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33 tips for your hotel’s social media marketing

Established by a knowledgable industry panel during the recent Southern Lodging Summit in Memphis, here is 33 tips for your hotel’s social media marketing. Hope this will help us to develop an effective social media platform for our accommodation services. Treat it like a party. Your team should have fun while conversing with your target [...]

Make a phone call via Gmail

Good news for Gmail fan. I log in to my Gmail just now, and noticed a new function on that Gmail. A phone call from Gmail, like a Skype So, I tried to make a phone call to my handphone via Gmail, and it is working! Damn, like it! Here is my phone number and [...]

Hostel life has a charm of its own

Hostel life has a charm of its own. You may come out the familiar surroundings of your dear ones and enter a new world of strangers, who are experiencing the same dilemmas as you. However some basic etiquette can make the hostel life a memorable experience. Most of the first time hostellers tend to become [...]

Tok Bali

I wen to Tok Bali this evening. Just to snap a picture and bought some fresh fish. Below is the only picture snapped by me, and i am not that good in photography especially the picture below was snapped by using my 3.2 mp Sony Ericsson K800i. Tok Bali is about 48 km from Kota [...]

Beijing Mosque, Rantau Panjang

The first chinese style mosque in the country, Beijing Mosque in Rantau Panjang. Its design is similar to 1000 year old Niujie Mosque in Beijing. Located along Kota Bharu-Rantau Panjang road, don’t mistakenly think that it is a temple as its look like a pagoda structure.So don’t forget to visit and pray at this mosque [...]

Kelantan bakal perkenal ‘Pondok Pelancongan’

Kelantan akan membina sebuah ‘pondok pelancongan‘ bagi memudahkan pelancong yang berkunjung ke negeri ini mempelajari ilmu agama. Menteri Besar, Tuan Guru Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat berkata, pondok tersebut dicadang dibina di Kampung Kandis, Bachok. Cadangan tersebut katanya telah diusulkan kepada mesyuarat khas semalam. “Orang luar yang nak duduk di sini atau waktu tertentu datang untuk [...]

Euro which was intended to replace the US Dollar can’t even save itself

European single currency, Euro goes lower today at $1.2356. Below is the chart of Euro _ Usd when the market closed just now. The blue box was when the panic selling happened last two week.. the same time when there was a rumor about “fat finger” and Bank of Japan maybe inject 2 trillion Yen [...]

List your business at MyStartGuide

If you have business related to tourism industry, MyStartGuide.com is one of the website where you can ask to place a backlink to your website. There are two type of advertisement you can place on MyStartGuide, that is free and paid ads. Johan Schoonen have a special offer for LinkendIn members (you can add Johan Schoonen [...]

Your bag is your life – backpackers

Your bag is your life. Small bags are less noticeable, so you may feel less vulnerable. The closer you can stick to it, the happier you will be. A bulky, full bag has less space for souvenirs and a nightmare to lug around when on motorcycles, taxis or rickshaws. You also need to check-in the [...]

Charge five-star rates, hoteliers told

I read The Star today, and this news impressed me. Our Tourism Minister, Ng Yen Yen highlighted this issue before this and now it is supported by Najib. Credited from The Star. KUALA LUMPUR: Hoteliers should not offer rooms at too low a rate as it will give an impression to foreigners that their services [...]