Volume 10 of .travel’s newsletter features an event summary of EXPOTUR.TRAVEL as well as press regarding Sri Lanka’s adoption of .travel.
As a new feature, the .travel team will be highlighting a video in each newsletter. This week a recently released, “How Internet Savvy Are We?” video is showcased.
.travel Newsletter highlights involvement in next week’s 25th Annual Expotur.travel as an exhibitor and sponsor. Also featured are two important news announcements: the Outside Sales Support Network (OSSN) Endorsing .travel, and another “New Faces in .travel” success story from Argentina with Salta.travel
This past week, .travel sponsored, exhibited, and spoke at CLIA’s cruise3sixty show at the Broward Country Convention Center. Cruise3sixty is the industry’s “must-attend” cruise conference and the premier event for the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). The event featured innovative general sessions with the top cruise industry executives, a dynamic business oriented trade show with one-on-one appointments, technology and destination training, and cruise ship inspections.
.travel team members packed their bags and left sunny South Florida for a colder Midwestern climate this month. .travel was an exhibitor and speaker at the Home Based Travel Agent Show and Conference that took place March 10-12, 2009 in the Chicago Hyatt Regency. The .travel team arrived in Illinois on Tuesday March, 10 and spent the afternoon getting ready for the days to come, and exploring the city of Chicago.
.travel, the Internet extension for the travel and hospitality industry, has been invited to be a speaker and exhibitor at the Home Based Travel Agent Show and Conference. The event will take place March 10-12, 2009 at the Chicago Hyatt Regency. .travel will reach out to thousands of travel agents and providers, and continue to enhance the travel community’s presence on the Internet.
Earlier this month, the .travel team traveled to New York City for the world renowned New York Times Travel Show, which took place at the Javitz Convention Center. 20,000 visitors from all aspects of the travel industry attended the 3 day event.
This week’s newsletter showcases a holiday themed, “New Faces in .travel article” with DestinationWeddings.travel. Additionally, this issue includes a summary of .travel’s participation at two industry events: UMA Expo in Orlando and DOMAINfest in Los Angeles.
This year’s first newsletter bring a special message from the CEO of .travel, Edward A. Cespedes, as well as yet another .travel success story that we met at World Travel Market, GoGlobal.travel
Seasons Greetings from .travel!
.travel Around the world in 365 days
As the holidays approach us, we would like to wish you all a happy holiday season. The .travel executive team has been all over the world this year.
We visited:
TIA in Washington (2/08), ITB in Berlin (3/08), Le Map Monde in Paris (3/08), Eye for Travel in Mexico (4/08), TTPC Meeting in New York (4/08), EXPOTUR in Costa Rica (5/08), ICANN Regional Meeting New Orleans (5/08), ICANN Paris (6/08), Travel Weekly Leadership Forum in Las Vegas (8/08), THETRADESHOW in Orlando (9/08), Canada’s Tourism Leadership Summit in Quebec (11/08), Travel Marketing Forum in Fort Lauderdale (9/08), ETOA Workshop in London (11/08), TTPC Meeting in London (11/08), World Travel Market in London (11/08), Travel Leisure Conference in Miami (11/08)
Highlights:
This year, we were featured in the following Major Trade Publications and Internet Sources with a reach of over 1 million readers!
Travel Weekly, TravelMole, Travel Trade, TiViPro, FVW, eTurboNews, Washington Daily News, Travolution
It has been a great year at .travel, and we look forward to a prosperous New Year, with the expansion of .travel. In January we will be attending the UMA Motorcoach Expo in Orlando, Florida, as well at DOMAINfest in Los Angeles, CA. Hope to see you there!
This week’s newsletter highlights some of the team’s participation at the Travel Leisure Conference in Miami and a new .travel success story to add to our growing list, www.SolomonIslandsHotels.travel.
.travel Team Attends Travel Trade’s 25th Annual Leisure Travel Conference
The .travel executive team attended Travel Trade’s 25th Annual Leisure Travel Conference last weekend in Miami, Florida. Held at the Miami Hyatt Regency, the largest and longest running Travel Trade event presented various educational seminars, workshops, cruise ship inspections, and networking opportunities. .travel executive team members had the opportunity to speak on two panels. .travel also exhibited at the Leisure Travel Marketplace, held on November 17th.
SolomonIslands-Hotels.travel Geared Towards Responsible Travelers
SolomonIslands-Hotels.travel is a new web portal that is opening the door to independent travelers wishing to book services with local tour operators and accommodations. “The portal is an important addition to our country’s tourism promotion channels,” said the Solomon Islands Minister for Tourism, Mr. Seth Gukuna. “It will not only enhance Solomon Islands appeal, but also enable business to be conducted in this important sector.”
SolomonIslands-Hotels intends to use its .travel name in all marketing aspects including email, business cards, collateral materials, and expos. It has also used its .travel name in a recent interview on a National ABC radio program - “Talking Pidjin” - and in its participation in the Adventure Travel shows in Sydney and Brisbane in November 2008.
The name “Solomon Islands” was a natural choice to the owners, as “hotels” is a significant key word in searches and .travel reflects the nature of the site. By using its .travel name, SolomonIslands-Hotels expects to see an increase in independent travelers due to the additional exposure and well presented information available to them. They are also expecting a broad spectrum of visitors. The Solomon Islands has a variety of activities and special interests that will attract a wide spectrum of travelers from backpackers to business travelers.
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