Social - Blogs - Tripatini2024-03-28T15:31:57Zhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/SocialJOIN US AT THE MIDSUMMER PARTY, PARRISH ART MUSEUM, IN THE HAMPTONS ON JULY 13, 2019! Do not miss attending the highlight of the Hamptons summer social season!https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/join-us-at-the-midsummer-party-parrish-art-museum-in-the-hamptons2019-07-08T15:25:25.000Z2019-07-08T15:25:25.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p>Saturday, July 13, 2019 / WATER MILL MIDSUMMER PARTY, PARRISH ART MUSEUM,</p><p>The highlight of the Hamptons summer social season, this annual event brings together over 500 artists, philanthropists, business leaders & art world guests in support of the Parrish.</p><p>Honorees: Maya Lin, Louise & Leonard Riggio. Co-Chairs: Deborah F. Bancroft, Preston T. Phillips </p><p>Host Committee: Mary and Howard S. Frank, Laura Lofaro Freeman and James L. Freeman, Chad A. Leat, Denise LeFrak, Christina and Alan MacDonald, Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder, Robin and Frederic M. Seegal, Marcia Dunn Sobel, and Joey Wölffer</p><p></p><p>6:30pm: Cocktails</p><p>7:30pm: Dinner on the Mildred C. Brinn Terrace</p><p>9:00pm: Live Auction</p><p>10:00pm: Late Night Party in the Lichtenstein Theater. Late Night Party Chair: Larry Milstein.</p><p>Featuring: Olivier Cheng Catering and Events. Ron Wendt Design. DJ Alice Longyu Gao at the Late Night Party</p><p>Live Auction items include: – Lavish 7-day Seabourn Mediterranean Cruise for two – Exclusive visit to Sotheby’s with a specially tailored tour for ten, followed by a private dinner in the Boardroom – Spa Weekend Reset at Shou Sugi Ban House – Private wine dinner for ten with Winemaker Roman Roth at Wölffer Estate – Donations to support the Parrish’s year-round Educational Programming.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>LATE NIGHT PARTY!</u></strong> <strong>DANCING, DRINKS, AND DESSERT, WITH MUSIC BY DJ ALICE LONGYU GAO! STARTS AT 10:00 PM TIL 1:00 AM. SEPARATE TICKET AVAILABLE JUST FOR LATE NIGHT PARTY.</strong></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS:</span> Thomas Joshua Cooper: Refuge. Renate Aller: The Space Between Memory and Expectation. Jean-Luc Mylayne: A Matter of Place. FUNDS RAISED AT THE MIDSUMMER PARTY SUPPORT THE MUSEUM’S EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS & PROGRAMS.</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Dinner Tickets:</span> Glass: $2,500 per person; Aluminum: $1,500 per person; Young Patron: $500 (ages 21-35, limited availability). <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Dinner Tables:</span> Sky: $100,000 (14 tickets premier seating); Steel: $50,000 (12 tickets premier seating); Concrete: $25,000 (12 tickets preferred seating); Wood: $15,000 (10 tickets)</p><p>Can’t attend? Make a Contribution at event website. The 2019 Midsummer Party is made possible, in part, by the generous support of Corporate Presenting Sponsor Bespoke Real Estate and Corporate Participating Sponsor Market Art + Design. Sotheby’s is the auction sponsor.</p><p><strong>Please call 631-283-2118 x150 or e-mail <a href="mailto:benefitevents@parrishart.org">benefitevents@parrishart.org</a> for details </strong></p><p><strong>**********************************************</strong></p><p><strong>Saturday, July 13, 2019 / WATER MILL </strong></p><p><strong><u>LATE NIGHT PARTY!</u> MIDSUMMER PARTY, PARRISH ART MUSEUM, 10 pm - July 14 @1:00 AM.</strong></p><p>Dance the night away and enjoy drinks and sumptuous desserts at one of the hottest parties of the summer. Midnight Metallics is this year’s theme so plan ahead for a stunning and shimmering evening. (Last year’s white hot night with neon lights sold out. Purchase your tickets early.) Late Night Party Chair: Larry Milstein<strong>.</strong> Late Night Honorary Guest: Shantell Martin<strong>.</strong> Music: DJ Alice Longyu Gao<strong>.</strong> Dress: Midnight Metallics. Late Night Party Ticket: $200. Dinner ticket sold separately and includes the Late Night Party.</p><p><strong>For tickets: <a href="https://327.blackbaudhosting.com/327/Late-Night-Party-2019">https://327.blackbaudhosting.com/327/Late-Night-Party-2019</a></strong></p><p>2019 Late Night Committee: Elizabeth Asher, Serena Bancroft, Jeremy Batoff, Sarah Bray, Eugenia Bullock, Mercedes de Guardiola, Ben Djaha, Delia Folk, Jamie Grimstad, Alexander Hankin, Marisa Hochberg, Serena Kerrigan, Sterling McDavid, Toby Milstein, Dana Prussian, Joshua Pulman, Alessandro Ford-Rippolone, Ryan Thomas Roth, Steven R. Sachs, Sydney Sadick, Storey Schifter, Christina Senia, Ally Shapiro, Mimi Shojai, Nicole Slaine, Zachary Weiss, Jake Wildstein, Alfonso Zamarripa</p><p> </p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9009376692,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}9009376692,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="9009376692?profile=original" /></a></p></div>10 Easy & simple tips how to travel sustainablyhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/10-easy-simple-tips-how-to-travel-sustainably2015-07-25T00:17:52.000Z2015-07-25T00:17:52.000ZShannon Farleyhttps://tripatini.com/members/ShannonFarley<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008971896,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="550" class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008971896,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9008971896?profile=original" /></a>Travelers can <b>be environmentally conscious when going on vacation</b>, and it doesn’t take much effort or time. <b>Little things add up</b>, and if everyone followed these <b><a href="http://sustainabletravel.org/" target="_blank">sustainable travel</a> tips</b>, communities and the planet would benefit in amazing ways.</p><p> </p><p><b><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008963894,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="250" class="align-right" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008963894,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9008963894?profile=original" /></a>10 Easy & Simple Sustainable Travel Tips</b></p><ol><li> <b>Re-use your hotel towels and sheets</b>; don’t ask for new ones every day (you don’t at home!).</li><li><b>Turn off the lights and air conditioner</b> when leaving your hotel room.</li><li>Don’t leave the sink tap or shower <b>running water unnecessarily</b>.</li><li><b>Recycle trash</b> whenever possible.</li><li><b>Be respectful of nature</b> by staying on trails when hiking; you will preserve the local plant life for others to appreciate.