7 Tips for Finding Travel Bargains Online

Last week I was interviewed by Elaine Yong from Global TV about finding travel bargains on-line.  Although the interview lasted almost an hour, the final clip was about two and half minutes.  Of course, only a couple of my tips actually made it on air, so I thought I would pass on all the tips that I shared. 1. When searching for airline tickets I recommend using the following two websites: a. Kayak.com is a search engine that compares ticket prices from many different websites finding you the best price from around the web.  Kayak.com is not a travel agent so they have no vested interest... Read more »

Add-on for the FACVB Presentation - Using Flickr.com for Photo Management

I mentioned in my session at the Florida Association of CVB’s Annual Marketing Summit, that an effective way to manage your photos is to upload them to Flickr.com.  As an example, I have created a new account for myself and uploaded a number of photos that were previously only available in my Facebook profile.  You can access the photostream here.  Note that all the photos have a clearly described title, a good description, and appropriate tags.  Given this is a new account it may take a while for Google to pick up the updates, however, given that I have included the link in this post... Read more »

Presentation for Florida Association of CVBs Annual Marketing Conference

Thank you to the Florida Association of CVBs for inviting me down to Gainesville Florida to speak at the FACVBs Annual Marketing Conference. The Conference was a big success and many of the people who were in my afternoon session provided me with positive feedback on the presentation. I really enjoy doing these presentations because I think it helps to take some of the mystery and fear out of these relatively new and sometimes “scary” tools. For those who would like to print out or review the presentations, I have embedded the two presentations below. If you are unable to see them,... Read more »

Speaking at Online Revealed Educational Exchange

I’m very excited to announce that I will be presenting as the keynote speaker at the Vancouver Online Revealed Education Exchange on March 13th, 2008. I will be speaking about the T-List project, the challenges of collaborating with a disparate group of bloggers, and the success of the Tips from the T-List initiative. The Tips from the T-List experience represents a huge opportunity for travel & tourism industry marketers and practitioners. I’m looking forward to sharing my social media experiences and hopefully providing the audience with some useful and practical strategies... Read more »