Social media – PHPTRAVELS Blog https://phptravels.com/blog Travel Technoloy Partner Fri, 05 Jul 2024 08:07:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://phptravels.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Social media – PHPTRAVELS Blog https://phptravels.com/blog 32 32 How to Promote Your Travel Agency Via Instagram https://phptravels.com/blog/how-to-promote-your-travel-agency-via-instagram/ https://phptravels.com/blog/how-to-promote-your-travel-agency-via-instagram/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 07 Apr 2023 02:22:20 +0000 https://phptravels.com/blog/?p=847 Are you new to the online promotion of your travel agency? Do you need help devising a meticulous marketing strategy? Look no further because we have your recipe for success!

Social media is the most effective tool a business can have in its arsenal, provided it is used wisely. It offers considerable scale benefits to all the parties involved: a business can find unlimited promotion online, whereas people can compare and select products from the comfort of their homes.

The best site business can use Instagram due to its widespread global outreach. However, one has to be aware of the difficulties that may arise in online promotion, as, due to an increased reliability on the internet, competition, as well as scamming, has increased.

To grasp the attention of an audience, we will show you exactly how to gain their trust and sell your amazing packages. Just follow these ten steps to promote your travel agency through Instagram.

Build A Complete Account

To do this, you must give your accurate and active contact numbers, email, and the place where your business is located in. Providing your information will set you up as an official travel agency and will lend to your audience the assurance they need in such a vast marketplace.

Another benefit would an increase in audience, as some people may prefer to communicate with you on one of the platforms you have given, other than Instagram itself, to gain a proper understanding of your business.

Everyone wants to make sure they’re allocating their money in the right place, and the trust you build in the initial stages of your promotion is vital to this.

Partner up with travel bloggers/influencers

Bloggers and influencers have a good following on social media platforms.

Partnering with them will reap generous benefits as your agency will not only get exposure to their accounts; it will reach precisely the right audience for your particular niche.

This focused marketing technique will save you resources and time and gain you those that are interested in buying your product.

Advertise on Instagram

If you have the funds, you can use Instagram’s option of advertisement to promote your business and target an audience that is interested in traveling.

The advertisement can either be placed in the stories or posts, according to the option you select and will place you in the audience’s books by distinguishing your place in the Instagram community.

Use Hash-tags to distinguish yourself

You must use targeted hashtags on every post you share concerning your job, your packages, the locations you have mentioned and so forth.

Instagram, a site bustling with businesses, where one can easily be drowned out, is made easy through hash-tags; they work as an effective medium of placing you in an area of the community you intend to be in, and will regularly update you in the circle of those who are interested.

Again, you will attain the audience you want to be dealing with. 

Use relevant geo-locations

Along with the right set of hashtags, you can also use geo-location with your posts for the locations you are targeting.

Your posts will become readily available to the people who show interest in these particular places and look them up in the discover section on Instagram.

Geolocations can also make a product infinitely attractive to the audience as it gives a sense of realism and can be used to thoroughly search the place in question, by browsing through the pictures available. 

Shout-out from the audience

This step is essential as it builds your relationship with the audience. To achieve this, you must follow back some members of your audience.

You can share their experiences or any travel-related post of theirs that concerns your business, after getting their permission, on your account.

It will not only build a liking for your agency in the community but will also build trust, which, as discussed before, is inherently vital in a place like the Internet.

This step will make you famous too, especially in the circle of the person whose post you have shared, and will get you more audience and outreach. 

Post-eye-catching photography

You may collaborate with a blogger for this as well, or you may hire a professional on your own, but unique photography of the locations you are targeting is essential for attracting people.

Should you appeal to the visual senses of an audience, getting your message across will become a million times easier, especially because you are promoting your business on Instagram, a site primarily known for its platform for photography.

If your posts are aesthetic and vibrant, it will be easier to garner attention through the methods above hash-tags, geo-location, and advertisement. 

Associate with other platforms by Facebook

Facebook is the parent company of Instagram, as well as specific other highly used sites. It can be used to your advantage by linking your Instagram account with Facebook and further advertising on Facebook by targeting the desired audience for your niche.