</li><li><b>Respect native wildlife</b> by observing animals quietly and taking photos, but not trying to touch, harass or scare them. Don’t feed wild animals; human food is not what they naturally eat.</li><li><b>Don’t touch coral</b> when snorkeling; it can cause irreparable damage to this living organism. <b>Don’t take seashells</b> either; if everyone took shells, there would be none left on the beaches.</li><li>Be sensitive to when and where you take <b>photos or videos of people</b>. Always ask first; you would want the same respect.</li><li><b>Buy local</b> when shopping for souvenirs and interact with people of the region; you will have a much more culturally-rich vacation. You can even learn a few words of the local language and use them; your efforts will be appreciated.</li><li>Only stay in <b>eco-friendly hotels and lodges</b> dedicated to sustainable tourism.</li></ol><p> </p><p><b><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008895261,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="550" class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008895261,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9008895261?profile=original" /></a>Eco-friendly travel in Costa Rica</b></p><p>For many travelers nowadays, <b>eco-friendly travel is a priority and so is staying at <a href="http://www.enchanting-costarica.com/costa-rica-2/does-real-eco-tourism-exist-in-costa-rica/" target="_blank">sustainable tourism hotels</a></b> – defined by <a href="http://www.sustainabletrip.org/" target="_blank">Sustainabletrip.org</a> as businesses “that are profitable while conserving natural resources and benefitting local communities”.</p><p><b><a href="http://www.nicuesalodge.com/" target="_blank">Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge</a>,</b> <strong>in the southern Costa Rica rainforest on the Pacific Coast gulf of <a href="http://www.enchanting-costarica.com/costa-rica-2/nicuesa-lodge-honors-golfo-dulce-in-costa-rica-on-world-oceans-day/" target="_blank">Golfo Dulce</a> by the <a href="http://www.nicuesalodge.com/about-playa-nicuesa/getting-here/" target="_blank">Osa Peninsula</a>,</strong> is one of the <b>first <a href="http://www.nicuesalodge.com/about-playa-nicuesa/our-philosophy-of-sustainability/" target="_blank">sustainable tourism eco-lodges in Costa Rica</a></b>. Celebrating its 12<sup>th</sup> anniversary this year, Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge holds the <b>highest rating</b> in the <b>Certification for Sustainable Tourism Program (CST)</b> by the Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT). <strong>The Costa Rica eco-lodge protects 95 percent of their </strong><a href="http://www.nicuesalodge.com/about-playa-nicuesa/exotic-destination/" target="_blank">165-acre rainforest property</a> in an undeveloped and natural state.</p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008949472,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="600" class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008949472,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9008949472?profile=original" /></a>Playa Nicuesa recently received the important <a href="http://www.enchanting-costarica.com/costa-rica-2/costa-rica-eco-lodge-named-cleanest-beach-country/" target="_blank">Ecological Blue Flag Award</a> for the fifth time for having one of <b>Costa Rica’s cleanest beaches</b>. The gulf of <b>Golfo Dulce is one of the most pristine ocean ecosystems in Costa Rica</b>. It is a <b>critical habitat for endangered <a href="http://www.nicuesalodge.com/having-a-whale-of-a-time-at-playa-nicuesa-rainforest-lodge-in-costa-rica/" target="_blank">Pacific humpback whales</a>, which migrate here every August to October</b> to breed and give birth to their young, and is also an <b>important</b> <b>home for</b> <b><a href="http://www.enchanting-costarica.com/activities/dolphin-tale-wild-dolphins-golfo-dulce-costa-rica/" target="_blank">dolphins</a> and sharks</b>.</p><p>When you <b>stay at</b> <b>eco-friendly Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica</b>, you can reduce the ecological impact of your trip by <a href="http://www.enchanting-costarica.com/costa-rica-2/reforestation-carbon-neutrality-costa-rica-eco-lodge-playa-nicuesa/" target="_blank">offseting your carbon emissions</a>.</p><p><b>Your travel choices make a difference</b>. Choose environmentally-responsible hotels and lodges for your next vacation.</p><p> </p><p><b><i>Article by Shannon Farley</i></b></p></div>GIVE AND RECEIVE ! A NEW SHARING ECONOMY PROJECT IS ON !https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/give-and-receive-a-new-sharing-economy-project-is-on2013-06-24T08:30:00.000Z2013-06-24T08:30:00.000ZgrandtourGOhttps://tripatini.com/members/grandtourGO<div><div>In today’s world the sharing economy or collaborative consumption is changing the way we do business and we socialize with others.</div><p><br /> Some experts believe that this new trend is the next generation of the internet, which provides the social context for a peer-to-peer connections. The sharing economy is a revolution of underutilized time, space, skills and resources.<br /> <br /> Today anyone can be a <b>tour guide</b> a car rental agency, a professor, offer his home as a hotel or offer other services. People can save or make money easily with web-based services that provide them with the social context to do so.<br /> <br /></p><div>Nowadays instead of buying or renting from a company, neighbors, friends-of-friends and perfect strangers can do business with each other. Now anyone can be a <b>social entrepreneur</b>… virtually overnight.</div><div><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008773658,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="639" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008773658,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="9008773658?profile=original" /></a></div><div>Picture of Naoaki</div><div><div>Aware of that unstoppable trend , we encourage passionate people like you to <b>share their local knowledge and expertise </b>with worldwide travelers.</div><div>You know better the unique characteristics of you place and community and how can enrich others in many ways.</div><div>In grandtourGO (<a href="http://www.grandtourGO.com">www.grandtourGO.com</a>) we have broken down a wide range of activities into four main categories:</div><div>-Culturally</div><div>-Socially</div><div>-Gastronomically</div><div>-Physically</div><div>Don’t hold back in creating your own experience or tour! Look around you and start thinking which will be your contribution to the society and make money at the same time.