Hotelier Highlights: July 3-9
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Welcome to round three of our hotelier highlights Saturday feature: the week’s best hotel marketing posts, tech news, photos, and any other inspiring or entertaining stories that we stumbled across.
Josiah recently wrote about the importance of recognizing loyal fans and their contributions. Dedicating some space to your favorite photos and hotels is a good start. If you can think of more ways to improve your experience on this site, send us a note!
This week’s feature photo was submitted to our Hotel Design group on Flickr by Brazil’s Hilton Sao Paulo Murumbi.
In their words, “Modern art hangs down from the high ceilings of this dramatic Sao Paulo restaurant, themed like an artist’s studio. Savor the Brazilian-flavored contemporary cuisine, special wines from the 170-label wine cellar or a creative drink from the bar.”
- Love or hate it, you need to see these 10 innovative uses of the iPad for hospitality. (psfk.com)
- Addressing the herbivore’s dilemma: how to travel as a vegetarian. (Aswetravel.com)
- 3 out of 4 consumers don’t trust your message; how can hotels, airlines and online travel companies monetize their social networks? (Travel-tech-trends.blogspot.com)
- Hotelchatter.com wants to know: would you take your family “Glamping”?
- Another outdoorsy option: Safariland Treehouse Resort. (www.besthotelamenities.com)
- Would you book a hotel room one year in advance? Mickey Mouse hopes so. (Hotelchatter.com)
- Followers come and go; here’s why you should be your own biggest fan. (HellomynameisBLOG.com)
- Hospitalitynet.org shares 5 ways travel companies are using social media to add value.
- Want positive hotel reviews? The ever-entertaining and on-the-mark Daniel Edward Craig thinks you should toss the script aside. (Blog.danieledwardcraig.com)
- Seth Godin asks: are you betting on smarter, or betting on dumber? You can probably guess which route he endorses. And because we love us some Seth Godin, check out his take on the difference between fans and participants. How’s your conversion rate?
- Get out your lucky pennies! This month, The Tune Hotel London is offering 200 rooms for 1 cent on a first come first serve basis. Bookings start at 12:01am Tuesday, July 13th. (hotelchatter.com)
- Are you ready to jump the Facebook bandwagon for Google’s oft-rumored social network alternative, Google-Me? Not so fast. First, check out this excellently illustrated post on Mashable.com: Google’s Long History of Forays into Social Media.
- Can’t make it to Isabelle’s Parisian Hotel for Bastille Day? Hotelchatter.com found four more hotels that are “getting all French next Wednesday”. Vive le France!
Would you like to be featured here? Upload your best photos to our Hotel Design pool, on Flickr.
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If you have read nothing else on the web this week, you need to read these Hotelier Highlights by Katie !!!
Katie, were you unable to have the links open in a new window ? That would really help.
All you need to do on the WordPress Editor is click on the link and then select “Open in a new window” and then Insert…
Cheers
Mihir
Thank you Mihir! J thought we’d have to get into the nitty-gritties of the system to make that change; I’ll try your suggestion
Yeah Katie, it’s real simple !
1. Click on Insert / Edit Link
2. Click on Target
3. Choose dropdown option nr 2 – Open Link in a new window !
And Bingo !!!
Cheers
Mihir
Updated all three Hotelier Highlights per your awesome and surprisingly straightforward instructions; thank you again, Mihir
And I agree that “social media in general” posts can get a bit stale for those of us who already accept its merit.
I’m glad you enjoyed Isabelle’s interview — she’s certainly a successful real-world example for hoteliers working with… mmm… “Smocial Shmedia”
I’ll think on more ways to share step by step marketing processes. And of course, I’m thrilled you enjoyed the links; you should submit a photo to our Flickr so I can “highlight” you next week!
Yes, indeed, I am all of those things (awesome and surprisingly straightforward
)
Glad to be of help, Katie !
Cheers
Mihir
“Smocial Shmedia” ??? Hihihi
Thanks for your Flickr offer… I really should get clicking with my camera…
I’d just like to take time off to note what a wonderful job you have been doing these past few weeks on Hotel Marketing Strategies, Katie !
Not only are your Hotelier Highlights invaluable, thanks to your help and motivation I am suddenly seeing a revitalised Josiah churning out more amazing Hotel Marketing Strategies than ever per week !!!
Every new addition that we entrepreneurs make should give us a ROI. And in that sense, Josiah is certainly very lucky to have you on board Katie !
J, are you listening ?
Cheers
Mihir
I am really thinking of quitting Twitter and simply waiting for your links every Saturday, Katie
I loved how the iPad makes life easier for guests – that is what technology and this blog is all about isn’t it ?
Travelling as a vegetarian had some really handy tips for all my veggie friends out there…though why someone would choose greens over a T Bone is still a mystery to me
Trust is a major issue for any business so we hoteliers really need to leverage social networks to build our trust…
Being your biggest fan will definitely come in handy when you are a bit down! What you really need to do is toss the script aside and react naturally to a downturn as Daniel Craig (not 007
explains so well
That said, I am really beginning to hate the term “social media” and blog posts about “social media in general”. So much has been written about the “Importance of Social Media” that we get it…really !
Now what we need is individual examples of how to leverage “Social Media” to our advantage…something you give us in great abundance every Saturday night, Katie !
Cheers
Mihir
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Hi,
I have just openned a networking site for hoteliers and called the Hotel People Network (http://www.hotelpeople.net) and would love to have some of your insights on there.
Regards
Duane
Thank you for the invitation, Duane; I love your “niche network” concept