Tour Guide Sexy Rexy beside his bar in Negril, Jamaica
I found some great travel industry blogs I thought you might be interested in. They include blogs on what it’s like to run a guesthouse, some provide the latest in travel industry trends, hotel marketing or other insightful resources. In particular, I found the on-the-ground industry blogs to be fascinating. You can get a snapshot into a day in a life of a person in the tourism industry.
It would be a great exercise for many executives detached from the day-to-day consumer facing roles to experience being on the front line. (I would love to see a blog about that – the CEO as a reservations agent for a week) It might even provide more useful knowledge than commissioning that fancy expensive agency to give you a report about ‘why we are losing market share’ or ‘how can improve the customer experience’.
This is a working list. So please feel free to leave a comment/reply below to add your suggestions. Is there a blog that you constantly read? Please let me know? Do you disagree with any on the list? Just tell me.
I have included links to the RSS feeds and Twitter so you can add them directly.
1. HotelMarketing.com
This covers breaking news and business information in Online Travel, Internet Marketing and the Hospitality Industry
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2. T4
Stephen A. Joyce developed rezgo.com, a booking engine for SME travel suppliers. He writes about tourism and technology trends on this blog.
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3 . The BOOT
Tim comments on the highs and lows of the online travel business with a bias towards the Asia Pacific region.
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4. Tips From The T-List
This site is a collective intelligence of dozens of influential travel industry bloggers from around the world.
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5. Travolution
Travolution is the UK’s leading multi-media brand for the online travel industry, published by the TW Group.
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6. Uptake Industry Blog
It is currently the largest independent travel research site with over 30 million travelers using it to research their trips.
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7. Travel Industry Wire
Publishes articles about current trends and technologies in the travel industry
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8. Eye for Travel
Eyefortravel is a media company specialising in business intelligence specifically in the travel and tourism sector. This blog focuses on the latest news and insights in the industry.
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9. Travel Daily News
A travel industry resource with interviews, stats and lots of regional info. Although the site is cluttered, the top 10 news section is a good source of info offering the most popular articles on the site.
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10. Thorney How Blog
Carolyn and Taylor Nuttall blog about their day-to-day experiences of running an Independent Hostel in Grasmere
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11. Bali Tour Guide
Learn about Bali from Putu a local tour guide and driver
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12. Marketing Tour Guide
Angela Best writes about effective tourism marketing techniques and solutions with a focus on SEO & Social Media
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13. Sexy Rexy Tour Guide
Check out this classic Jamaican characters blog, cleverly using his persona to leverage social media and attract customers
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