</div><div><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008773880,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="571" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008773880,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="9008773880?profile=original" /></a></div><div>Picture of Tolga</div><div>These are our recommendations:</div><div>-Try to be original and creative and, above all, makes sure that the activities and experiences you offer highlight the cultural and social values of the community.</div><div><div>-Take a moment to see what other locals offer elsewhere and be inspired.</div><div>-Do not limit yourself to one activity. The more activities you provide, the more opportunities you have to share your special places and to offer your expertise.</div><div>Meet some <b>local entrepreneurs</b> from the four corners of our planet:</div><div><a href="https://www.grandtourgo.com/en/local-guide/japan/Taito/5184a453117f4c385a00004b">Naokai</a> is a passionate traveler and japanese culture lover who offers tours in Tokyo.</div><div><a href="https://www.grandtourgo.com/en/local-guide/turkey/Istanbul/518032a1117f4ce02800007d">Tolga</a> is a professional and highly knowledgeable tour guide from Istanbul who has designed an exclusive portfolio of cultural activities to seduce the most demanding travelers.</div><div><a href="https://www.grandtourgo.com/en/local-guide/france/Biarritz/517fe070117f4cfc2500001c">Beatrice</a> is a very active person with an excellent touch and sophistication capable of offering super exclusive tours around France and Spain.</div><div><a href="https://www.grandtourgo.com/en/local-guide/vietnam/Hanoi/518337d1117f4c63490000b5">Gem</a> is a foodie and very spiritual person with a great concern of needy people who loves sharing her cooking knowledge with worldwide travelers visiting Hanoi.</div></div></div></div>Sympho's immersive "Ascending Darkness" is on May 8, 2013 at 8 p.m. at Manhattan's famed Church of the Ascension. Church of the Ascension at Fifth Ave & 10th St, NYC. For tickets & details: http://wwwhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/3169359-BlogPost-4642532013-04-21T18:00:00.000Z2013-04-21T18:00:00.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p></p><p><span><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008770671,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="750" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008770671,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="9008770671?profile=original" /></a></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sympho's immersive "Ascending Darkness" is on May 8, 2013 at 8 p.m. at Manhattan's famed Church of the Ascension. Church of the Ascension at Fifth Ave & 10th St, NYC. For tickets & details: <a href="http://www.symphoconcerts.org/tickets.php">http://www.symphoconcerts.org/tickets.php</a></p><table cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><p></p><p>Don't miss Sympho's newest concert experience, "Ascending Darkness." Join us as we transport you into a gorgeous, meditative, spiritual place. In this dream-state, we will follow our archetypal hero on a quest for enlightenment. Layers of darkness and light assist as metaphors for levels of consciousness, and music from composers as varied as Rameau, Pärt, Grieg, and Messiaen combine in a non-stop stream of hauntingly beautiful melodies. </p><p></p><p>(Patron/Benefactor/Sponsor ticket buyers for Ascending Darkness will be listed in those categories on Sympho's donor list and will be invited to an Exclusive Post-Concert Reception with Artistic Director and Conductor Paul Haas.)</p><p></p><p><span>Tickets:<br /> $500 Patron* (premium seating + post-concert reception) <br /> $250 Benefactor* (preferred seating + post-concert reception)<br /> $100 Sponsor* (reserved seating + post-concert reception) <br /> Reserved $50, General $25, Student $15 (ID required)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span>Also: The multimedia extravaganza "KAPOW!" will take place on June 12, 2013 at 7 pm at NYC's Rubin Museum of Art.</span></p><p><span> </span></p></div>Airlines to Use Social Media Profiles to Personalize Ticket Prices. Higher Costs?https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/airlines-to-use-social-media-profiles-to-personalize-ticket2013-03-20T20:46:37.000Z2013-03-20T20:46:37.000ZKaleel Sakakeenyhttps://tripatini.com/members/KaleelSakakeeny<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008764896,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-right" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008764896,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="300" alt="9008764896?profile=original" /></a></p><p>Will buying an airline ticket soon be as personalized as buying a suit from a sales person? Probably, as trends go.<br /> <br /> <strong>It's no surprise that airlines want to personalize their relationships to their customers. If they can figure out how, it would be a huge step toward making the ticket-buying process a lot more individualized, and rewarding.</strong><br /> <br /> And why shouldn't it be?<br /> After all, buy a book from Amazon or any savvy online retailer, and you're guided to other books you might like based on your reading preference.<br /> Or you're told what other buyers like you have also bought or found interesting.<br /> The personalized shopping experience is made possible by the "big data the companies have acquired about you, your family your tastes and preferences. Information you have provided one way or another during your online experience.<br /> <br /> <strong>Why can't the airlines create an equivalent purchasing experience?</strong><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/airlines_new_pricing_plan_could_take_frequent_fliers_for_a_ride/" target="_blank">Hotelmarketing</a> reports that last October, the <a href="http://www.iata.org/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">International Air Transport Association</a> (IATA) met to discuss how they could "customize individual fares."</p><p>IATA is an airline trade organization representing about 240 airlines and impacts about 87% of all air traffic.<br /> They rolled out a plan called "New Distribution Capacity," or NDC.<br /> <br /> It's also attempt to hold on to more of the ticket price by driving travelers to the airlines' own sites, and not have to share revenues with online travel agencies (OTA) like Orbitz and Travelocity<br /> <br /> <strong>Typically, fares have been based on more or less objective factors: routes, travel date, when the ticket was purchased, and so on.