tourism marketing blog, online and destination marketing for travel and hospitality, internet and digital experiences » Other blog links http://dottourism.com/blog Online and destination marketing for travel and tourism Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:06:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Updated travel and tourism blog links http://dottourism.com/blog/2008/05/08/updated-travel-and-tourism-blog-links/ http://dottourism.com/blog/2008/05/08/updated-travel-and-tourism-blog-links/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 09:22:31 +0000 Dominic Sawyer http://dottourism.com/blog/?p=256 It’s time to update the links on the ‘Travel & Tourism blogs’ section.

Updated

Back in January Jens set up a new Wordpress powered blog and it now resides at http://tourisminternetmarketing.com/

Tourism tide has moved away from Blogger.com to Wordpress on a new domain at http://tourismtide.com/ – Similar move for ‘Travel & Tourism technology trends’ which is now at http://tourismtechnology.rezgo.com/

New

Albert Barra’s blog covering Hospitality Marketing, Social Media, Revenue Management, CCRM, and Online Distribution.

Ed Whiting’s remarks on the travel eCommerce and technology industry.

Great blog from Karin Schmollgruber at FastenYourSeatbelts.at – most of the blog is German but I’ve linked to the posts in English.

Added a link to wiwihblogs that lists and links the most recent posts from the wiwih community.

Isaac Mizrachi’s ‘E-Tourism is Here’ blog covering travel websites, web usability and tourism brochures.

I’ve also removed those not updated in the past three months.

Any more to add?

[UPDATE 13.05.08]

I’m a regular visitor at the Highland Business Research blog written by Vicky Brock& Stephen Budd

]]> http://dottourism.com/blog/2008/05/08/updated-travel-and-tourism-blog-links/feed/ 6 More blogs – Travel ecommerce, Brand Canada and eTourismus.info http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/05/12/more-blogs-travel-ecommerce-and-smaller-tour-operators/ http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/05/12/more-blogs-travel-ecommerce-and-smaller-tour-operators/#comments Sat, 12 May 2007 14:54:18 +0000 Dominic Sawyer http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/05/12/more-blogs-travel-ecommerce-and-smaller-tour-operators/ Three more blogs for you…

TourCMS logoAlex Bainbridge has a blog about travel ecommerce with a spotlight on smaller tour operators. Not from the Twitter school of blogging, I like his in-depth posts. Alex runs Travel UCD, the business responsible for TourCMS, a web based reservation system for small tour operators.

Brand Canada logoSteve Wright is a tourism marketing consultant and blogs at ‘The Brand Canada Blog‘ and ‘Destination Branding Blog‘ and covers recent destination marketing campaigns.

etourismus logoGerwin Gfrerer runs the Austrian blog eTourismus.info with an emphasis on reservation systems, destination management systems and online marketing in tourism.

]]> http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/05/12/more-blogs-travel-ecommerce-and-smaller-tour-operators/feed/ 3 Two more online travel blogs http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/03/20/two-more-online-travel-blogs/ http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/03/20/two-more-online-travel-blogs/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:48:52 +0000 Dominic Sawyer http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/03/20/two-more-online-travel-blogs/ Thanks to the T list I’ve come across two more online travel blogs:

Tom runs ‘Blog on Travel: Decrypting the Online Travel Industry‘. Started in July 2006 and with around 20 posts to date the blog already has over 250 readers.

Relactions logoItaly based Relactions have a blog about online travel marketing with a mixture of news and views including their highlights from the recent PhocusWright conference. A recent post lists a number of warning signs to look out for when choosing a SEO agency.

]]> http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/03/20/two-more-online-travel-blogs/feed/ 0 The T-List – Travel & Tourism Blogs http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/03/05/the-t-list-travel-tourism-blogs/ http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/03/05/the-t-list-travel-tourism-blogs/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:05:20 +0000 Dominic Sawyer http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/03/05/the-t-list-travel-tourism-blogs/ Based on the ‘Z list‘, Mathieu at Radar has started a ‘T list’ equivalent for travel and tourism blogs. The rationale is that bloggers taking part receive a link boost through improved ranking in search engines/Technorati and more people discover the blog by browsing other’s lists.

The instructions:

  1. Create a new post.
  2. Copy the entire list of blog links below.
  3. Add any blogs that you want to include.
  4. Include the blog where you first got the list from, on the list in your post.
  5. Do not include your own blog links on the list.
  6. Make sure that all links are active.
  7. Publish the Post.

