Digital Influencers Share Travel Plans Before They Make Them (theme parks)
By Dave Tug
Dopplr, the online service for smarter travel, today shared the results of its recent research into the travel patterns and preferences of the world’s best-connected frequent travellers. Two insights stand out in the research:
- First, how early in the decision process digital influencers share their travel plans. When people share a trip through Dopplr, 2/3 have not yet booked a hotel and half have not made any travel arrangements at all (e.g. plane or train reservations).
- Second, the importance of recommendations in key travel decisions. Over 95% of digital influencers claimed to be strongly or slightly influenced by recommendations in their choice of hotels and restaurants.
Other key findings of the study include:
- Dopplr travellers prefer unique travel experiences with over 40% going for boutique hotels when they travel, and 25% choosing a trusted chain
- Dopplr travellers are highly educated, and compared to traditional frequent travellers they are younger, earn more, and travel more often
Dopplr may have the most international social graph of any social network. Over half the people on Dopplr share trips with a person from another country. Over 2/3 of the users are from outside of the United States with half of the users coming from Europe, and Asia Pacific growing quickly. London, New York, San Francisco, Paris and Berlin are the top destination cities. However, as the plot of all Dopplr destinations in 2008 at the very top of this post shows, the tail of destinations is long and covers the entire globe.
For a full summary of key findings please see:
http://blog.dopplr.com/2009/05/11/data-how-the-dopplr-community-travels/
The research - conducted in collaboration with m1ndset, an independent Swiss market research agency - is based on two traveller surveys conducted over the last year, m1ndset independent research into international frequent travellers at airports around the world, and analysis of aggregate travel patterns of the Dopplr community.
Dopplr presents this collective intelligence - the travel patterns, tips and advice of the world’s most frequent travellers - as a social atlas; which can be accessed on a personal computer and a mobile phone.
Dopplr is a service for smart travellers. Dopplr members share business travel plans privately with their networks, and exchange tips on places to stay, eat and explore in cities around the world.
An introduction to Holiday Accident Claims
By Freshoutsourcing
When on holiday accidents can and do happen which can result in you suffering an injury. These accidents can often turn a pleasant trip away into a nightmare.
A holiday accident claim can arise in various ways. You could trip on an uneven surface or slip on a spilt liquid in your hotel. You could get food poisoning from poorly cooked food or you could be injured on a broken tile in the swimming pool. These are all examples of holiday accident claims that we have dealt with and succeeded with resulting in our clients being awarded compensation.
In order to make a claim following an accident on holiday you need to have booked the holiday as a package. This means that at least two elements of the holiday must be booked together. A common example is flights and accommodation.
Successful Holiday Accident Claims
It doesn’t matter if the holiday accident happened at home or abroad as long as it forms part of a package. The accident claim will be dealt with in this jurisdiction so you won’t have the problem of dealing with a claim in a foreign country.
In order for us to pursue a holiday accident claim on your behalf it is important that you have reported the accident or illness to the holiday representatives and hotel staff. Other things that will help your claim are photographs of the scene, medical treatment information and any witness details.
We sincerely hope that your holiday is enjoyable and you that you don’t need to make an accident claim but if you should suffer a holiday accident or illness we would be happy to discuss this matter with you. We can offer legal advice and assistance from lawyers with experience and expertise in holiday accident claims.
Damian Horan is head of legal services for MyClaim, providers of personal holiday accident compensation claims
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