</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Now, with ticket prices pegged to flyers' personal data, airline customers will have to provide personal profile information in order to know what price they'll pay for a ticket. </strong><br /> <br /> One company that truly understand the segmenting and targeting of customers is <a href="http://truelens.com/" target="_blank">TrueLens</a>, a social customer intelligence provider. </p><p>CEO and co-founder, Roy Rodenstein, noted that the desire to personalize customer experiences is greater than ever. He said that customers want more relevant and personalized content, and marketers are exploring ways to deliver it. "That's why we're developing technology that provides brands with deep insights into customers' needs, intents and preferences sourced directly from customer expressions in social media."<br /> <br /> But Kevin Mitchell of the Business Travel Coalition told <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2013/03/08/new-guidelines-could-result-in-frequently-flyers-paying-more/" target="_blank">Fox News</a> that he thinks <strong>these customized fares will result in higher prices,</strong> specially for frequent flyers, because they are most likely the class of people the airlines assume will pay more.<br /> <br /> And critics are concerned with privacy issues, claiming that this level of intrusion by the airlines is a very slippery slope.<br /> <br /> But, and we tend to agree, <strong>the airlines respond with the argument that passengers have longed for a more personalized, value-oriented booking process</strong>, and that NDC gives passengers more choices. For example a customer may now know which airline serves the kinds of meals he or she prefers, or which airlines has what kind of checked-baggage policy.<br /> <br /> For now, the proposal goes before the Department of Transportation, and the public can comment.</p><p>image/courtesy traveldailymedia</p><p></p><p></p></div>New Innkeepers Use Social Media To Attract New Guests (Video)https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/new-innkeepers-use-social2011-02-01T00:30:00.000Z2011-02-01T00:30:00.000ZKaleel Sakakeenyhttps://tripatini.com/members/KaleelSakakeeny<div><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xpKEwqC2k1CR6IjvZIl7tw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_AnBusKXSA8o/TUQ3R1Gv-dI/AAAAAAAACQI/ZFELP-6tMGc/s800/Efortyputney.jpg" height="192" width="288" alt="Efortyputney.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;text-align:right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/travel.video/NMTImages?feat=embedwebsite">NMT Images</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please watch the 1- minute, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZiKB8Ge3kY" target="_blank">Travel Video PostCard</a> at the end of this post</p><p> </p><p><strong>New Innkeepers Use Social Media To Attract New Guests</strong><br /><br />In the highly individualistic culture of the Bed and Breakfast business, Tim and Amy Brady are fast becoming the "go to" couple for B and B owners and operators eager to gain access to the powers of social media marketing, and improving the guest experiences in the process.<br /><br />The 30 something, very cool couple are decidedly not what one thinks of when one thinks of innkeepers. <br /><br />Amy is known to change the color of her long auburn hair on a whim or season, and Tim, a former NJ cop, speaks with breath taking speed, describing himself as a <em>bona fide</em> "B and B geek"who toyed with computers as a kid.<br /><br />Today he’s quickly becoming a poster boy for a new generation of innkeepers.<br /><br />We sat in their intimate pub (the Bradys are true beer aficianados), part of their comfortable and roomy six room inn, <a href="http://www.fortyputneyroad.com/" target="_blank">40 Putney Road</a>, in Brattelboro, Vermont, and listened as Tim discussed a recent Trip Advisor research project between the review giant and The <a href="http://www.innkeeping.org" target="_blank">Professional Association of Innkeepers International</a> (PAII). <br /><br />The surprise discovery? A whopping 95 percent of travelers never consider staying at a B and B when making travel plans.<br /><br />Tim said that the main reason travelers are B and B averse, especially younger travelers, is that they don't want to have to talk to strangers or eat breakfast with people they don’t know. <br /><br />In other words the "new" traveler doesn’t seek the very intimate experience for which inns and B and B's world-wide are celebrated.<br /><br />"We know from the study," Tim says , "that these travelers are afraid of the B and B experience... " “Yes,” Amy interrupts, in the manner of couples everywhere. "They don't want the innkeepers hovering over them, being sure their needs are met. They want more anonymity."<br /><br />The Bradys rose to the marketing challenge of "converting" the resort and hotel-stayers into B and B guests<br />by employing a range of social media strategies. <br /><br />First thing we did, Tim said, was to make a handful of non-promotional, fun videos an post them on YouTube and other video sharing sites. <br /><br />Where it was once a "good idea" to make a video for your B and B, it's now essential, he believes, and he’s smart enough to know that in the social media rule book, the videos can’t be overtly promotional. They have to be, and they are, friendly, natural, casual and non-professional, like the one on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9DWeN0VPA8" target="_blank">The Ghosts of Southern Vermont</a>.<br /><br />More importantly perhaps, the Bradys adhere to the classic social media principle that the guest experiences at an inn or hotel or B and B must begin well before the guest arrives. <br /><br />“It's great,” Tim says. "From the moment the guest begins the search process, through the booking process up ro when they arrive, we are in touch with them sharing updates, changes, news."<br /><br />By the time a guest arrives everyone is on the same page; expectations have been managed and, Tim laughs over another glass of micro-brewed beer, "the guests arrive knowing more about us than we do ourselves!"<br /><br />Tim and Amy break another rule of traditional hospitality strategies : They don't encourage guests to write reviews on Trip Advisor or other review sites. <br /><br />"Why should the dialogue, the conversation be between our guests and Trip Advisor?" Brady asks. "How does that help us or help our guests? People who stay with us know they can reach us directly with suggestions and criticisms on Facebook, email, texting....and they know we listen to them and incorporate what they have to say."