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Meet Us in NYC at the 92Y Tribeca as We Talk Hotels, Travel and Social Media
We're assuming you're already following HotelChatter on Twitter and Facebook but if you've ever had the desire to meet us in real life, here's your chance!
On Thursday, December 3, we're talking with a few top travel friends at the 92Y Tribeca. The event, "Travel Gets Social: The New World of Travel Media," brings together Bowen Payson, Virgin America Manager of Online and Digital Marketing, NY Times Frugal Traveler Matt Gross, Adam Wallace, New Media Director for Roger Smith Hotel and others, moderated by the man who started it all: Mark G. Johnson, founder of Jaunted, HotelChatter and VegasChatter.
All the details, after the jump.
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Would You Post Your Latest Hotel Deal to Facebook? Yapta Hopes You Will
Apparently someone at Yapta heard that Orbitz has a Facebook application and, over the strong advice of Hotelchatter sister site Jaunted, decided that they had to have a Facebook presence too.
The Yapta tool, like the Orbitz application, allows you to grab your travel deals on their site and then push them to your Facebook stream. We're frustrated by this kind of social media nonsense for the same reason we remain skeptical of hotel iPhone applications: nobody uses those things for that.
Your average traveler books flight or hotel deals for themselves and their families. Occasionally - occasionally - they'll be traveling with a friend and they'll swap confirmation emails so everyone's on the same page. But it's difficult to imagine a context where people would share financial and travel details with their network. (Unless you are want people to know what you consider to be too much for a hotel room.) There are very real privacy concerns since most people's networks are littered with people they met at parties, college classmates they never got around to unfriending, and the like.
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Win a Mexico Getaway From Hilton Cancun (Tequila Not Included)
We are all about the giveaways today (have we mentioned we're sending someone to Nashville for free and all you have to do is tell us a bit about your dream amenity, which is something you think about every day anyway?), so here's another one for ya: The Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort is launching a Facebook giveaway and all you really have to do is become their Facebook fan to get in on the action. Yes, kids, Cancun and Facebook can live in happy harmony together — and you don't have to associate the words "Facebook" and "Cancun" with all those horrendous photos of you from Spring Break '07 that you had to go through great pains to remove the tags from.
They're trying to amass a whole bunch of FB fans, we suppose, and once they reach 1,000 fans, all 1,000 of 'em will be thrown into a drawing for a three-day vacay at the Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort. The winner also gets one round-trip flight on Jet Blue airlines.
They're only at 254 fans right now, so roll on in there and tell your friends to get with the program too; hopefully when they hit the 1000 fans and do the giveaway, they'll let everyone know so those of you who like to keep a tidy (read: tiny) collection of Facebook fan pages, you can duck out. Er, not that we'd encourage such.
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Bucuti Resort : For the Couple That Shares One Facebook Account
Rated by Tripadvisor as one of the "Top Ten Least Family-Friendly Resorts," the 104-room Bucuti Beach Resort featuring Tara Beach Suites & Spa caters to a lovey dovey, couples-only clientele. Couples flock to Bucuti’s "Dream Beach of the World" to get hitched or to honeymoon, and, according to the hotel, they return year after year for anniversaries, special occasions and vow renewals. (Bucuti’s rock star wedding planner, Nashette Wouters, is a bit of a celeb after her face was splashed on advertisements within the New York Subway system and on major billboards across the U.S.)
Bucuti’s Facebook page has become an instant hit with the resort’s frequent repeat guests who actively use the social networking site to connect with locals and other guests, as well as post photos, comments and fave memories from their stay in Aruba.
The page is definitely geared more towards delivering useful information – such as media mentions in Body & Mind and Spa magazines, a guest’s latest deep sea fishing catch or updates on “Perry,” the resident Peregrine falcon – rather than wheeling and dealing hotel promotions. Couples who’ve connected on past trips frequently use the site to reconnect with island friends and other traveling twosomes for future trip dates. The cyber-savvy folks at Bucuti have managed to create a fairly meaningful sense of online community that outclasses the cheesy bulletin boards typically found on couples-only resort sites, such as, well, Couples Resorts.
As of post time, Bucuti Beach Resort had 555 fans and counting. The property also keeps island-hoppers up-to-date with its blog and via Twitter (@Bucuti).
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Aspen's Sky Hotel Dishes Out Deals For Snowbird Facebook Fans
The words “Aspen” and “affordable” typically don’t have any business sharing the same sentence, but Kimpton's Sky Hotel is doing its part to make this swank resort town slightly more affordable for its Facebook fans with last-minute hotel deals.
Dubbed "the sexiest ski lodge in North America" by Playboy magazine, this chic Kimpton property has racked up nearly 200 “friends” within days of its initial Facebook post. Although tech-savvy staffers are still in the beginning stages of getting their fan page off the ground, rumor has it there will be frequent deals to be had for those who sign on as a friend or fan.