If advertising is a costly venture for your business as of yet, you can create an active Facebook profile and collaborate with specific travel-related communities there, or join traveling groups that allow the promotion and self-promote your agency, while also constructing a relationship with your audience.

You must update both Instagram and Facebook accounts side by side and professionally post similar content, so as not to lose your audience on either one of the sites. 

Use discounts to garner attention

We are all aware of the fact that discounts entice people more than anything else in the business.

Loads of enterprises join Instagram daily.

If you want to set yourself apart in your niche faster than the pace you currently possess, you can offer Early-Bird discounts or a general discount for being new in the community, if you can afford to.

It will surely attract people to your packages and will help pass along word of your travel agency faster than any other method.

Maintain a cordial and helpful relationship with your community

You must reply to all the queries of your audience helpfully and calmly. Do not take long to respond, or you will lose your audience.

Should you focus on this, your professionalism will make you famous in your circle and gain you more interested clients.

 You should also occasionally comment on the post of your customers or influencers, and post updates on your packages daily on your stories.

Make sure that you do not post too often, though, as that may be irritating for a lot of people and might lead to them unfollowing you. 

Conclusion

The early steps of any venture can be terrifying but, trust us, following these simple suggestions, can help you attain a distinguished place in the online world.

Social media plays a vital role in growing startups or already running a business. Targeting is also straightforward when you are using social media.

 All you need is strong determination and composure throughout this stage, and nothing will be out of your each. You will not only root your niche in the minds of people but do fantastic business. Good luck!

 

 

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PHPTRAVELS launching v8 in 2021 https://phptravels.com/blog/phptravels-launching-v8-in-2012/ https://phptravels.com/blog/phptravels-launching-v8-in-2012/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:57:17 +0000 https://phptravels.com/blog/?p=783 we have listen our customers and we found we really need to change some base structure of the platform which can enable tons of new features and today we are announcing about phptravels v8 which is about to release in 2021 with some of below main features.

Aggregation feature 

Aggregation feature what it does and how it can be more beneficial for current existing platform. the aggregation feature will allow us to enable multiple suppliers at the same time and we can also mix the coming data with each other on listing page.

Entirely new theme 

Entire new theme will be more optimised better in terms of performance and of course responsive as usual but with better foot prints and last but not the least the user-friendly feature for operational perspective.

B2B Agents panel

B2B Agents panel. it has been very hard to for to decide to launch b2b panel as it works very differently for each region. for example in west b2b works with commission in middle east there is a topup or credit module but in some other regions it works on cash or pay later feature so we decided to at least start with minimum features and later on we will keep adding more as possible for b2b. but of course the hardest part in b2b is reporting and financial managements which is going to take more time in term of development. but since we already worked with some major b2b groups the approach of idea is very clear now to start with.

there is no exact or expected date for phptravels v8 but we are working very hard to make release the beta as soon as possible hopefully it will be available before end of jan 2021. 

if you think there should be more in the feature list we are always open to collaborate and listen more about the feedback. 

please take 5 minutes and write us at info@phptravels.com

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How Can Video Marketing Help Your Travel Agencies Website Conversion Rate https://phptravels.com/blog/how-can-video-marketing-help-your-travel-agencies-website-conversion-rate/ https://phptravels.com/blog/how-can-video-marketing-help-your-travel-agencies-website-conversion-rate/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:28:51 +0000 https://phptravels.com/blog/?p=770 People always seek quick information when they are planning their vacations. They want to get the information they need without wasting a lot of time. If you are not using video marketing on your travel agency’s website, you are missing a huge opportunity to convert your customers into leads and sales.

Video marketing can help you provide information about destinations and vacation packages in an engaging manner that will leave your visitors wanting more. You can use videos as an introduction to your business, inform them about the facilities provided by your company, or show testimonials from previous clients.

People love videos because they are much easier to understand than long blocks of plain text. If you have a lot of text on your website, it is time to consider investing in video marketing.

The Benefits of Video Marketing For Your Travel Agencies Website

One of the benefits of using videos on your travel agency’s website is that it makes it easier for search engines to index these videos. This results in higher click-through rates when people search for information related to vacation destinations and travel agencies on search engines like Google and Bing.

This means that more people will visit your site when they see your video on the first page of Google and other search engines, which will ultimately result in increased traffic on your site, further translating into more leads and sales for you. So, if you want more revenue from your travel site, start using videos as soon as possible.

There are some other benefits your travel agencies can get from using video marketing, including:

Videos help you build your brand

Unlike other marketing strategies, video marketing has a long-lasting impact on potential customers. When you show your customers what your business is about through videos, they will remember your brand and visit your website when they need help with their travel needs. For example, cryptocurrency enthusiasts will be interested in your brand if you provide them with blockchain videos that explain your business in an engaging way. 

Videos help you increase conversions

Videos are one of the best ways to increase conversions because the human mind processes visuals 60,000 times faster than text. So, if you want more people to visit your site and make purchases, you should start using videos on your site right away.

Videos boost your website’s ranking on search engines

When you use videos on your website, it makes it easier for search engines like Google to index these videos, which results in higher click-through rates when people search for information related to travel agencies and vacation destinations on search engines like Google.

This means that more people will visit your site when they see your video on the first page of Google and other search engines, which will ultimately result in increased traffic on your site and further translates into more leads and sales.

How to Make Effective Video Marketing For a Travel Website

Travel agencies who decide to use video marketing as part of their digital marketing strategy should keep the following tips in mind:

Create a video marketing strategy for your travel agency or vacation destination

Before using video marketing, you should create a video marketing strategy for your travel agency or vacation destination. This strategy aims to help you develop a plan to create videos that will help your business get more leads and sales in the long run.

Make sure to use different types of media in your video. For example, instead of just using text on the screen, try using destination photos as well or even adding music or sound effects in the background. This will help keep viewers interested when watching the travel video as it won’t be boring for the audience.

Choose the right video platform for your business

You also need to choose the right video platform based on your goals, audience, and resources. For example, if you want to consistently update videos with new content, then platforms like YouTube, Facebook, or Vimeo are best because they allow users to upload new videos regularly.

You can upload your videos to any online platform you want, but it’s best if you choose one that is already popular with people interested in your niche. For example, if you create travel videos, it’s best if you share them on YouTube since it’s a popular platform where people who love traveling go to watch travel videos.

Choose the type of video marketing

There are many types of video marketing strategies you can use. Explainer videos, training videos, product demo videos, and promotional videos are just some of the most popular types of videos you can use for your business.

If you want your business to grow, then it’s important that you create various marketing videos for all of your products and services. These videos help you market your product or service by giving viewers an insight into what they will get if they purchase travel packages from your agency.

Create a customized landing page

For businesses, it’s important that you create a strong online presence and make sure that people know about what you do and how you can help them. One way to do this is by creating high-quality marketing videos for your travel services.

If you want more people to see your video content, then it’s important that they can easily find it on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Google search results. To ensure this happens, you should create a custom landing page for each of your videos and use social media sites like Facebook and Twitter so that people can easily share their favorite videos with their friends.

Make a short video that’s easy to share

Short videos are usually more effective than long ones since they are easier to watch and don’t take much time. When creating an explainer video for your travel business, it’s important to keep it short and sweet. 

This is because if travel videos are too long, people will lose interest and move on to something else. Most businesses agree that videos should be between 60 seconds and 2 minutes. That’s why you should aim to create shorter videos to catch their attention.

There’s no point in creating a video if people can’t share it easily. To ensure your video content is easy to share, you should create videos with an interesting title and description. Also, use social media sites like Facebook and Twitter so that people can easily share their favorite videos with their closest ones.

Add subtitles on your travel videos

If you’re going to be uploading travel videos from your vacation, make sure you add a subtitle to the video so that viewers can easily read what is being said. This will help viewers from having to listen closely and will also help them understand what you are saying in the video.

Consider adding subtitles to your videos if you want to reach out to a wider audience. You can easily do this by using YouTube’s closed caption feature. Just remember that it’s important that your subtitles are accurate so that they don’t misquote anything.

