Tourism Currents

Nugget quote: "Plan to measure." @JasonFalls w/ @pamelamuldoon on social media measurement:

Looking forward to next #WTTC2012 panel on digital & social media, but there's no CVB/DMO speaker on it. ^S

Thoughts by @ronmader on @MexicoPremiere about lack of social media savvy by tourism officials in Mexico #wttc2012

For help getting your head around social media metrics, a @jdeeringdavis post via @TweetReachApp

Travel matters to us; as travelers ourselves & as trainers in social media for tourism! #TravelRally #TT #TravelTuesday

RT @Weegee: Apparently, London would like to make the 2012 Summer Olympics a no-social media zone // @techcrunch

Did you miss last week's #tourismchat on blogging? Here's the transcript on @chirpstory

Have to run. Thanks for the ideas! #TourismChat

A4 I love to see the online/offline promotion for blogs and posts. #TourismChat

@CygnetUpdates we keep comments wide open on our sites, #TourismChat

A3. Negative comments we accept and reply to. Angry trolling we delete. #TourismChat

@decillis #tourismchat sorry. This is Becky, and it's been awhile since I joined in.

This week: @IMEX__Group in @VisitFrankfurt (incentive travel, meetings, events) hashtag #IMEX12 cc #eventprofs #pcma #mpi

The power of personal testimonials in travel can't be overstated, @cgraves reminds us at #WTTC2012

RT @leilanilatimer Success in selling travel requires taking your prouct SoLoMo - social, local + mobile #WTTC2012

RT @leilanilatimer: #WTTC2012 honor the place you are developing for sustainable travel, you can have both growth and sustainability

Taleb Rifai of UNWTO at #WTTC2012 - govts spend millions to promote tourism, & millions on visa restrictions to stop travel. via @WTandTC

RT @Room_77: Pens! RT @TravelEditor: Which hotel freebies do you use? Vote in our poll of the week: #travel

Actually, next up for us is #BWENY - @BlogWorldExpo in NYC, on bloggers connecting w/tourism orgs

Like this @VisitCostaBrava site w/itinerary, pictures, posts about #incostabrava blogger fam:

Gearing up for blogging and bloggers in a few minutes on #TourismChat

RT @SheilaS: Bloggers - #tourismchat topic for Thurs, 10 May, 2-3pm CST is "Blogging & Bloggers." cc #TBEX #TNI #TTOT #Foodiechat

RT @BeckyMcCray: RT @iatraveler: Let's bring NatGeo blogger to the Midwest for a change!

RT @SheilaS: Frank discussions here at #MITBCA2012 about how @TourismMalaysia & local bloggers can work together. cc #TBEX #tourismchat

Time to review conf. venue policies. RT @LisaBarone: LOLz, the #localu venue has blocked Twitter: cc #eventprofs

@jccjhiggins We often find that conf. attendees are on Twitter, but have never used a hashtag & don't know there's one for the event. ^S

Ahem. RT @travel2dot0: Some solid tweets from @kristaparry at #utc2012...and apparently, the only attendee w/Twitter access.

@PhilGerb Oh, pooh. We've maxed our follow-backs. Wish Twitter had a better algorithm. :(

Wish more paid attention to this---> RT @taxtweet: people don't go on Twitter to buy stuff. #SMBAustin

Truth--->RT @AuthenticCoast: If hard work is a strategy, yes. RT @decillis Do you guys have a strategy for Twitter after dark? #tourismchat

@jccjhiggins We often find that conf. attendees are on Twitter, but have never used a hashtag & don't know there's one for the event. ^S

This week: @IMEX__Group in @VisitFrankfurt (incentive travel, meetings, events) hashtag #IMEX12 cc #eventprofs #pcma #mpi

RT @MexicoToday It's day 2 at #WTTC2012 Americas Summit. RT if you are at the event in #RivieraMaya, #Mexico! #mexicotoday

Congrats to our customer @FaroYukon on another successful #CraneSheepFest event. Yay, Yukon!

No big tourism events that we know of this week; many are getting ready for @TravelCoalition Nat'l Travel & Tourism Week. #VoteTravel

NOW---> RT @pagetx: Do you have any questions about producing festivals/events for our esteemed #ecodevforum panel? Tweet 'em & we'll ask!