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Vol.2, No. 5 : May 2005 
In this Issue: > Industry News > What?s going on at RoomSaver.com? > You Have Web Site Traffic, Now What? > Traveler Tribute > Travel Trends: More and More Seniors Online > How Are We Doing? > Success Stories? > Comments |
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Industry News
What's going on at Roomsaver.com New things are going on at RoomSaver.com? Angel Offredi Always visit our website to keep abreast of your listings! Let us know if we can make any changes for you. Business Travelers Keep Online Travel Sites Busy Almost three-quarters of business travelers prefer to book their travel online, according to Accenture. Business travelers are doing more of their booking online. In 2003, 57% said they preferred to book online. Two years later, the figure has risen to 71%. Meanwhile, those who prefer using a travel agent, either on the phone or in person, has fallen from 39% to 24%. A survey by Keynote Systems conducted in late 2004 had similar findings, though use of offline channels was lower. Fully 40% of US business travelers used an online travel agency, while 21% used a supplier Web site (an airline or hotel site), 18% used a corporate travel provider and 12% booked offline. RoomSaver.com has the edge on other travel websites ? we?re not only booking these business travelers for you online, but we are also providing them with toll-free numbers to book your rooms over the phone. Grab this excellent source of weekday business by showcasing your property in a Featured Premium or Premium listing on RoomSaver.com. Don?t forget to highlight any business travel features your hotel provides! Click here to view entire article on hotelmarketing.com> Traveler Tribute ?We love using RoomSaver.com and have been using them for five years now! We like to travel whenever we get a chance for overnight stays, or even to Florida. The money we save on the room rates, gives us more to spend on other things!? -Kathy & Brian H. Travel Trends: More and More Seniors Online In 2000, the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that only 15% of Americans 65 or older reported access to the Internet. Last year that number had risen to 22%. And in a phone survey conducted in January of this year, 26% of Americans age 65 and over reported having Internet access. In a study released early this year, the Kaiser Family Foundation compared activities of 65+ seniors with the group of seniors right behind them, and found that both groups were active online. As the population ages, however, more people who regularly used the Internet at work are retiring and the over-65 set will probably have higher rates of connectivity and report higher rates of 'high trust' activities. Furthermore, the Pew study found that once seniors get online, they are just as enthusiastic as younger users. Wired seniors are as keen as younger users to take advantage of the major activities that define online life ? such as e-mail and the use of search engines to answer a specific question. In addition, they are as likely as younger users to go online on a typical day. Click here to view entire article on hotelmarketing.com> Success Stories? We want to know about your success using RoomSaver.com, and what your employees and guests think. If you, your colleagues or one of your guests would like to share an experience with us, please e-mail editor@roomsaver.com. How Are We Doing? Have you taken the opportunity to take RoomSaver.com?s brief client satisfaction survey? We value your feedback and would like to know how we can serve you better. Click here to participate and we?ll send you a free gift! Comments Share your opinions and suggestions about RoomSaver.com! Informing Customer Service about your concerns will help us make RoomSaver.com work better for you. Contact Customer Service at 800-766-6728, option 2 or e-mail custserv@roomsaver.com. Is there information you would like to see in RoomSaver.com Monthly? E-mail your suggestions to the editor at editor@roomsaver.com. To unsubscribe, please send an e-mail to marketing@roomsaver.com. with the word, ?remove? in the subject line. If you believe you have received a fraudulent message or have a concern about fraudulent activity regarding RoomSaver.com, please contact us at reportfraud@roomsaver.com or 866-603-6195. Contact Us RoomSaver.com 5301 Robin Hood Road Suite 200 Norfolk, VA 23513 888.339.3948 info@roomsaver.com |
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