This is the archive for March 2007
NAB your market share
I am a speaker at the launch of my local Womens Networking Forum this evening. My presentation will be on the topic of internet marketing. I have coined the acronym NAB:
Niche Market
Articles
Blog
This is based on my article, “How to get visitors to your website without spending a penny” which you can read below.
HTW Chur - Bachelor of Science in Tourism degree program in Switzerland - A complete guide
The HTW Chur (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft HTW Chur) in Switzerland is already renowned for its superlative array of undergraduate and graduate academic programs - after launching the English BBA in Tourism & Hospitality a few years ago, the university is now offering a Bachelor of Science in Tourism degree. Here is a complete FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) / guide to the program offered by the HTW.
03/13/07 |
Posted by JJ | Category Education
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Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft HTW Chur stretches its arm out to Hong Kong
The University of Applied Sciences Eastern Switzerland (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft HTW Chur) is reaching out to the East, with Shirley Romano travelling to Hong Kong at the end of this month. More details from the school:
03/06/07 |
Posted by JJ | Category Education
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Where are the female bloggers?
As a female writing a blog for my travel business, it struck me when I was looking at the comments made on my blog that there were all from males. Now my blog is fairly new, started in October 2006, so it is hardly a statistically significant sample, with comments in the teens rather than thousands. I also thought of the contacts I have made with other travel blog authors and could only think of one female Pam Mandel the travel editor of
Blogher.
Do we need new technology to get off the beaten track?
I came across this article in the Times technology section
advocating the use of multimedia technology to encourage visitors in Venice to venture into less touristy neighbourhoods. In the trial visitors were offered a mulitmedia two hour walking tour. Armed with PDAs loaded with flash animation, video clips and maps, they set out of their tour of discovery. Feedback from the trial was very postive.
Voluntary bed tax proposed in Edinburgh
There are discussions about implementing a voluntary bed tax in the Scottish capital. A mandatory bed tax has been ruled out but it is believed that if you ask in the right way and reassure visitors that the money raised will be spent on environmental and cultural initiatives some visitors will be happy to contribute. It is esimated that around three million pounds could be raised based a contribution of £1 per visitor.
03/04/07 |
Posted by karen | Category General
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