What Are America’s Least Favorite Cities? Portland turned out to be the big winner in the latest TripAdvisor survey of its website users. In its American city survey of more than 3,400 U.S. respondents registered their opinions on the best and worst of major U.S. cities. Travelers named Portland the most underrated U.S. city, as [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 19, 2009
OTA’s To DMO’s about Taxes: “We’ve Done Nothing Wrong.”
E-Tourism Summit
Early bird discount for e-Tourism Summit ends June 30th.
OTAs Begin to Lose Hotel Tax Battles say: “We’ve Done Nothing Wrong
Using Social Media as a Customer Service Tool
Top Three Ways to Plan Marketing During A Recession:
Early Bird Discount 10th Anniversary of E-Tourism Summit ends June 30th. The 10th Annual E-Tourism Summit in New York [...]
June 11, 2009
Slight Date Change For E-Tourism Summit in NYC
E-Tourism was originally scheduled to open on Columbus Day, October 12, 2009, as those were the only dates available to us for this property. However, they have now notified us that that we can begin the event one day later, Tuesday, October 13th and we’re delighted to let you know that the new dates are now October 13-14th, [...]
June 3, 2009
Where Do Travelers Search First Before Booking? A. Google. B. Destination Site C. OTA?
Travelers visit search engines such as Google, Yahoo or MSN first (34%) when considering vacation destination alternatives. The Web sites of specific countries or destination boards are visited next (23%), followed by online travel agencies such as Expedia and Travelocity (22%), according to a new study by Ypartnership.
While the percentage of leisure travelers who report [...]