<br /><br />Tim and Amy are energized by the challenge of reaching the 95 percent that have never considered a B and B stay. But they know the only way to reach them is to engage them in a robust conversation via social media, and to reassure them that not all B and B's are frilly Victorian places with hovering innkeepers.<br /><br />Certainly 40 Putney isn't. It's comfortable, well designed, not overstuffed and fully "Wi Fied."<br /><br />I did get a Tweet from them a few hours after we left. They thanked us for coming and regretted we only stayed the one night.<br /><br />I'm sure we'll be back. But then again, I'm a believer to begin with and love Twitter<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br />Travel Video PostCard<br /><object width="560" height="340" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/BZiKB8Ge3kY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BZiKB8Ge3kY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" ></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BZiKB8Ge3kY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" width="560" height="340" allownetworking="internal"></embed> <param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param></object></div>GlamourGals Foundation Hosts “Illuminate” Cocktail Benefit “Expect the Unexpected” 2/22/13https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/glamourgals-foundation-hosts-illuminate-cocktail-benefit-expect2013-02-15T18:30:00.000Z2013-02-15T18:30:00.000ZDebbie Rodriguezhttps://tripatini.com/members/DebbieRodriguez<div><p></p><p>Friday, February. 22, 2013<br /> The GlamourGals Foundation Hosts “Illuminate” Cocktail Benefit “Expect the Unexpected” The 3rd annual Illuminate, held in support of the GlamourGals Foundation, will take place at the Museum of the City of NY at 1220 5th Ave, NYC, from 7-11 pm. Join special hosts for an evening of cocktails, dancing, live and silent auctions, exclusive gallery access, plus some extraordinary entertainment. Guests will have exclusive access to the galleries at the Museum of the City of NY and the evening will feature an open bar with specialty cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dancing, plus a silent and live auction, featuring a commissioned piece by the Alois Kronschlaeger and Cristin Tierney Gallery, which will be auctioned off later in the evening. Auctioneer and host Brennan Lothery will help raise support for GlamourGals by auctioning off five exclusive items, including a Delta vacation package anywhere in the continental US, a Napa Valley Wine tour, a two night stay at the Greenwich Hotel and a personalized portrait from Kramer Portraits. <span>For further details, please go to the GlamourGals Foundations's Event Facebook page at </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/199246590213846/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/199246590213846/</a><br /> Registration costs $150 and can be purchased at glamourgals.org. </p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008752884,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="750" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008752884,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="9008752884?profile=original" /></a><br /> Lambrina Mathews, a co-chair and a GlamourGals advisory board member, presented the perfect location to fellow co-chair and advisory board member, Lauren Ruotolo and vice president, Kavita Mehra. “Kavita and Lauren have done a tremendous job of putting together this event,” explained Lambrina. “I have really enjoyed working with them, and look forward to an exciting evening to benefit a great organization and worthy cause.”</p><p><br /> A group of special guest hosts will also be at the event, including entertainment personality Micah Jesse from micahjesse.com, meteorologist Mike Woods from “Good Day New York,” Carol Incarnacao-Schirm, an associate at The Law Offices of Elaine D. Papas, Samantha Braunstein, an associate at Kaye Scholer, LLP, Jennifer Leidel, an integrated client marketing associate for “Sports Illustrated,” Brian R. Sliwinski, financial advisor for The Izzo Group, Deanna E. Kory, senior vice president at the Corcoran Group Real Estate Marisa Warren, global channels executive, entrepreneur, Jennifer Neumann, entrepreneur and Brennan Lothery, wealth management advisor at Wealth Management Group, LLC.  GlamourGals is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit which inspires and organizes teens to provide ongoing companionship and complimentary beauty makeovers to women living in senior homes since 2000. GlamourGals has 83 chapters across the country that engage 1,600 teen volunteers to serve more than 2,000 senior women in 14 states. Oprah Winfrey, “The New York Times,” and the Saturday “Early Show” on CBS have all commended the GlamourGals program. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.GlamourGals.org">www.GlamourGals.org</a>. Contact Kavita Mehra, VP Vice President, GlamourGals Foundation 631.404.0761; Kavita at glamourgals.org. <a href="http://www.glamourgals.org">www.glamourgals.org</a></p></div>Learn Social media Tricks at THETRADESHOW when you go to THETRAVELBLOGGERSSHOWhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/learn-social-media-tricks-at2010-08-06T15:00:00.000Z2010-08-06T15:00:00.000ZASTAhttps://tripatini.com/members/ASTA<div><div>Social media continues to be the hot topic, and while many peoplehave jumped on the bandwagon, there are still those looking to learn more, especially when it comesto utilizing these new tools to grow their business. This year, <a href="http://www.thetradeshow.org">THETRADESHOW</a> (Orlando Sept. 12-14)has lined up a full array of seminars, covering everything from YouTube marketing to the <a href="http://www.thetradeshow.org/thetravelbloggershow.cfm">basics of blogging.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>“The growth of social media and evolution of technology provides new opportunities for travel agenciesto connect with their customers in an online environment,” said Brian Houser, vice president,Customer Marketing for Sabre Travel Network. “Social media communities can have a strong influenceon travel decisions, so agencies looking to stay relevant and competitive should explore how they canleverage these new tools to attract new customers, drive greater customer loyalty and differentiatetheir brand. Travel agencies can learn more about how to create and maintain a strong social mediapresence at THETRADESHOW sessions and by stopping by the Sabre Travel Network booth andvisiting with our experts.