Trip Summary: In January, 2013 Delta was offering very reasonable fairs from Minneapolis to Istanbul. My dad, brother and I decided to go to Istanbul when tickets were available under $800. Part mileage run, part tourism, part amateur archaeologist and part bonding experience, this trip involves 3 nights in Istanbul and 2 nights in Athens. Stay tuned as I review Delta’s economy … [Read more...] about Istanbul and Athens: New Hotel Athens Review
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Jeffsetter is Among TripAdvisor Top Reviewers, but How?
Last week I received an intriguing email from Trip Advisor saying that I am among the 8% most-read TripAdvisor top reviewers of all time. I was equal parts honored, intrigued and skeptical at the same time for several reasons, which I'll go into detail in the rest of this post. Trip Advisor is Taking a Page from LinkedIn I am a very heavy networker on LinkedIn, and on that … [Read more...] about Jeffsetter is Among TripAdvisor Top Reviewers, but How?
Tripadvisor Continues to do Email Right
Last week, I mentioned the great job that Tripadvisor is doing with email and how they keep on engaging me to submit more reviews and spend more time on their site. While I was skeptical and cautious about putting too much effort into optimizing for their site, I also concluded that with the size of their network and the number of people visiting the site, I could benefit from … [Read more...] about Tripadvisor Continues to do Email Right
Does Posting Reviews to Trip Advisor Help or Hurt Your Travel Blog?
At the same time I started Jeffsetter, I also decided to try and get "serious" about my Trip Advisor account. While I have lurked on the site for years and enjoyed their reviews, I never really took the time to become a reviewer myself. Now that I am doing reviews of hotels and trips on Jeffsetter, I thought it might help my brand to also post them on Tripadvisor.com. Maybe … [Read more...] about Does Posting Reviews to Trip Advisor Help or Hurt Your Travel Blog?