Where are Lonely Planet going? Get useful advise from this travelguide`s presentation Travel and Social Media - The Lonely Planet Story from 2009. New technologies are going faster, Web 2.0, and Mobile Media Global connectivity trends are important Evolution and opportunities in e- tourism. How do you use social media to reach people? It`s all about what Lonely Planet call the future of e-tourism.

Our Google+ Page was launched two days after Google announced their new service Google+ Pages worldwide for businesses on their Google blog. So far Google+ has focused on connecting people with other people. Now Google+ pages help businesses with connecting their customers and fans. Google`s slogan is "People + pages, better together". We in Travel Explorations have already started the process with attracting people with passion for travelling to our Google+ Page.

A guide to 878 UNESCO World Heritage sites, this publication is illustrated with over 650 full-color photographs. Location maps for every site are also included. Read about Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu, the pyramids in Egypt, Uluru - Ayers Rock, The Great Wall of China, the Great Barrier Reef, Stonehenge and more. A handy reference book for inspiration and better explorations of the the world unique sites.

So far in 2011 there has been 25 new inscriptions on UNESCOs World Heritage List: Cultural sites: 21, Natural sites: 3, Mixed sites:1, Extensions: 1.

Our reasons for using social media and how to use it. It means a lot for both our target groups: adventure travellers and business partners as tour operators. Our webconcept Travel Explorations is now strengthen with establishing sites on social medias like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, SlideShare and Google Blogger. We in Travel Explorations wants to be where people are! Our goal is to achieve a closer and a more interactive dialog with genuine adventure travellers around the world.

The Nile, The Northwest Passage, and Norway`s fjords are on top of Lonely Planet`s list when it comes what the travel guide call the romance of long ocean and river voyages. Lonely Planet has also ranked other ocean and river voyages among the most iconic and memorable travel experiences on or off water.

International tourist arrivals grew by close to 5% during the first months of 2011, consolidating the 7% rebound registered in 2010. According to the April Interim Update of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, growth was positive in all world (sub)regions during January and February 2011, with the exception of the Middle East and North Africa. South America and South Asia led growth (both at +15%), followed by Subsaharan Africa (+13%) and Central and Eastern Europe (+12%).

Take your Internet marketing to a new level. This book is published by the UNWTO, United Nations World Tourism Organization, and ETC, European Travel Commission, and is the first complete guide to e-marketing for destinations.

How can tour operators achieve more travellers on their tours by using social media? Many companies use Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to promote their offers. Also YouTube is popular, where it`s possible inspire travellers and promote offers through video clips. Sometimes companies go too far with spamming and over-promotion. The big challenge is to use the new media in an intelligent way that creates new business opportunities, not scaring away customers.

Social media are communities on Internet as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Some tour operators, travel agents and tourist organisations have engaged in social media with great success. They have realised that new media has completely transformed the way their potential customers find travel information and offers. Also the way they communicate. So how can social media create new business opportunities for tour operators, travel agents and tourist organisations?

Our webconcept Travel Explorations is now strengthen with establishing sites on social medias like Facebook and Twitter. We in Travel Explorations wants to be where people are! Our goal is to achieve a closer and a more interactive dialog with genuine adventure travellers around the world.

Google announced in a Press Release 1st July 2010 that they have signed a definitive agreement for acquire ITA Software, Inc. for $700 million in cash, subject to adjustments. ITA is a flight information software company, who has developed technology for organising flight information. It makes this information on Internet more available for users through new search tools.

In response to the widespread chaos caused by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Lonely Planet is offering 13 of its European iPhone guides free.

Everbody Hurts Haiti Charity Single Starring 21 Pop Stars Originally by REM - From JK_Pro On PS3. The all-star fund-raising single for the Haiti earthquake victims has been played on radio for the first time.

We Are The World 25 for Haiti, WATW Haiti, with Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie and Wyclef Jean. The 25th Anniversary recording features over 80 artists and performers. The recording of We Are The World 25 For Haiti embodied the same enthusiasm, sense of purpose and generosity as the original recording 25 years ago.