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Topics for training include:</div><div>Building Blocks for Facebook Fan Pages.</div><div>Presented by Chelle Yarbrough, CTC. This hands-on classwill provide attendees with the tools they need to turn Facebook into a powerful medium for attractingnew customers—even better than traditional Web sites. In this class attendees will learn how to: builda basic fan page; edit their profile photo; connect third-party applications such as Twitter, their blog orcalendars; and engage their visitors and fans to spread their message.(For maximum benefit, attendees should already be signed up for Facebook and bring their user nameand password to the class.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Advanced Facebook Tips and Tricks.</div><div>Presented by Chelle Yarbrough, CTC. Facebook's built-inprofiling system provides a marketing edge that no other system offers. Because every user who signsup for Facebook must provide demographic information, marketers are able to zero in on their targetmarket and hit them with the right offer at the right time. In this session, attendees will be introducedto the world of FBML - Facebook MarkUp Language - which allows for the addition to a Facebook pageof completely customized pages and features such as YouTube videos, calendars and booking engines.Participants will learn how to: add YouTube videos and other media to the page; customize a welcomepage, bypassing "The Wall" and making your page stand out; and connect advanced applications suchas booking engines to your page.(For maximum benefit, attendees should already be signed up for Facebook and bring their user nameand password to the class.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Turn Your Website into a Virtual Money Machine.</div><div>Presented by Tom Ogg. Interested in takingyour Web page to the next level? Learn how to build organic traffic, develop strong and uniquecontent, increase your standing on Google and close sales. Key discussion points include: ways toupdate your Web site; optimizing your Web site for search engines such as Google; quick and easycontent building; ten strategies to out-market the competition; turning “lookers” to “buyers;” andanalyzing your site’s performance and profitability.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Power of YouTube and Video Marketing.</div><div>Presented by Adam Lapsevich. Video is one of themost powerful marketing tools. Travel agents who attend this seminar will leave knowing how to: setup their own YouTube channel; add video content to their YouTube channel and other areas of theirmarketing mix; and use video as an e-mail marketing tool.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blogging 101 - How to Start a Blog and Use it for Your Business.</div><div>Presented by Bryan AlaspaThe phenomenon of blogging is still relatively new, however, it has pervaded nearly every part of theInternet and is here to stay. This session will provide attendees with the critical tools they need tocreate a blog that will work. Attendees will learn: why businesses should use a blog; what issues mustbe considered before writing that first sentence; how to select a topic as well as the right blogging format; write that first blog entry and build an audience. Alaspa will share success stories as well aspotential pitfalls and offer participants suggested next steps.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blogging 201 - So, You’ve Started to Blog, Now What?</div><div>Presented by Bryan Alaspa. Targeted atthose who have entered the world of blogging, this advanced-level course teaches attendees how tofind and keep their audience; what the savvy blogger can do to keep content fresh; how to build anarchive and add pages to a blog site.</div><div><br /></div><div>LinkedIn 101 - How to Create a Linked-In Profile.</div><div>Presented by Kate Koziol. When it comes tosocial media and its applications for business, the one word heard over again is LinkedIn. Those new tosocial and online networking will learn about LinkedIn and how it differs from other social media sites,as well as why joining is a smart move. Among the topics covered will be creating a LinkedIn profile,joining groups and participating in discussions.</div><div><br /></div><div>LinkedIn 201 - Advanced Linked-In Techniques.</div><div>Presented by Kate Koziol. This seminar takes adeeper journey into the heart of LinkedIn and examines how the site can be used to further one’sbusiness and expand their network. Those looking to up their LinkedIn skills will learn to expand theirnetwork; choose what discussions to participate in or start their own discussion; find the right group tojoin or create one of their own; add applications to their profile and more.</div><div><br /></div><div>To learn more: Visit THETRADESHOW and THETRAVELBLOGGERSSHOW. A variety of registration packages, ranging from $35 to the Best Value Package at $109 are available.For more information on these packages or to register, visit THETRADESHOW.org. The Best ValuePackage includes registration to THETRADESHOW, as well as the VIP Perks Package, eLearningCenter access and RTLS registration. If you are unable to attend THETRADESHOW, but who would like to experience THETRADESHOW educational program through the eLearning Center without the livenetworking opportunities or Best Value Package, can purchase a virtual-only registration for $99.</div></div>Postcard from the Future – Events 2020https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/postcard-from-the-future2010-10-09T20:44:48.000Z2010-10-09T20:44:48.000ZMorris Miselowskihttps://tripatini.com/members/MorrisMiselowski<div><a href="http://www.businessfuturist.com/">I</a> was recently commissioned by <a href="http://www.btp.net.au/home.aspx">BT Publishing</a>, producers of <a href="http://www.btp.net.au/243/section.aspx/category/9/catalog/55/page/1533">Micenet Australia</a>,Australia’s leading bi-monthly publication for the business events community, to ponder how events might be in the year 2020, here is a <br />reprint of the article:<br /><br /><p><strong>Postcard from the Future – Events 2020</strong></p><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p>I’m sitting here in August 2020, preparing for another conference keynote and reminiscing on how the business events, meetings, exhibition and incentives industry has changed over the last 10 years and how much of it is still the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>The biggest difference for me over the past decade is that the industry offerings have become far more intimate and hyper personalized and the line between event organizer, client, venue, supplier, presenter and attendee has blurred.