Here is my list:

Please let me know URLs of other blogs for the travel and tourism industry. I’ve covered a number of blogs in the category ‘Other blog links‘ and will soon add to this.

]]> http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/03/05/the-t-list-travel-tourism-blogs/feed/ 11 3 blogs covering online and destination marketing for travel and tourism http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/02/02/more-blog-links/ http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/02/02/more-blog-links/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:31:18 +0000 Dominic Sawyer http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/02/02/more-blog-links/ New OrleansXavier Cobos has a blog covering travel, tourism and destination branding. He has just got cracking but starts with a post on how the New Orleans CVB (Convention & Visitors Bureau) is undergoing an aggressive rebranding campaign.

Joe Buhler’s blog is titled ‘Travel and Tourism in the age of Web 2.0 | Destination Marketing Strategy & Analysis’. He posts regularly with news and experienced insights into the world of global destination marketing and beyond.

Started back in October of last year, Jens Thraenhart has already made over fifty posts covering eStrategies for the Travel and Tourism industry. He balances this well with the odd post and links to sites of general interest and online trends.

]]> http://dottourism.com/blog/2007/02/02/more-blog-links/feed/ 5 Three more travel blogs http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/11/06/three-more-travel-blogs/ http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/11/06/three-more-travel-blogs/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:31:08 +0000 Dominic Sawyer http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/11/06/three-more-travel-blogs/ The Travel PR blog – The author Neil Maclean has over 17 years experience as The Sunday Times travel writer and now runs his own consultancy advising travel businesses on their new media communications. The site is powered by Wordpress and has a crisp design, and along with the often amusing posts and reflections on the industry it makes for enjoyable reading.

Travel Stuff – Not clear who authors this blog it specialises in ecommerce with a focus on the travel industry. Posts are made fairly regularly and are usually links to recent news or articles, with a short comment.

The BOOT – The Business of Online Travel – Near daily posts by Tim Hughes, an experienced former travel executive comments on the online travel business. Agree with his recent post regarding the missed opportunity for Lonely Planet to have become a leading travel community site.

]]> http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/11/06/three-more-travel-blogs/feed/ 0 More blog links http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/11/02/more-links/ http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/11/02/more-links/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:10:36 +0000 Dominic Sawyer http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/11/02/more-links/ Continuing on from my previous post, more links to blogs covering marketing, online and offline in the travel & tourism sectors.

Hotel Blogs logoHotel Blog – Frequently updated blog by Guillaume Thevenot covering online marketing for hotels and all things travel. Started in January 2006, his postings are supplemented with plenty of images/rich media and display a great passion for the subject. He’s currently running a series of posts covering 20 travel and hospitality blogs, each including a short Q and A with the blog authors themselves. Plenty of coverage and thoughts about online and offline advertising examples.

]]> http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/11/02/more-links/feed/ 0 Welcome to the Dot Tourism blog http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/10/28/welcome-to-the-dot-tourism-blog/ http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/10/28/welcome-to-the-dot-tourism-blog/#comments Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:59:59 +0000 Dominic Sawyer http://dottourism.com/blog/2006/10/28/welcome-to-the-dot-tourism-blog/ Department of Culture, Media and SportI’ll keep this first post brief and the initial aims for the blog quite open. I plan to use it as a place to post observations, analysis and links about design and digital marketing in the travel and tourism industry. I expect the nature of the posts to be a real mix, given the size of the sector itself. According to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport approximately 127,000 businesses in the United Kingdom are involved in the tourism industry.

Here are a couple of website links that discuss online marketing in travel and tourism.

Department of Culture, Media and Sport

The Travolution Blog – A regularly updated blog to supplement the bi-monthly publication, Travolution. Obviously concentrating on the travel sector, with a recent concentration of posts regards airline carriers and holiday operators the lion share of the posts are by Kevin May, the magazine’s editor (The blog posts when an online version of their magazine is available to view – the October edition is now available).

Department of Culture, Media and Sport

The RADAR Blog – Updated by a French blogger in Quebec to discuss internet strategy for tourism businesses. Started earlier in 2006 Mathieu provides insights and tips for those wishing to promote their tourism business online. Enjoyed his post about the changing role of sales people.

Please send on any other links that you may have.

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