December 7, 2010
I have some friends who live for last minute travel deals. They are signed up to at least two dozen travel discount sites and are bombarded daily with deals to take them to exotic locals all for $250 all inclusive plus taxes. While there was a time that this was solely the realm of volume discounting…November 18, 2010
Came across this great blog post originally posted by Lauren Fisher in Social Media. Below is a transcript of the article that outlines some really cool freebies to track what people are saying about your business. The importance of knowing what people are saying about you online, shouldn’t be underestimated. By now, you should all…November 16, 2010
October 25, 2010
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and Parks Canada teamed up this past summer to do a very unique project aimed at exposing people to what is great about Canada’s National Parks. The Celebrate Canada’s Parks Video Contest created some incredible video content that looks at people’s experiences in unique and interesting ways. One of…October 6, 2010
As summer fades from memory and we slip into the comforts of fall in Atlantic Canada we take time to reflect on a busy season and get ready for upcoming training opportunities that can help transform our tourism businesses. October is one of the busiest months for training in Atlantic Canada with numerous opportunities to…September 16, 2010
One of the things I find refreshing about travelling is stumbling upon something completely unexpected. During a recent trip back to Gros Morne I took a trip out to Lobster Cove Lighthouse to watch the sun set as it is one of the most beautiful spots to watch the sun go down in the Park. …September 3, 2010
It is amazing what you can do with a smarthphone today! We recently wanted to get away for a short weekend trip but had no real idea where we would stay or all of the things we would do. We knew we had only three nights at most and a few ideas of the general location we would…August 16, 2010
Lonely Planet has just launched its new Discover e-book series in a move to meet the demand for more electronic guide book material. These new e-books are specifically designed for Apple’s iPad and incorporate a much more interactive approach then past digital guides that generally relied upon PDF technology. Lonely Planet realized that people like…August 6, 2010
July 30, 2010
The explosion of social media sites over the past five years has allowed consumers to share their thoughts and travel stories with millions of people with the push of a post button. Successful businesses have learned how to harness that appetite to share from consumers to develop some really unique and bold customer driven content…