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InterContinental Hotels' Facebook Page Isn't All That
Where: United StatesMay 27, 2008 at 1:51 PM | 0 Comments
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?
Tablet Hotels and Others Join the Facebook Fray
April 29, 2008 at 5:00 PM | 0 Comments
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.
