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Why a Sound Web 2.0 & Social Media Strategy Is Critical to Your Hotel BusinessNumerous articles have been published that discuss the magnitude of...
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IRISH HOTELIERS are threatening to withhold €27 million in local authority rates in a row over how their businesses are valued by councils.The Irish...
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It appears that hotels are finally waking up to the importance of monitoring and responding to online reviews. TripAdvisor reports a 203% increase i...
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Tourism Ireland's suite of international websites experienced a record 5.9 million visits in the first half of 2009, a 21% increase in the organisat...
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As hotels, airlines and other travel companies line up on Twitter to promote their brands, customers who voice their grievances in the form of tweet...
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Tourism Ireland held two seminars this month in Dublin and in Belfast entitled "Know North America - Grow North America". Belfast takes place on 30t...
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Launched by the former Hotel.com founders, getaroom.com's opaque-over-the-phone channel enables hoteliers to market their inventory at rates that th...
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Some good news for the hotel industry in Ireland. Recent research shows that the "Staycation" trend which began last year looks like continuing for ...
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An English-only website is no longer sufficient. For those under the illusion that their potential customers are all surfing the web in English, it ...
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The Central Statistics Office have just released figures showing that the first signs of the slump in tourism that led to the closure of dozens of h...
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Social media signals the beginnings of an important new trend that travel marketers are monitoring very carefully, as more and more consumers are st...
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In an effort to reverse the depressing trends in tourism - see earlier post - Tourism Ireland have announced that they are now to target business tr...
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TripAdvisor has been quietly posting disclaimers to warn customers of hotels writing fake reviews to improve their popularity rankings or hurt compe...
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The role of user-generated reviews is exploding. TripAdvisor attracts nearly 30 million monthly visitors and 88% of these visitors are influenced by...
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The 2009 Hot List features 140 new hotels and resorts, 50 new restaurants, 35 new nightclubs, and 50 new spas, whose design, service, and amenities ...
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The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 12 percent last year, according to the latest hotels.com Hotel Price Index. This fall in pr...
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Recent figures from the American Express Hospitality Monitor UK came up with:-83% of UK consumers are now researching online before booking a hotel.48...
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A new study conducted by comScore and The Kelsey Group found that online, consumer-created reviews have a big impact on prospective buyers. The rese...
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According to the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, twice as many U.S. companies as previously expected are cutting their travel spending t...
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As the European travel industry faces global economic pressure, online booking channels continue to increase market share. Online sales growth for l...
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I always think that many hotelliers do not realise the impact of blogs and posts and forums which comment negatively on their hotel. It is really
How important are on-line restaurant reviews?
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