The power of real stories
October 11th, 2007 by Jane
How do you decide where to take your next holiday and the adventures you want to experience?
It’s fascinating to watch Internet activity - especially blogs - and see how real people spread the word around the world about their real travel experiences. I’d certainly be interested to know how you plan your holidays.
Gone are the days when tour operators like us relied totally on glossy brochures or even travel agents to sell our tours. Now our visitors are coming to us because they’ve browsed online and read about other people’s experiences.
I picked up this entry just this week, and is a great example of the potential power of real stories. If you read something like this when you were browsing for an adventure holiday, you’d probably sit up and take notice. Alex is right - swimming with manta rays is truly awesome.
And the great thing for us at Ningaloo is that almost 100 per cent of the stories we are seeing out there are not just positive but raving with enthusiasm! The fact is that Ningaloo sells itself. Once you’ve been and experienced it, you’ll want to tell the world about it - no exaggeration.
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October 21st, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Hi Jane,
I totally agree. I love reading reviews and real-life experiences before I travel somewhere. Now as a matter of course I check sites like Trip Advisor (www.tripadvisor.com) before I book any travel.
My mum has also just had her trip journal (www.mytripjournal.com) put into the “best of” section of their site and she has about thirty readers a day. Helps her re-live her journey and provides other with useful advice at the same time.
S.
November 13th, 2007 at 11:36 am
Thanks Simone
I didn’t know about mytripjournal - another great way to research trips. And your mum getting 30 readers a day just shows how many of us are keen to read about other people’s travel experiences. Much better than a brochure!