Happy Birthday Travel 2.0!

Another year wiser.
Technically, our birthday is on Monday, May 25th…but seeing how it is a holiday and frankly, most of us have already left work early, we thought a quick celebration post today was in order.

2 Years
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Travel 2.0 is officially 2 years [...]

Travel Trends – Twares, Women Heart Blogs, There’s More to Maine, Banner Ads, South Carolina v. Columbus

The Good, Bad & Ugly of Twares – Sweet Lincoln’s mullet. Before we go much further, can we put out an official call to the travel industry to stop making up words.  Forget society in general, let’s just start with travel.  Really, United, Twares?  (Twitter + Fares = Twares) Please, Twitter is confusing enough to [...]

How the Travel Industry Should Use Twitter

A few weeks ago, my wife Lesley and I were waiting in line for a ride at Disneyland  discussing the pros and cons of organizations, particularly tourism agencies, utilizing Twitter.
After telling the tale of how we were setting up our Twitter strategy at VISIT DENVER, we both agreed that Twitter was not simply a pipeline [...]

Nextstop.com – Destination Guide on Steroids?

Are you looking for the best beer bars in the world, good places to make out in San Francisco, or where to go on the Big Island in Hawaii? A travel recommendation site called nextstop mixes social recommendations with search and adds a reputation system and elements of gameplay to come up with a new [...]

Case Study: The Revamp of “Visit Montana”

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of getting to know the folks from the Montana Tourism Office from several industry events and a few collaborative projects and have always admired their knack for producing elegantly branded experiences for consumers. And what’s more, both Katy Peterson (Dir. of Marketing) and Thurston Elfstrom (“Senior Interactive Fella”) are humble [...]

Travel Trends – Visit My Baltimore, Dream Job Winner, IAB’s Social Media Metrics

The Real Side of Baltimore – From our friends at the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, comes visitmybaltimore.com.  An innovative site that aggregates the social media conversations about the city into one location.  Pulling in videos, photos, and tweets, the site attempts to show how locals and Baltimore fans feel about the city, giving [...]

Anatomy of “The Oregon 150 Challenge” Campaign

In celebration of Oregon’s 150 years of state-hood, Travel Oregon has launched a special promotion designed to stimulate spring and summer travel by encouraging locals to “rediscover” Oregon as a destination. As part of the “Take the Oregon 150 Challenge,” visitors to Oregon during the sesquicentennnial are called upon to prove their love for [...]