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Social media is one of the most powerful forces driving the hotel industry today, playing a key role in the consumers travel experience from planning their trip to posting photos, updates and reviews of their vacation. The hotel industry depends heavily on word-of-mouth and the spread of opinions, and social networks provide the ideal platform for this. 81% of travelers said reviews were important when choosing a hotel.  70% of consumers said travel reviews had the biggest impact on their purchasing behavior.  43% of hoteliers believe that social media produces some of the highest ROIs.  40% of travelers post reviews.  38% of U.S. travelers use social networks to share their experiences while traveling. Social sharing has a huge influence on travel bookings. Of those who used sites like Facebook, Twitter, TripAdvisor, Google+ and LinkedIn to research travel plans: 52% changed their original plans.  33% changed their hotel.  10% ...

Malaysia is a very fascinating country; modern yet engrossed in old traditions and culture. Malaysia is moving on towards modernization but yet at its own pace keeping the tradition and culture still alive among its people. Malaysia is a country that exhibits great values, culture and tradition just like other Asian countries. It offers great blend of Asia's three oldest civilizations- Malay, Chinese and Indian. Malaysia is admired by international tourist for its excellent beaches; number of marine parks where dazzling corals and many aquatic species like the moray eels, the clown fish, black-tip sharks etc are in profusion. Malaysia tourism bestows a lot to its travelers. Taman Negara National Park of Malaysia is one of the world's oldest rain forests and is a World Heritage site. There are numerous other rain forests in various parts of the country that have been declared as National Parks and are worth watching. Bako National Park is relatively than Tama Negara but i...

Owing to increased trade, business and political relations between countries, there is increased monetary and cultural exchange that has turned the world into a global village. In the last few decades, movement of the people across borders has increased significantly. The communication and transport have also developed in unprecedented ways. Thousands of people now travel to destinations around the world for purposes of recreation, business, educational and job opportunities. With this increasing movement between nations, many travel agencies and tour operators have come up that facilitates international travel. From arranging ticket bookings to offering holiday packages, these agencies provide various services. Travellers can choose to travel via airways, roadways or waterways depending on the available connectivity to the destination. For people, who want to travel by air, here are a few details that may help in planning the trip. International Flights The rapid globalisation ...

There is a growing realisation that travel and sustainability need not necessarily be at loggerheads. More and more people are tuning in to the exciting possibilities of ethical and sustainable communities worldwide. Becoming part of a global community and travelling to these sustainable destinations is one way to avoid the unethical horrors of mass tourism. Tribewanted is a sustainable travel and local enterprise company which has shown that travellers can make the world a better place. This company started in 2006 by creating a crowd-funded sustainable community on Vorovoro, Fiji which was handed back to the local community in 2011. The business model is that an online 'tribe' of members contribute funds towards the establishment of sustainable communities in amazing places, in return for which members can stay at sites for a discounted price and can, if they wish, help out when they visit. There are three sustainable communities to date: the one on Fiji, one in Sierra...

Why do people travel all around the world? Well travel is for recreational purposes and many of you do it to explore the beauty of this astounding world. People travel according to their disposable income which is revenue for others. Tourism is an important factor for many countries as it not only results in good revenues but employment generation as well. Despite uncertainties, the international tourism has marked growth of 5% in between January and April 2008 as compared to same period of 2007. Tourism is very crucial factor for many countries, such as the U.A.E, Egypt, Greece and Thailand, and many other island nations, such as The Bahamas, Fiji, the Seychelles and Maldives, because of huge intake of money for businesses with their goods and services. Moreover with tourism are associated employment opportunities in the service industry which includes transportation services, such as cruise ships, airlines and taxis, entertainment venues, such as discos, amusement parks, casinos...

I'm a fan of northern India and was always fascinates me Rajasthan, full of color and palaces and the smell of perfumes and spices and the music as if they are taken from the stories of a thousand and one night , and I like the Himalayas and clean water of the Ganges and green nature , which calls for reflection and fascination with the greatness of the universe in places like Rishikesh , rituals exotic such as cremation and receiving the sun at dawn sport of Yoga and meditation punctuated by laughter from the heart and exotic personalities stationed there fairly surprising , in places like Varanasi ! And, of course recognize the Sikh culture and emotion of generosity in Amritsar, where the famous Golden temple exists . Yes I love northern India , but this time we decided to travel to South India clean tropical , and was told to us that South India ( Kerala area) clean , modern and nature no less beautiful from the north , and as I will explain below, this is true and more inf...