In the age of Skype, Email, Smart Phones and Social Media, it is easy to forget the importance of face to face meetings. With that in mind I threw on my “Tommy Boy” clip-on tie and pine scented cologne and hit the road. I covered over 2,000 miles and seven states while visiting current clients and new prospects in their own environment.
The Online Activity Planner is a new feature that we developed in concert with a couple of our vacation rental clients that expressed an interest in enhancing the user experience and adding more value to their websites. The online activities planner simplifies vacation planning logistics by allowing your guests to book activities, reserve rental equipment, make reservations, and purchase attraction tickets directly on your vacation rental website. For example, a guest visiting Southern California might book a wine tasting tour, reserve kayaks for a day, and purchase tickets to Sea World.
We've all had our friends suggest websites to us, and more often than not, I know I usually end up visiting based on little more than the suggestion of a friend. As social creatures, we put so much stock in the opinion of our friends; why not let them help us comb through search results? Google has recently decided that this type of social suggestion should be more like a seal of approval, and with the advent of the +1 button, has become a reality in search results.