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hype in 2010 of technology, virtual meetings, 3D meetings, <a class="ml-smartlink" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/facebook_inc/index.html">social networking</a> and constant online communications being the death of the industry has, as I had thought, not harmed the industry but strengthened it. It has become far more robust with those that innovated their offerings to take full advantage of the changes not only surviving, but thriving.</p><p><br /></p><p>Technology has continued to enmesh itself in our lives and it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the real and virtual worlds, but strangely it has also become less intrusive and far better at discerning and presenting real time <a class="ml-smartlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_situ">in situ</a> knowledge when and where it is needed. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Turning up to events, meetings and venues now, as opposed to 2010, is a self-check in behind the scenes technology driven process. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Our me-centric superphone has already received, reviewed, stored and replied to all our bookings and event briefings. It has booked us into our room, sent our session attendance notifications, dietary and other needs to the organizers and is on standby ready to give us step by step in situ instructions of where we need to go, when we need to be there, how to get there, who’s around us and any last minute briefings we need before getting started. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Behind the scenes organizers now routinely and collaboratively use virtual 3D on line technology to trial venue and meeting spaces, decide on layouts and setups, design theming and lighting. In this online <a class="ml-smartlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_space">virtual space</a> all suppliers are able to meet, negotiate, test, build and eventually run a virtual audition of the event or meeting and when it’s finalized use the online model as the collective 3D template for every facet of the event. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Attendees have become far savvier and acutely focused on their event needs. Long before deciding to attend they tap into their online communities to engage with prospective attendees, organizers, sponsors, suppliers, venues, speakers, industry delegates and other interested participants to get a real sense of what the event or meeting may be and how best, if at all, to attend. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Attendance decisions in the past were often influenced by a narrow band of work colleagues or networks, but now information, comments and critiques come from everywhere and the decision making process has <br />shifted to include and value a wider circle of influence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Events and meetings have also evolved over the past decades offering a far more diverse range of attendance options ranging from the traditional entire event <a class="ml-smartlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Person">in person</a> attendance, to being able to choose and pay only for those specific segments you want to attend either in person or online, through to complete virtual and online opportunities to attend and participate. These even include post event online pay per view opportunities to watch previously delivered content and presentations. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One of the other interesting shifts I’ve seen over the last decade is events and meetings being commissioned by members of self-assembled interest groups that have spent time on line with each other around their professions, hobbies, experiences, needs or interests and have the community desire and numbers to turn their <a class="ml-smartlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hoc">ad hoc</a> interaction into an event or meeting . <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The demands of these groups have spawned a new breed of meeting specialist, someone who is capable of pulling together a multi-faceted <a class="ml-smartlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_and_offline">online and offline</a> event or meeting often with very short lead times, in a less formal or structured manner and in what may have once been considered less traditional meeting venues or spaces. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The other interesting change looking back is that it is now far more common for disparate suppliers, venues and organisers to work collaboratively and share resources and to come together around a tender or event and then disband only to form again with others as the need requires.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking around the year 2020 the meetings, events, incentive and exhibition companies that have thrived and grown over the last decade have been those that have embraced the changes. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They have clearly understood what they do but have constantly been willing to <a class="ml-smartlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovate">innovate</a> and adapt, to find new markets and new opportunities and not been afraid to reach out and grab for them. <br /></p><p style="font-weight:bold;"><br /></p><p style="font-weight:bold;"><em>I’d love to know what you see ahead for the travel, meeting and events industry, please post and share<br /></em></p></div>Cruise Ships Sail The Social Networking Seashttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/cruise-ships-sail-the-social2010-06-08T13:33:54.000Z2010-06-08T13:33:54.000ZKaleel Sakakeenyhttps://tripatini.com/members/KaleelSakakeeny<div><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/G5xYaP7Uvq5gHTOou1u_xPof0dzRa7ymPcRZ9zZ0Nsc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_AnBusKXSA8o/TA0r7uqNNmI/AAAAAAAAB3M/pJPpU916ATY/s400/10898-oasis-of-the-seas_eCNZr_48.jpg" alt="10898-oasis-of-the-seas_eCNZr_48.