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 25^th Annual Leisure Travel Conference

The .travel executive team attended Travel Trade’s 25^th 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 17^th.

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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Travel Technology Is Good for Bottom Line

Fri Nov 21 2008, by Dori Saltzman

Miami –”Technology is the future of the travel industry,” said Alan Gerstner, MCC, president of Travel Doctor Consulting, opening the Leisure Travel Conference’s technology panel. Panel members agreed, adding that especially in these tough times technology can help agents optimize services, increase efficiencies and grow revenue.

“Especially in these tough times, you have to cut back and optimize efficiency using technology,” said David Goodis, CEO of Revelex, responding to the question, “How does your company’s technology increase agent’s bottom line?”

Using a booking engine, such as Revelex, can introduce agents to other products they can sell, like travel insurance, thus creating an incremental revenue stream, which Goodis said agents need to focus on.

Joff Romoff, vice president of sales for Amadeus North America, agreed, saying that the Amadeus GDS is committed to bring alternative revenue sources to North American agents. Romoff told agents that Amadeus will soon be bringing a new traveltrainment product online, which will offer the ability to book new ground services and excursion products.

Bob Maier, president of MailPound, said technology makes it easier for agents to do their job. In particular MailPound makes it easier to communicate and market the products that agents sell through personalized and targeted email marketing materials.

Both Ed Cespedes, president and CEO, Tralliance Corp., the .travel Registry, and John Peters, president and CEO of Triplogy, said technology also helps agents expand their client base.

“It doesn’t matter how much you have to sell, if no one can find you,” Cespedes said, adding that most people first search travel on the Internet. In fact, he said travel is the biggest commerce category on the Web and because of their vast numbers travel companies often get lost in the .com world. Taking on a .travel extension instead of a .com, Cespedes said, will bring more Web traffic to an agent’s site, thereby providing new leads.

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.travel Featured at The 25th Annual Travel Leisure Conference

.travel invited as featured participants at the Travel Leisure Conference November 15-17, 2008. The 25th Annual Travel Leisure Conference is projected to see record turnouts with over eight hundred travel agents and hundreds of the travel industry’s top executives. Held at the Miami Hyatt Regency, the largest and longest running Travel Trade event presents various educational seminars, workshops, cruise ship inspections, and networking opportunities.

Travel Trade invited the President and CEO of .travel, Edward A. Cespedes, as one of speakers for the technology panel. Taking place Saturday, November 15 at 4:15pm, Cespedes will stress the need to be found on the Internet and how to compete in a world of millions of other travel websites.

As a focal point of the global travel industry, Responsible Tourism will be one of the major workshops and is expected to have high attendance as well as key industry panelists, including .travel. The Responsible Tourism Workshop on Sunday, November 16 from 5:15pm-6:15pm will be a discussion moderated by Jose Luis Cabada, Sr. Vice President of Sunny Land Tours. Invited to participate by Travel Trade and Cabada, Heidi Siefkas-Cassemiro, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations of .travel, will join other industry representatives in this ever apparent key issue.

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Tralliance and .travel invited as featured participants at the Travel Leisure Conference

November 4, 2008

Tralliance Corporation and .travel invited as featured participants at the Travel Leisure Conference November 15-17, 2008. The 25th Annual Travel Leisure Conference is projected to see record turnouts with over eight hundred travel agents and hundreds of the travel industry’s top executives. Held at the Miami Hyatt Regency, the largest and longest running Travel Trade event presents various educational seminars, workshops, cruise ship inspections, and networking opportunities.

Travel Trade invited the President and CEO of Tralliance Corporation and .travel, Edward A. Cespedes, as one of speakers for the technology panel. Taking place Saturday, November 15 at 4:15pm, Cespedes will stress the need to be found on the Internet and how to compete in a world of millions of other travel websites.

“Travel Trade and the Travel Leisure Conference are great supporters of .travel,” commented Cespedes, “We look forward to sharing with the industry the significant results we have witnessed with .travel in search engine performance and global branding while addressing the evolution of the Internet as we know it today.”

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-November 4, 2008- .travel invited to participate in Travel Trade’s Responsible Tourism Workshop at the Travel Leisure Conference November 16, 2008. With over eight hundred travel agents and hundreds of the travel industry’s top executives expected, the 25^th Annual Travel Leisure Conference, November 15-17, 2008, will have the most diverse lineup of exhibitors and workshop opportunities. As a focal point of the global travel industry, Responsible Tourism will be one of the major workshops and is expected to have high attendance as well as key industry panelists, including .travel.

