Survey Says Tourists Use Facebook and Twitter for Travel Planning

Ever wonder if social media is really worth the effort for your travel or tourism business?
(Insert a resounding “YES” here.)
This week, Ypartnership and the U.S. Travel Association released a survey of 2,200 American adults and found that 59% of the active travelers have visited social networking sites like Facebook (about 50%) or MySpace (about [...]

Tourism Facebook Marketing: You’re Doing it Wrong

Being a social media guru now and having the opportunity to help CVBs and tourism bureaus with Facebook and Twitter marketing, I am constantly looking for ways other tourism and travel businesses are using social media.

What I didn’t expect to find this afternoon was this: