2003
2002
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Cultural Travels logs over 50,000 users in Oct! Just off the press… A $100M travel marketplace… DPO’s the next new thing... 75% of adventure packages are booked directly with the operator rather than through a retail agent How to make the most of your Cultural Travels listing.
Introducing TravelWebs.net, our new hosting service that can turn your web site into an 800-lb. gorilla Buy a Web Page Ad and we’ll host your web site only $10.00! . . .and we’ll do it better than anybody else can. Here’s why: Self-identified U.S. “Cultural Travelers” now number 118 million How sticky are we? Our visitors average 14 minutes per visit 8 more tips for getting people to read your web site copy Beyond search engines: Some surprisingly traditional methods can draw traffic to your site Our Monthly Factoids:
Less than a $1.00 a pre-qualified lead! Trip Advisor is listing more and more of our articles 7 things consumers want you to keep in mind about your web site Yes, online research does generate offline shopping Spam isn’t killing e-mail, it’s just changing its approach Increase business by spreading a friendly virus? Here’s how: Google is the favorite search engine – in more ways than one While we’re at it, a tip of our hat to Google for getting it right A peek at what your future online ads will look like Our Monthly Factoids
Getting people to notice you on the Web: what we think works and what we think stinks What can we do for you? Take a look at African Walking Safaris You don’t need a race car to drive to the corner store There ain’t no such thing as a permanent trend. That’s why travel is up this summer New technology will allow you to stay in touch with clients even as they’re flying to meet you September’s newsletter spotlights educational travel Our Monthly Factoids
Qualified leads for less than a buck! Beware: Badly designed web sites can turn off customers in droves Good new for TAs: Many online air ticket customers are ticked Tailor your online copy to how people search the Internet: Are over 50s the Internet’s most receptive customers? Our new editorial calendar: A chance to get your company’s name in lights – sort of Interesting changes in people’s Web viewing patterns Our Monthly Factoids
Qualified Leads for less than a buck! Travelers are looking now. Show them the way now. Advertise now. A 53% pass-through rate for our top advertisers. Not bad! How to improve your marketing position for free Help your clients do their homework: Link to our site Keep an eye on JetBlue – it’s small-market tactic could help you Always get your customer’s e-mail address, then follow up How bad has spam become? Maybe bad enough for fed controls Previewing our July newsletter: Who the heck is Admiral Zheng?
We’ll knock 25% off the price of your order if you’ll help us test Poor Alice Travel Books. How alliances are helping small biz compete with the big boys on the Web Consumers are ready to travel again and price isn’t always the object List of top 10 travel web sites has some interesting data Please put in a good word for Passport to Adventure at your local PBS station Credit card security is still a major issue with online users Make it easy for your clients to give you online feedback Don’t rent e-mail lists! Our monthly factoids:
Advertiser click-thrus 35% higher than last month! Traveler registrations hit over 100 per day! We’d like you to meet Poor Alice, our online travel bookstore 75% of Leisure Travelers say war will not influence travel plans Peter C. Yesawich and Sheri Leigh agree Keep an eye on AOL’s voicemail by e-mail technology Luxury brands do well online – Remember, tours are luxuries, too Online is a great place to reach business execs Yuppies: There’s more of them and they’re increasingly diverse Our monthly factoids
You can use our stuff, but for goodness sake, don’t swipe it! The Internet tax man cometh, the only question is when Bad news for newspapers means good news for you Phone numbers and Web addresses might soon be the same Consumers paying for online content: How could it affect you? Our April online newsletter will be all wet People are up in arms about spam – How not to be seen as one of the bad guys Our monthly factoids
Top 10 Jan. CT Advertisers Try telling this to your local newspaper or regional lifestyle magazine Speaking of newspapers: Is the Old Grey Mare taking a page from our book? Why it makes sense for you to tell everybody you do business with about us Where to place your print ads? Try in-flight magazines Make people pay for online content or not? There’s no easy answer yet Good news for tour operators: Broadband’s increasing use boosts your online marketing Take a look at how we compare with the travel web sites that are most like us
We’ve made Tour Host Reviews easier to read Our new rate sheet cuts slack for operators to less-visited areas Now that we’re past the terrible twos. . . We’re proud of Dea, Shirley, Stephanie and Ron “Hicks Nix Sticks Pix. . .” Survey says Web users expect your company to be online CT offers web site and e-marketing expertise Impatient with Looky Lous? Then remember the snooty maitre d’ Finally, our monthly Internet factoids: