TravelMedia.ie Newsletter

 

 

 

 

Dear Clients, Friends and Colleagues,

 Some news, events updates, social media stuff and snippets from us here at TravelMedia.ie.

1)      Bahamas – Summer Networking Event

• Our next networking event for the trade and media takes place on Wednesday 28^th May in the 5* Shelbourne Hotel in the centre of Dublin.
• Our sponsors are The Bahamas Tourist Office, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board, Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, One & Only Ocean Club Bahamas and American Airlines.
• RSVP on Facebook or email michael@travelmedia.ie for an invitation.
• Videos from our previous events click here. Photos from our previous events click here.
• Interested in sponsoring one of quarterly networking events email michael@travelmedia.ie or call him on +353 86 8583585.

 

2)      TravelMedia.ie Blog – covering social media, digital marketing and all things travel trade in Ireland

• Want to stay up to date with what’s happening in the world of social media? Read our blog.  All blog posts here.
• Recent blog posts:

Insert this Fridays post

“Twitter rolls out new look profile”. What does it mean and what’s our view on the update.

“Here’s what Ireland’s business leaders think of social media”. What platforms are businesses using and where do they see the value.

“What’s happened to Google Alerts?” Why Google Alerts are no longer useful and what you should be using instead.

• Got a social media question, that might also make a great blog post. Drop us a line: michael@travelmedia.ie

 

3)      Travel Industry Diary

• Don’t plan an event without first checking our diary page. There’s nothing worse for you or the media and trade here in Ireland than competing events.  
• It’s a free service. Send your event info to ruth@travelmedia.ie and michelle@travelmedia.ie
• Bookmark this page: https://www.travelmedia.ie/diary-of-events/
• Here’s a few key dates over the next few months:

April 30^th, Shannon Airport and the Spanish Tourism Office trade and media event, Limerick.

May 6^th and 7^th, Westjet launches, Dublin and Belfast.

May 15^th. TIGS event.

May 21^st and 22^nd, Travel Counsellors Conference Ireland.

May 28^th. Summer TravelMedia.ie Networking Event – Bahamas.

June 10^th and 11^th. Northern Ireland Travel News Big Travel Trade Event.

October 7^th and 8^th. Travel Industry Road Shows, Cork and Dublin.

October. ITAA conference. Exact date TBC.

November 14^th and 15^th. Provisional dates for Travel Centres Conference.

 

4)      Trade Road Shows, Limerick, Cork and Dublin

• Our March Road Shows were a great success. Click here for videos and here for photos from Dublin and Limerick.
• We still have places left for our October 7^th and 8^th Road Show events taking place in Cork and Dublin. We already have 18 different suppliers signed up. More information here or contact michael@travelmedia.ie

 

5)      Have you joined the Irish Travel Industry Groups on Facebook and LinkedIn?

• Over 1200 of your peers are already members in LinkedIn alone.

LinkedIn Irish Travel Industry Group

Facebook Irish Travel Industry Group

 

6)      Blue Insurances Travel Media Awards – Friday 28^th November 2014

• Make a note of this date in your diary. It’s going to be a big night, Friday November 28^th, the Blue Insurances Travel Media Awards.
• We are delighted to be back for a 4^th year running and to have Blue Insurances back as our lead sponsor.
• The big news this year is that we have moved to a Friday night, meaning you can all stay out late and let your hair down.
• We have a new venue this year and some new sponsors, more details to follow.
• Here’s a video from last year and some photos.
• Voting opens November 1^st.
• Book a table today. Contact michael@travelmedia.ie or +353 86 8583585.

 

7)      Charity – Travel Trade Family Fun Day 2014

The team at TravelMedia.ie are delighted to be part of the committee that organises the Travel Trade Family Fun Day. This year’s Travel Trade Family Fun Day takes place on the 13th July in our new venue – Wanderers FC Rugby Club in Ballsbridge. Registration for the event is now open and sponsorship opportunities are available. Click here for more information. Here’s a video from the 2012 Fun Day.

 

8)      Meet Us At These Events

We are always out and about. Here are just a few events where you’ll bump into some of the TravelMedia.ie gang. Make an appointment if you’d like to talk travel.

• June 10^th, 11^th – Northern Ireland Travel News Big Travel Trade Event
• Aug 28^th to Sept 1^st – Nantes, France, Travel Bloggers Unite
• October – ITAA conference. Exact dates TBC.
• October 17^th – Northern Ireland Travel Awards
• October 23^rd, 24^th, 25^th – TBEX Athens. Michael Collins is speaking. Here’s my presentation on SlideShare from last year.
• November 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th – WTM London
• November 14^th and 15^th – Travel Centres conference, Naas. Michael Collins is speaking. Here’s my presentation on SlideShare from last year.
• January 2015 – Holiday World Show Dublin
• March 2015 – ITB Berlin

 

9)      Networking Events – 2014 and 2015

• We still have spaces for sponsors at our July 9^th USA event. To find out more email michael@travelmedia.ie
• Our Autumn Networking event is wide open. Anyone can take the event outright, or we can help you bring together a mix of complimentary suppliers. We normally compliment airlines, with tour operators, travel agents, tourist boards and CVBs with hotel and destination partners. The event is scheduled for the end of September.
• Our Winter Networking Event is now the Blue Insurances Travel Media Awards. Details above.
• We are now starting to look at dates for 2015. Let us know sooner rather than later if you’d like to sponsor outright or jointly sponsor one of our 2015 events.

 

10)   TravelMedia.ie in London

• Michael Collins from TravelMedia.ie is in London every month. If you want to meet and talk travel, social media or business please let him know, michael@travelmedia.ie.
• May London dates – 13^th, 14^th and 15^th.
• June London dates – 17^th, 18^th and 19^th.
• July – TBC.

 

11)   Need help with content

• Is Content Marketing draining all your resources? Agreed, it’s a time consuming and labour intensive business. We can help. We have travel content coming out our ears.
• We produce content for our clients all over the place, audio for Soundcloud, video for YouTube, presentations for Slideshare, articles for blog posts, advertorial for print and of course for Facebook and Twitter, be it a simple post or clever infographic. We also rather enjoy Facebook cover images and all things social. We have a great network of travel writers, travel blogger and freelance writers at hand. We also have some wonderful photographers, videographers, graphic designers and programmers on retainer. Yes, that’s right, we also build and manage websites.
• Drop us a line today and let us know how we can help. michael@travelmedia.ie or niamh@travelmedia.ie

 

12)   Latest Client Press Releases

• View our client press releases – updated daily https://www.travelmedia.ie/category/press-releases/

 

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