Held at the Miami Hyatt Regency, the largest and longest running Travel Trade event presents the Responsible Tourism Workshop on Sunday, November 16 from 5:15pm-6:15pm. The discussion will be moderated by Jose Luis Cabada, Sr. Vice President of Sunny Land Tours. Invited to participate by Travel Trade and Cabada, Heidi Siefkas-Cassemiro, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations of .travel, will join other industry representatives in this ever apparent key issue.

“As a travel industry player interested in evolving travel technology to its next step, .travel also believes strongly in the preservation of our beautiful natural resources,” responded Siefkas-Cassemiro, “The evolution of tourism to a level of responsibility that maintains this industry for generations to come is essential.”

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TRALLIANCE CORPORATION AND .TRAVEL FEATURED AT THE 25TH ANNUAL TRAVEL LEISURE CONFERENCE HOSTED BY TRAVEL TRADE

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-November 3, 2008-Tralliance Corporation and .travel invited as featured participants at the Travel Leisure Conference November 15-17, 2008. The 25th Annual Travel Leisure Conference is projected to see record turnouts with over eight hundred travel agents and hundreds of the travel industry’s top executives. Held at the Miami Hyatt Regency, the largest and longest running Travel Trade event presents various educational seminars, workshops, cruise ship inspections, and networking opportunities.
Travel Trade invited the President and CEO of Tralliance Corporation and .travel, Edward A. Cespedes, as one of speakers for the technology panel. Taking place Saturday, November 15 at 4:15pm, Cespedes will stress the need to be found on the Internet and how to compete in a world of millions of other travel websites.
“Travel Trade and the Travel Leisure Conference are great supporters of .travel,” commented Cespedes, “We look forward to sharing with the industry the significant results we have witnessed with .travel in search engine performance and global branding while addressing the evolution of the Internet as we know it today.”

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-November 3, 2008- Tralliance Corporation and .travel invited as featured participants at the Travel Leisure Conference November 15-17, 2008. The 25^th Annual Travel Leisure Conference is projected to see record turnouts with over eight hundred travel agents and hundreds of the travel industry’s top executives. Held at the Miami Hyatt Regency, the largest and longest running Travel Trade event presents various educational seminars, workshops, cruise ship inspections, and networking opportunities.

Travel Trade invited the President and CEO of Tralliance Corporation and .travel, Edward A. Cespedes, as one of speakers for the technology panel. Taking place Saturday, November 15 at 4:15pm, Cespedes will stress the need to be found on the Internet and how to compete in a world of millions of other travel websites.

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Tralliance’s Newsletter this week featured a .travel press release, Tralliance Corporation and .travel Announced as Exclusive Sponsor of ETOA’s Annual Workshop in London, and two press articles from both Travolution in the U.K. and Travel Trade in the U.S.  This week the featured, “New Faces in .travel,” is Job.travel, a New Tool for the Hospitality and Travel Industry, at Just a Fraction of the Price of .com Competitors.

Are you ready to fill a position at your hotel, restaurant, or tourist office? Or are you looking for a job in travel and hospitality? Job.travel is a new tool created by travel industry professionals to match employers and job seekers in “the Biz.”

Knowing how little time business owners and managers have to read e-mail, find qualified employees, and run their businesses, the job.travel team wanted to find a solution and fill this niche. With the ability to quickly search candidates and job opportunities from handheld, mobile devices or desktop computers, job.travel is easy to use and simple for even the non-tech savvy individual.

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This week’s .travel newsletter highlights .travel press with an article from Travel Trade, “URL .travel Sees Uptick in Use,” future travels and participation at ETOA, WTM, and Travel Leisure Conference, and another New Face in .travel article featuring www.ElSalvador.travel

Here is an excerpt from “El Salvador Accelerates with .travel, www.ElSalvador.travel“…..

With beautiful beaches, many adventure and eco-tourism options, El Salvador is a gem to discover in Central America. Although relatively undiscovered and new to the global travel scene, El Salvador is quickly becoming a choice destination in Central America. As a way to jump start its place in the global tourism market, El Salvador introduced a new ministry of tourism project in 2005. As part of this focused project, El Salvador adopted www.ElSalvador.travel as is primary marketing message.

Knowing that a .travel name would automatically link the country as a tourism destination, El Salvador purchased its name in 2006, but has recently launched a new website, branding, and marketing efforts with ElSalvador.travel. Since the launch and other targeted efforts, the growth of tourism to El Salvador has been tremendous in 2008.

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