Introduce yourself!

Hi all! I'm an online marketing consultant whose clients include travel agencies and photo tour specialists. I'm also a participant in a local meetup of travel bloggers that meets in West Seattle - some of the members of which spoke at this year's SXSW Interactive festival.

In general, I'm a both a follower and proponent of "conversation marketing" or social media marketing - especially in the sense of building online relationships as opposed to using social media as just one more way to get people's attention so you can sell them something.

I'm encouraging my clients to get involved with communities like Biznik so they can see the difference between the old marketing/PR and the new - and how a website like Biznik's facilitates the latter.

Thanks, Annika, for starting the group! I look forward to participating.

Hi!

My career path has flowed into scuba.

I teach scuba for a living in the Puget Sound area. For travelers, I can certify students fully in the Sound before their trip, or offer a "Referral Course" where they do class and pool here, then their Open Water dives at their travel destination.

In addition to teaching, I write for an international dive publication, XRay Magazine, in Copenhagen, Denmark. My column, GirlDiver, is going to be focusing on dive travel for girls in 2010.

I'm looking forward to meeting others in the travel world.

Hello my fellow travel lovers!

I am real glad this group was created so we can engage with each other about our past and future travels. I grew up absolutely loving to travel and have really gotten bit by the travel bug in recent years. Even though all my trips have been domestic, I am extremely eager to explore the world and travel internationally.

Due to this passion of traveling that I have had growing up, I recently decided to start my own travel business! I have officially become the travel club owner of "World Travelers United", which is a travel club that specializes in organizing leisure group travel to the most exotic and beautiful destinations our planet has to offer. People who are like-minded and have similar interests and have always dreamed to travel all across the world, are able to do so in style and for pure fun and pleasure! This business is a dream come true for me.

To get things started, my travel club's inaugural trip is going to be this coming October of 2009 to Greece! And then we are going to Hawaii in November and off to an Eastern Caribbean cruise in December!

I have learned so much in the past 4 months from my mentors who have been in the travel industry for well over 30 years and I have taken that knowledge to create something truly special.

I look forward to working with you guys and getting to know more about where you hope to travel in the future and how I can help with anything. And who knows, I just might see you on one of our future travel club trips!

I look forward to keeping in touch.

All the best,

John Trivedi

Hello

I launched my company, Uniquely New Zealand Travel this January and am slowly getting my head around Social Networking and Social Media Marketing. There is certainly a lot to get ones head around!!

As my business name suggests I sell travel to New Zealand (and Australia!) and work with Travel Agents and special interest groups. I'd love to get involved with a network of people who can share ideas and, maybe, even work together on a campaign.

My background is marketing, and I've spent many years helping Travel Agents promote themselves to existing and potential clients through traditional marketing methods.

I look forward to being involved.

Jillian

Hi,

I am a native from Salzburg Austria, living in California and I organize and host small group tours to Austria since 2005. I am very interested in learning how I to market and promote my tours without getting broke :-) I am looking forward to exchange ideas. Best, Karin

Hi,I'm Marina De Martino from Naples-Italy and I'm a tourist guide. I work for a company that provides tourist services in Naples : loadgins , bed and breakfast, residence,guest house,cultural itineraries, personal shopper services , boat services, the web site is www.webconciergenapoli.com My personal website is www.napolinostressitinerari.com My first aim is to guarantee relax and nostress stay, even bacause the mass-media only take note when something bad has happened in my city, without considering how rich and interesting is the cultural background of Naples. Besides we have to consider that even the Gulf of Naples with its coast ,so monumental with its natural beauties (Capri, Ischia, Sorrento, Amalfi) remains impressed in the memories of the people who visit it. So welcome in Naples_Italy Best Marina de Martino

Hi everyone,

This is an update from my last post which was done all the way back on April 13, 2009. A lot has changed since then. I have shifted my business focus in the travel industry and am about to relaunch a brand new business.

I'm John Trivedi, Group Cruise Organizer and Owner of World Travelers United. My mission is to create special group cruise programs for family and class reunions, clubs and affinity groups, and corporate meetings by providing the utmost value based on your needs, interests, and desires.

I specialize in 3 cruise lines: Carnival, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean and 4 regions: The Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexican Riviera, and Alaska.

Thanks for reading!

Regards, John Trivedi

Hello everybody,

I am the owner of a small historic hotel, the usonian inn llc, in Spring Green wi. http://usonianinn.homestead.com

3 years in the industry gave me an opportunity to learn a lot and starting developing our business more;

I am also a Master Dealer for Ecoquest International - helping to expand my green knowledge, and enhance a healthy life style! http://www.heartlandselect.net/carolinacd

I am here for the network and to learn more about the industry and share as little as I know.

Make it the best green day!