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100 Fascinating Social Media Statistics and Figures From 2012

100 Fascinating Social Media Statistics and Figures From 2012 | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
Here are 100 of the most fascinating social media statistics and figures from 2012 that can help you better understand Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Google Plus for the coming year.

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Google, Travel, Search changes... but how

Google, Travel, Search changes... but how | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
Outside of Google’s specific travel tools, hoteliers and online travel agencies alike are exceedingly concerned with Google’s tendency to alter search results and feature internal products more prominently.

Jeff Boyd, CEO of Priceline.com, said there is “no question” Google is rearranging where the search results send traffic.

“The importance of organic search goes down,” he said. “That’s an important thing people have to consider.”

Yet, the importance of having a presence in Google search results continues to rise.


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Plan Your Trip with Stay.com

Plan Your Trip with Stay.com | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
Stay.com is a social trip planner. Find the best attractions, hotels, restaurants and create your own personal travel guide for free.

 

The site builds custom travel guides for over 120 cities using a simple one-click process.


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In New York, restaurant taps Instagram users to create a visual menu

In New York, restaurant taps Instagram users to create a visual menu | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
NYC eatery Comodo has created an Instagram Menu, enabling potential visitors to see what its meals look like as well as getting customer recommendations.

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Ten Differentiators: Inspiration with Ten Examples of Unique Hotel Features

Ten Differentiators: Inspiration with Ten Examples of Unique Hotel Features | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
Inspiration with Ten Examples of Unique Hotel Features: By Larry Mogelonsky: Hotels continue to define novel approaches to further differentiate themselves from competitors and...
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The four top travel marketing campaigns showcased by Google's Creative Sandbox

The four top travel marketing campaigns showcased by Google's Creative Sandbox | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
In mid-September, Google launched Creative Sandbox, a "hub" where digital advertising agencies can spotlight marketing campaigns that are the most innovative and effective.

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Latest assault on travel from Google: A virtual tour guide for mobiles | Tnooz

Latest assault on travel from Google: A virtual tour guide for mobiles | Tnooz | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
Following Google's movement of Schemer to mobile, the company continues to push deep into the mobile travel application space with the FieldTrip app for Android.
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8 Social media tools for restaurant operators

8 Social media tools for restaurant operators | digital hospitality | Scoop.it

Restaurant marketing and the food service industry has been a professional passion of mine throughout my career. In terms of social media, local marketing and Web marketing, I think this industry is poised for some incredible gains over the next few years. Restaurant marketers, however, must now start to examine a new set of tools and how figure out how those tools fit within existing systems in both their corporate organizations as well as throughout their franchise networks.


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Mobile, Tablet, Desktop: What strategy should your hotel have? | WIHP Magazine

Mobile, Tablet, Desktop: What strategy should your hotel have? | WIHP Magazine | digital hospitality | Scoop.it

How does multi-screen marketing affect hoteliers, what should independent hotels do in the multi-screen world. Mobile, tablets, desktops what is the most efficient marketing strategy for independent hotels.

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[FR] Mobile, Tablette, Ordinateur : quelle stratégie adopter pour un hôtel ?

[FR] Mobile, Tablette, Ordinateur : quelle stratégie adopter pour un hôtel ? | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
Vous avez probablement déjà entendu parler du “multi-screen” ou “multi-device” ou d’autres termes qui sont assez répandus dans le monde du marketing (...)...
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HSMAI eConnect - Infographic: How do you book a hotel room? | trivago

HSMAI eConnect - Infographic: How do you book a hotel room? | trivago | digital hospitality | Scoop.it

De quelle manière sont faites les réservations de dernière minute ? Quelques éléments de réponse avec cette récente étude de Trivago.

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Be social, be mobile, be relevant | Travel Industry News & Conferences - EyeforTravel

Be social, be mobile, be relevant | Travel Industry News & Conferences - EyeforTravel | digital hospitality | Scoop.it

INTERVIEW: From the convergence of social and mobile to developing personalised deals and device responsive websites, marketing teams in the travel industry have their work cut out. EyeforTravel’s Pamela Whitby spoke to Paolo Torchio Vice President, E-marketing & Revenue Consulting for Sabre Hospitality Solutions who cuts through the hype and outlines why he believes relevance is so important.