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;text-align:right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/travel.video/FromKaleel?authkey=Gv1sRgCIaWy9qJ5r_9WA&feat=embedwebsite">From Kaleel</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Cruise Lines Sail the Social Media Seas<br /><br />The captain of the <a href="">Oasis of the Seas</a> may have driven the 5,400 passenger cruise ship into Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades last fall, but it was Social Media channels that drove the Royal Caribbean's cruise ship, the world's largest, onto Google's most-searched list. <br /><br />Travel trade publication <a href="http://www.travelweekly.com">Travel Weekly</a> reported that as of a couple of weeks ago, 10 million unique visitors made their way to <a href="http://www.OasisoftheSea.com">OasisoftheSea.com</a>, and a whopping 200,000 people in a 24-hour period tuned in to watch videos of the Oasis captain, more viewers, said TW, than Anderson Cooper drew on CNN in the same time period. <br /><br />It's an axiom in Social Media marketing and public relations campaigns that the social web has an enormous capacity to bring mainstream media into the marketing and PR loop by generating deep consumer involvement in creating an on-line buzz, so that off-line media has to take notice, when they might ordinarily not.<br /><br />And the cruise industry apparently is getting the message. <br /><br />New York's <a href="http://http//www.webershandwick.com">Weber Shandwick</a> agency which masterminded the Oasis media launch understands the social networking phenomenon well. According to Rene Mack, president of the lifestyle marketing department, Weber Shandwick wants their clients to be ahead of what he calls the dramatically changing media landscape.<br /><br />The Norwegian Cruise Line is also fully engaged, using Facebook and Twitter in to launch its largest-ever ship, the <a href="http://www.epic.ncl.com">Norwegian Epic</a>, and Holland America is timing its Facebook and Twitter campaign to prepare for its July 4 advertising campaign on why to sail Holland America. <br /><br />The cruise industry industry is well aware that only 18% of Americans have taken cruises, and rather than rely on traditional approaches to reach the other 82% of non-cruising Americans, and the huge revenue stream they represent, they're embraced a progressive approach that starts by building an on-line "cruise buzz", leading to off-line media awareness, creating the perfect media storm of on-line, off-line conversion that Shandwick's Mack calls "in-line media."<br /><br /> In Royal Carib's case, "engaging the audience" actually extended to letting the public name the Oasis through a contest with USA Today, giving the public a chance to "own" the ship, generating an enthusiastic base of future cruisers and cementing the existing loyal client base.<br /><br />With 4,707 people following @oasisandallure on Twitter, and 500,000 video views from video sharing sites, the cruise industry is looking forward to smooth sailing and capturing a bigger market share through viral marketing. <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Today's Innkeepers Embrace the Social Web. Will They Ever Be the Same?https://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/todays-innkeepers-embrace-the2010-05-02T14:00:00.000Z2010-05-02T14:00:00.000ZKaleel Sakakeenyhttps://tripatini.com/members/KaleelSakakeeny<div>Innkeepers Meet the Social Web: Will They Ever Be The Same<br /><br />Brian and Leslie Mulcahy work very hard for their accolades and consistently outstanding reviews by always being there for their guests.<br />"It’s not easy,” say the innkeepers of the quintessential New England inn, <a href="http://www.RabbitHillInn.com">Rabbit Hill Inn</a>, in the Currier and Ives town of Lower Waterford, Vermont. <br />But Leslie is reading Groundswell ("winning in a world transformed by social technologies,"), which sounds the clarion call for a social tools-based mind set that baffles most of the travel world, and especially traditional innkeepers.<br /><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Bnc48vociUYRnMtKnBatwgi09wEnzFu6bpKVxR1Yiok?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_AnBusKXSA8o/S92EZAbaN8I/AAAAAAAABwY/PAQrs-LYEfU/s400/RHIsmE.jpg" alt="RHIsmE.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;text-align:right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/travel.video/BloggerPictures?authkey=Gv1sRgCMnkxoiQ96fjdQ&feat=embedwebsite">Blogger Pictures</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Rabbit Hill Inn<br />Credit: Wendie Hansen<br /><br />Today, Rabbit Hill posts videos on YouTube, Brian conducts advanced searches in Google to see how many web sites embedded their videos, and the couple is planning a new web site designed to foster community.<br />But they were quick to assure me that they are innkeepers first . <br />Their guests are what count.<br />Still, marketing through the social web is very time consuming and complex, so will they really have time to attend to the many demands of their guests?<br /><br />Marti Mayne a guru of inn-related web marketing <a href="http://www.BedandBreakfast.com">BedandBreakfast.com</a> says innkeepers will have to hire professionals to handle their social web marketing and PR, just as they hire electricians or other professionals, if they want to continue to provide high-quality guest services, the hallmark of their businesses.<br />A recent BedandBreakfast.com survey shows a dramatic increase by innkeepers in the use of social tools, especially blogs and Facebook, and a push toward buying ad words to drive search engine results, unthinkable a year ago.<br />Bookings from on-line sites like Expedia was the poorest performing indicator, and the simple transactional web sites of a few years ago are on the way out. <br /><br />Like many innkeepers, Dick and Diane Pabich of the <a href="http://www.saleminn.com">Salem Inn</a> (Salem, MA) bristled at the mere mention of Twitter or Facebook.<br />But at a recent meeting, Pabich proudly pointed to the increase in the inn's Facebook fan base… and they're embolden to stick their toe into the fast moving but time consuming Twitter stream. <br />With her purple hair and their serious commitment to social media, Tim and Amy Brady are the Gen-X owners of <a href="http://www.fortyputneyroad.com/">40 Putney Road B and B</a> in Brattleboro, Vermont, and the new face of innkeeping. "We are geeky and off beat and out to grab a new audience through social media," says Tim. "But we focus on our guests first."<br /><br />Tea times at these Norman Rockwell-type inns won't soon disappear, but building an on line buzz is ushering in a new breed of innkeepers. How will the inn experience change?<br /><br />What’s your experience with inns?<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/travelpostcard">http://twitter.com/travelpostcard</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>