12 - Travel News Roundup July 2016

In this week’s episode of the Fuel Hotel Marketing Podcast, we keep it short and sweet. We’ve been a little distracted this week with our local college baseball team, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, winning the college world series and all that. It’s also a holiday weekend in the USA, so we’re looking to clock off early and go hang out on the beach with an ice cold libation. For that reason, we’re going to cover a few news items but not dig into a specific topic. We hope that y’all are ok with that. We’ll be back next week with an in depth look at social media for hotels. SHOW NOTES: In The News: Facebook Algo Update - 7 Changes To Watch For http://www.fastcompany.com/3061481/seven-ways-facebooks-big-algorithm-change-will-affect-marketers-and-publishers Actual Update Announcement →well http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/06/building-a-better-news-feed-for-you/ TripAdvisor - Hotel Business vs Tours & Attractions Business https://skift.com/2016/06/30/beyond-tripadvisor-hotel-bookings-its-tours-and-restaurants-on-track-to-become-500-million-business/ What3Words Funding - Revolutionizing Location Travel Tech https://www.tnooz.com/article/what3words-8.5m-funding/ (if you need to find us, our office address is thunder.debts.baffle) Does anyone even click those website-style nav bars in your email template? http://www.ryansolutions.com/blog/2016/email-template-navigation-bars/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=buttonDBBOXr&utm_campaign=stash Airbnb vs. Hotels: New study reveals key consumer purchase drivers http://hotelmarketing.com/index.php/content/article/airbnb_vs._hotels_new_study_reveals_key_consumer_purchase_drivers Kayak launch Facebook Bot https://www.tnooz.com/article/kayak-facebook-messenger-bot/ Follow Us on Twitter: @fueltravel @stuartbutler @marketingmeisha @makavanagh