One of many pearls of brilliance I came away with at BlogWorld and New Media Expo in Los Angeles this month was the LA Convention and Visitor Bureau‘s session Social Photography: A Picture is Worth a 140 Characters session. LACVB’s Director of Marketing, Bill Karz showed travel and tourism session attendees how LACVB partners with [...]
VisitPhilly goes all Foodspotting…again
Back in July 2011, I wrote about how VisitPhilly (Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation) had really taken advantage of Foodspotting Guides for their online and mobile audience. Now VisitPhilly (VisitPhilly.com) has created seven more of these handy Guides to further promote what’s good for visitors and locals alike. Newly crafted Foodspotting Guides include The Hoagie: [...]
I’m going: BlogWorld Expo 2011
I’m heading out to the wilds L.A. next month to attend my second BlogWorld & New Media Expo. Last year, in Las Vegas, I was thrilled to meet face to face some of my favorite tourism influencers, like Sheila Scarborough, Becky McCray (the inimitable Tourism Currents team), and other blogosphere and marketing royalty like Mari [...]
Vermont is OPEN for Business
I’m so thrilled to announce the recent launch of a Vermont resort’s redesigned website, SterlingRidgeResort.com. The resort is a really nice spread just north of Stowe in Jeffersonville. All log cabins, all modern, on 360 acres of the most pristine and picturesque Vermont countryside. Take a stroll through their beautiful images and resort video; I [...]
Most influential tourism voices on Twitter
Who are the most influential tourism voices to listen to on Twitter? There are many out there, but Betsy Decillis narrowed down the pack to a “Top 100 Most Influential” list posted earlier this week. She based the ranking on a number of factors including her own influencers, their Twitter lists, and Klout. I’ve met [...]