Stay tuned when ski season rolls around (November 26th is the official opening date for the mountain) – spoiled Aspenites will be able to stay in the snow loop with real-time Facebook posts regarding snowfall amounts.
With all the money you save, maybe you can snag a pair of Muk Luks or a few pricey signature cocktails at the hotel’s hip 39 Degrees lounge.
Rooms start at $249; extra credit for being Fido-friendly.
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Zermatt Resort Asks Facebook Fans to Help Name Their Goats
More Swiss Family Robinson meets Sound of Music than stereotypical Utah ski lodge, Zermatt Resort in Midway, UT (about 50 minutes from Salt Lake City International airport and minutes from Park City and Deer Valley) is multi-tasking with its social media efforts. The Rocky Mountain resort has a blog and posts regularly to Flickr, Twitter (@Zermatt_Resort) and Facebook.
We especially dig the resort’s creative use of Facebook. The photo and event updates and frequent comments are well worth a look see for curious travelers, but unlike a lot of Facebook pages that are skewed to a strictly out-of-town market, Zermatt Resort’s efforts also appeal to the local clientele.
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Quail Park Lodge Uses Facebook to Appeal to 'DogTown' Fans
Take a classic early 1960’s roadside motel, give it a spiffy makeover and a swift kick into the 21st century and you’ve got the kitschy Quail Park Lodge in Kanab, UT.
Although Kanab is a great overnight escape from Las Vegas, outdoor enthusiasts from all over the world dig this destination as a centrally-located home base for exploring Zion National Park, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Coral Pink Sand Dunes, and Grand Staircase Escalante.
And at Quail Park Lodge, there’s a whole lotta "new" goin' on, including a new swimming pool, LCD TV’s, free Wi-Fi, microwaves, mini-fridges, and comfy beds — and the Internet-savvy property is also wheeling and dealing reduced room rates on its frequently-updated Facebook page.
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JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek Weaves Its Social Web
Okay, so maybe the JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek could use a jumpstart in the social networking department, but with just shy of 100 Facebook fans (as of press time), its prospects for Web 2.0 glory are looking favorable.
The secret to hotel Facebook success seems to lie in the level of staff involvement. Is the page updated regularly? Are there photos and/or videos? Is there a place in which guests can pony up their opinion? Does the hotel offer special online deals and incentives (because frankly, in this cash strapped economy, everyone is looking for a little gratis action). We know there are dozens of hotels (at least) using Facebook — so it seems like everyone's doing it, but are they working it to their advantage like Mariah Carey works a too-tight outfit? That’s highly debatable.
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InterContinental Hotels' Facebook Page Isn't All That
Where: United States
Like other hoteliers reaching out to a whole new Generation X, Y or Z of guests, InterContinental Hotels has a Facebook application called Hey, Get A Room!
Seems more like "Hey, who cares?" Only 5 active users. (To be fair, the IHG Official Page has 176 "fans.")
At the page you gotta download the concept application to get started. So we did. A box with our Facebook friends came up first (yeah, we're all on Facebook), then another box with a bunch of reasons why we'd think to tell my friends to "get a room." Instead we thought about junior high. Among the reasons were:
·"It's fun to jump on the beds"
·"It's time for a pillow fight"
· "Two words: mini-bar."
The one discussion topic made us chuckle. Bella in China wrote she was gonna try out the application. To which Greg in Atlanta wrote back, "Glad you like the concept. Spread the word."
Obviously Bella's no gossip. The discussion ended there. And get this. The page is rated 5 out of 5 stars. Hmm...who does that one reviewer works for?
What's sorta surprising is that the company's official website is pretty sophisticated with flash, some cool destination videos, even a Travel Advisory. So at Facebook, what on earth were they thinking?
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Tablet Hotels and Others Join the Facebook Fray
Facebook isn't just for college kids anymore. Tablet Hotels has joined a bunch of other brands on the social networking site and has even created a Global Nomad Application. How it works:
It's essentially a game of Name That Hotel, with correct answers earning you chances to win daily and weekly prizes, up to and including free stays at some of our favorite hotels around the world.
Since we've been known to engage in a few Facebook activities here and there we added the Tablet Hotels application to our page.
The first picture that popped up was this one so we knew it was the Deseo boutique resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Since we correctly identified the hotel we got 10 bonus entries. You also get another 10 for signing up for the newsletter and inviting your friends to try it out.
And if you're not as hotel geeky as we are, the challenge does offer you some hints. All in all this page is pretty cool. Way better than the Standard Hotels attempt at Facebook.
So who else is on Facebook? Keep reading to find out.
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