Beginning January 4th, 2010, hotels will be able to enhance their TripAdvisor listing to include their website address, telephone number and email address. This is an excellent opportunity to provide a convenient link with additional information about your property to the 25 million monthly searchers who use TripAdvisor for their travel needs.

To help entice properties to utilize this new feature, TripAdvisor is offering a 50% discount on their introductory rate for a one-year subscription.  This special runs until January 31, 2010. The discounted rates start at $300 for a ten-room property and increase in price based on…

According to Reuters, Google will eventually enable companies to add video to their paid search results. Nick Fox of Google stated, “Our search ads have largely looked the same over the course of the past seven or eight years.” As the current style of Google will more than likely adopt the popular trend of using online videos, it would be a smart practice for travel websites to prepare in advance by having well-developed videos ready before Google launches its new ad program.

Custom Video Benefits

• Get an Increase in Exposure
• Generate More Booking
• Stay Ahead of Your Competitors

Just about everyone these days has heard about social networking sites or has accidentally stumbled upon one. What many people do not understand or grasp is just how social networking sites can help and/or actually hurt their business.

Examples of Social Networking Websites

• Del.icio.us
• Digg
• Squidoo
• FaceBook
• Twitter

This list names only a few examples of the hundreds of social networking sites that are available. From bookmarking sites, to writing blog posts, to keeping in touch with constant updates of events, it is easy to see how businesses can get…