Add a call to action

Call to action is a term used in marketing to describe a statement that encourages a viewer to take action. For example, in an explainer video, the main purpose of the video is to get people interested and engaged with your brand. 

One way of doing this is by adding a call to action statement at the end of your explainer video. A call to action can be anything from asking viewers to take some kind of action or asking them a question that encourages further engagement.

If you want your viewers to take action after watching your video, you should add a call-to-action statement at the end of it. This may be as simple as adding your travel business’s website address or social media links in the text at the end of the video so that viewers can easily find out more about what you do. 

Also, if you want viewers to engage with your business on social media platforms, you could ask them questions such as “What did you learn from this travel video?” or “What were some things that surprised you?” These types of questions will encourage viewers to post their answers on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter for others to see.

Wrapping Up

Video marketing for a travel agency is a great marketing strategy to engage with your audience and get them excited about your travel business. It is also an excellent way to create brand awareness, increase website traffic and drive sales. These are the main reasons why many travel businesses choose to use video marketing in their marketing strategy.

If you want to learn more about how to use marketing videos and other marketing tips to help grow your business, check out this blog post on how to scale up your travel business!

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Happy Ramdhan 2020 https://phptravels.com/blog/happy-ramdhan-2020/ https://phptravels.com/blog/happy-ramdhan-2020/?noamp=mobile#respond Sat, 01 Apr 2023 09:41:32 +0000 https://phptravels.com/blog/?p=728 Ramadan is once again amongst us with bundles of Blessings. So, Let’s pray to God to bestow politeness in our way of speaking, prosperity in our sources so we can donate more to His individuals. Ramadan Mubarak.

A little brief about Ramadhan 

Ramadan is one of the main holidays for Muslims. This marks the ninth month of the lunar calendar in Islam. This month is thought of as the period of fasting for many Muslims all across the world. In this month, Muslims abstain from real demands, drink, and meals. Whereas Muslims devote themselves repent in their wrongdoings, watch self-sacrifice and spend their attention

Ramadan is a time of spiritual reflection, self-improvement, and heightened devotion and worship. Muslims are expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam. The fast (sawm) begins at dawn and ends at sunset. In addition to abstaining from eating and drinking during this time, Muslims abstain from sexual relations[3] and sinful speech and behaviour. The act of fasting is said to redirect the heart away from worldly activities, its purpose being to cleanse the soul by freeing it from harmful impurities. Muslims believe that Ramadan teaches them to practice self-discipline, self-control,[47] sacrifice, and empathy for those who are less fortunate, thus encouraging actions of generosity and compulsory charity (zakat).[48]

Exemptions to fasting include travel, menstruation, severe illness, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. However, many Muslims with medical conditions[vague][who?] insist on fasting to satisfy their spiritual needs, although it is not recommended by hadith.[citation needed] Those unable to fast are obligated make up the missed days later.[49]

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How to Promote a Travel Agency on Facebook (Free & Paid) https://phptravels.com/blog/promote-travel-agency-on-facebook/ https://phptravels.com/blog/promote-travel-agency-on-facebook/?noamp=mobile#respond Sat, 01 Apr 2023 08:14:47 +0000 https://phptravels.com/blog/?p=694 More than 2400 million people use Facebook, it’s a great platform to promote your travel agency on Facebook due to massive opportunities it holds for agencies.

Many travel agencies are promoting their businesses with Google Ads but it is expensive for most industries, not a good fit for a startup travel agency, right?

That being the case, Facebook Ads is a great alternative to Google Ads where you can target specific people to reach target people, how? Keep reading.

Let’s talk about the ways you can promote your agency.

6 Free Ways to Promote Your Travel Agency on Facebook

Here are the top 6 six ways to gain more visibility:

Post Regularly on Your Facebook Page

Posting regularly on Facebook seems the hardest job because you need time and creative power to engage your fans.

But the best way is to make 30 posts in a day in your free time and schedule all the posts for the next 30 days.

How is it possible?

You don’t need to learn any sophisticated software; you can do with online tools that are free to use like Canva.com. It’s easy to use. You just need to select a template, edit, and export to JPG or PNG or even PDF.