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TripAdvisor launches tool to complete reviews on hotel’s website

TripAdvisor launches tool to complete reviews on hotel’s website | digital hospitality | Scoop.it

TripAdvisor launches a free online tool, that can be easily integrated in a hotel's website, allowing hotel guests to complete the entire TripAdvisor review process without leaving the hotel’s website.

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RIP search engine optimisation in the new world of Google Travel | Tnooz

RIP search engine optimisation in the new world of Google Travel | Tnooz | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
It’s not just Panda, Penguin and the other charmingly named Google search releases that have stuck the knife in - it’s Google's helpful presentation of relevant information that’s killing travel SEO and SEM arbitrage.

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Unplugged Hotels… a luxury trend ?

Unplugged Hotels… a luxury trend ? | digital hospitality | Scoop.it

Luxagram: Are unplugged hotels a new luxury trend?

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10 Unforgettable James Bond Hotels

10 Unforgettable James Bond Hotels | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
From London to Hong Kong, Daniel Craig to Sean Connery and The Man with the Golden Gun to Casino Royal, trivago presents the best of 007's extravagant style.
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Les faits du marketing hôtelier

Nôtre video, maintenant en Français! Pour plus d'information sur le marketing hôtelier: http://www.wihphotel.com/mag/?lang=fr...


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Hotel Search advertising get's creative with @kayak

Hotel Search advertising get's creative with @kayak | digital hospitality | Scoop.it

Getting creative with hotel search isn't that easy. "Best rate guarantee" and other such clichés come to mind. Kayak's new Crooner campaign is pretty good.


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Jetsetter Takes On Hotel Tonight With Last-Minute Hotel Booking And Deals In Mobile App | TechCrunch

Jetsetter Takes On Hotel Tonight With Last-Minute Hotel Booking And Deals In Mobile App | TechCrunch | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
It was only a matter of time before Jetsetter, Gilt's luxury travel vertical, got into same day hotel deals for travelers on the go.

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Google Launches FieldTrip, A Location-Aware App That Helps You Find Cool Stuff Around You | TechCrunch

Google Launches FieldTrip, A Location-Aware App That Helps You Find Cool Stuff Around You | TechCrunch | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
Google just launched Fieldtrip, a new location-based app that, as the company says, is meant to be...

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40% des mobinautes veulent réserver des voyages

40% des mobinautes veulent réserver des voyages | digital hospitality | Scoop.it

Le cabinet d’études PhoCusWright a sondé les mobinautes français, anglais et allemands. Ses conclusions peuvent inspirer la stratégie mobile des professionnels du voyage.

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Top Hotel Chains Strengthen Their Social Media Presence

Top Hotel Chains Strengthen Their Social Media Presence | digital hospitality | Scoop.it

Marketing professionals are realizing the immense power of using social media. It is a potent marketing tool when used correctly because it eliminates a lot of layers that separate the marketer from its target audience. The immediacy and intimacy of social media is a natural fit for the hotel industry because it is a service-oriented industry and benefits from the close relationships social media marketing establishes with its audience.


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The 2012 Traveler #study | Think with Google

The 2012 Traveler #study  | Think with Google | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
This compilation study combines findings from Google's annual Traveler's Road to Decision study and Google search data. Learn new insights about how leisure and business travelers research and book trips across different devices. Explore how traveler search behaviors change as smartphone and tablet adoption rates continue to grow. Key findings include:

- Travelers seek value from trusted brands. Business travelers seek convenience.
- Leisure travelers turn to search engines to plan travel online; business travelers rely more heavily on supplier sites.
- Travelers increasingly turn to mobile devices to plan and book travel.
- Most leisure travelers and 70% of affluent travelers begin researching travel online, without a specific destination or mode of travel in mind.

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How Pinterest and Instagram are changing your brand strategy - iMediaConnection.com

How Pinterest and Instagram are changing your brand strategy - iMediaConnection.com | digital hospitality | Scoop.it

How Pinterest and Instagram are changing your brand strategy

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An early look at Windows 8 travel apps

An early look at Windows 8 travel apps | digital hospitality | Scoop.it
Windows 8 is the much anticipated fresh version of the Microsoft OS, which launches October 2012. Its Bing Travel and CheapOair apps offer interesting peeks into the system.
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