 World

In an increasingly web-centric environment, the role of print publications is changing. Miles Media’s discussion document “Print in a Web 2.0 World” provides a fresh look at print visitor guides for 2009 and beyond. This paper offers DMOs a range of resources, research and recommendations to consider. >>Full Story (Registration required)
Thoughts// In the “Web 2.0″ [...]

Instant Case Study: Colorado.com, or ‘Let’s Talk Redesign!’

Since it is a Friday, I figured a more lighthearted post was appropriate for this fine fall day.  Not like a lot of our posts our that serious, I mean we have used William Shatner, the Blues Brothers and numerous other pop culture icons to keep the mood light.  But, I digress.
Recently our friends and [...]

Online Travel Booking: What influences Consumers?

For today’s time poor consumers, booking a holiday can be a tough and time consuming process where the slightest assistance can help no end. The age old question always fired at a new band, ‘What are your influences?’ is just as important when it comes to online travel customers.
In today’s environment of long working hours [...]

Travel Trends – Bloggers, Moms

Blogging Becomes Mainstream – Typically when I present or talk about any social media related site or app, the ubiquitous question, comment or joke is always ‘who has the time for (insert social media brand name here)’?  Are they just high school drop-outs with no job and a computer sitting at Starbucks all day?
Alas, this [...]

Travel Trends – Social Fallacies, Smaller DMOs, Leading Hotels, Benchmarking, Disneyland Gets twitterjacked

Social Fallacies – A great post from our colleague Jason Baer at convinceandconvert.com on the 6 Dangerous Fallacies of Social Media.  Here is the teaser, click to Jason’s blog for the full post.  A must read for anyone who is planning a social media marketing strategy…which would be all of you!
1. Social Media is Inexpensive
2. [...]

I Left My WiFi Card In San Francisco, a review of the E-Tourism Summit

As most of you know, I had the pleasure of speaking at and attending the e-Tourism Summit last week in San Francisco.  So, for the readers of Travel 2.0 who could not be there or did not follow us on Twitter, we felt a quick review was in order.
Thoughts// Let’s review, shall we.
Day 1
Unfortunately, I [...]