  • Research for two hours what to post by analyzing your competitors and audience.
  • Select one template on Canva that you’ll use for all your posts to save time.
  • Schedule for the next 30 days.
  • Enjoy your 29 days.

Post in Groups

Posting in a group of 10K members or more is a great way to promote your travel agency, but it’s not that easy since spamming is not allowed and you’ll be banned.

What’s the best way to tackle the problem then?

You need to spend at least one month on providing value in the group.

How?

Write original posts that the members of the group would love to read that can be related to your travelling experience.

Besides you can see the past best posts with the help of the Facebook Group Search and can do the same.

How to get started?

  • Create a new Facebook account or use your existing account
  • Join relevant travel agency or travel groups in your city or country
  • Spend one or two months to build trust by posting unique content without any promotion
  • Once people start trusting you, promote your agency without being spammy.

Make More Relevant Friends

You must make friends who love travelling or who can become a client of your travel agency. You must be selective since you have a limit of only 5000 friends.

You must write about your experience, help people to select the best destination or any issues that they may encounter when they go for a travel.

The more trust you build, the more revenue you can generate.

  • Join relevant travel groups on Facebook
  • Start making friends who love travelling
  • Impress them with your content and photos
  • Start promote in a creative way

Live Streaming

Live streaming has become a new norm on Facebook. People love watching live streaming because fans can connect and communicate instantly and in real-time with the owner.

The brands that live stream regularly on Facebook get more revenue. Moreover, live streaming helps to answer your fans’ questions instantly that can help to generate more money and revenue.

  • Watch 100 live streams videos to have an idea what people love
  • Write scripts for your live steams videos
  • Live at that time when people are free
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Which Channel Manager is best for your hotel? https://phptravels.com/blog/what-is-the-best-cm-channel-manager-for-your-hotel/ https://phptravels.com/blog/what-is-the-best-cm-channel-manager-for-your-hotel/?noamp=mobile#respond Sat, 01 Apr 2023 07:01:39 +0000 https://phptravels.com/blog/?p=688 Over the decades, many different and extremely interesting technological advancements have been observed and enjoyed. Similarly, many of these technological advancements were in the field of traveling and the travel industry in general. One of these technological advancements in the Channel Manager that has been invented for even further convenience.

The channel manager is a technology that has been created mainly for large hotel chains. Channel managers help and aid the hotels in managing the hotel overall, it helps in saving a lot of time and it also helps in maximizing profits.

Profit maximization is one of the main aims and objectives of every other organization regardless of what field it is operating in, that is why channel managers are extremely attractive for the people who run hotel chains. But not only profit maximization, but it also has many other benefits such as expanding the reach of their hotels and increasing the levels of occupancy.

One of the greatest advantages of having a channel manager within your organization is that it gets extremely easy for you to manage all your inventories and keep all the other organizations updated that are affiliated with you. What this means is that it saves up a lot of time and hassle that you might have to put into your organization to keep everything updated.

For example, if your hotel is affiliated with a particular travel agency, it is important to keep that particular travel agency updated about the level of your inventories to avoid any inconveniences such as overbooking. Having a channel manages also saves up a lot of time as everything will be automated and nothing will be done manually along with saving a lot of hassle and thought. Another big advantage of investing in a channel manager is that it gives you a lot of power and authority to make decisions that are best for your hotel.

It also removes the factor of unpredictability. For example, you will know exactly how much revenues are allocated to what part of your organization, that way you can make better decisions about revenue allocation and come up with different strategies that can benefit your organization in the short and long run.

Approximately 50 percent of the hotels worldwide use some sort of channel manager. If your hotel is planning on investing in a channel manager, some important factors need to be considered before making this decision. The first and most important factor that needs to be taken under consideration is the level of connectivity between your hotel and different intermediaries along with the efficiency and effectiveness of the communication that is taking place between them.

If you are unable to communicate and connect with your supplier, different airlines and travel agencies, that means that you need to come up with a system that keeps people within your organization and people within the affiliated organizations constantly up to date. One of the main reasons why this is so important is that removes the factor of uncertainty and helps you avoid overbooking. It also helps you keep track of all of your inventories and helps you manage them better.

Another major factor that needs to be considered is the size and the occupation of your property. What this means is that the size of your hotel will have a massive impact on the operations and how different things are being looked after. In other words, the larger your property is, the harder it is to make decisions about it and making sure that everything is running smoothly. This is an extremely important factor because if your hotel chain is very large, it is most likely earning a large number of profits but on the other hand, it is also a possibility that making decisions is equally, or even more, harder than it would have if your hotel chain was not that vast.

This also means that even a single incorrect decision of yours or even the smallest of the mistakes can have a very big impact on your hotel chain. Having that said, it is important to analyze the size of your property and then invest in an appropriate hotel manager to improve your decision-making skills and avoiding all the problems or errors that could result in negative consequences that your hotel might have to face.

You should be very well aware of the needs and requirements of your hotel along with all the errors that need to be corrected to make a wise decision about choosing the appropriate channel manager. You should always make sure that the channel manager you choose consists of three main factors which are the following

  • Property management system – This can help you gather and save all the data. A property management system is extremely important as it is the hub of a channel manager.
  • Revenue management system – This will help you keep track of the revenues being earned in a specific period along with the level of profitability of your organization.
  • Central reservation system – This can help you in keeping track of your inventories and can greatly help in avoiding the problem of overbooking.

If all of these three systems are a part of the channel manager that you choose and if the chosen channel manager is meeting all the needs and requirements of your hotel, then you have most likely made a wise and correct decision regarding investing in an appropriate channel manager.

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Successful ways to advertise your travel agency https://phptravels.com/blog/successful-ways-to-advertise-your-travel-agency/ https://phptravels.com/blog/successful-ways-to-advertise-your-travel-agency/?noamp=mobile#respond Sat, 01 Apr 2023 06:48:40 +0000 https://phptravels.com/blog/?p=685 Developing an organization is not the easiest thing in the world, but once your organization has been developed, it would not be of many benefits to you unless you try to put it out there in the market. Establishing a business can be stressful putting advertising and marketing your business correctly is even more important.

This is the same as all businesses, even travel agencies. Unless people know about your organization or what you are offering, you will not be able to gain any benefits from all the effort you initially put in to establish your business.

Traveling independently is not easy at all, in fact, it can really stress people out, so the demand for travel agencies is still high. But with the high levels of competition in different markets, it is important to put in extra effort in order to beat your competitors.

As people try to avoid as much hassle as they could, they prefer to hire a travel agency to plan and organize their trips for them but letting your potential clients know that your organization exists is the key to generating more clients.

First and foremost, it is extremely important to come up with a basic strategy that will be implemented throughout your travel agency in order to effectively advertise. A strategy consists of two main parts, the plan, and the objectives. The objectives include the long-term and the short-term goals of your organization that need to be met and a plan is a way to meet those objectives that have been met.

In the case of advertising, the main objective would be to put your organization out there in the market and generate more clients. If we classify this even further, the short-term plan could attract more clients and the long-term objective could be increasing the number of revenues being generated through those clients and the level of business growth.

Once these particular objectives have been set and highlighted, a plan helps the organization to achieve those objectives in a particular time frame. In the plan, the current situation of advertising should also be highlighted. For example, the current modes of advertising that the travel agency is implementing and how effective they have proven to be. A travel agency should never solely rely on a specific medium of advertising for long periods of time.

For example, if a travel agency has been advertising its services through social media or text messages for a very long period of time, the advertisement might end up being ineffective after some time. It is better to keep switching between different mediums of advertising in order to capture and retain the attention of your target audience.

Another way of effective advertising can be through creative online advertisements for your travel agency. You can create pages on different social media platforms such as Instagram or Facebook in order to increase the level of viewership. These days, almost every other person has a phone with Facebook or Instagram installed in it so it will be extremely easy to capture the attention of people through these social media platforms.

Different codes and special discounts can also be offered to those people to approach your travel agency through those pages on social media. This way, more people will feel inclined towards viewing your page as they will be interested in availing different offers and discounts.

A big advantage of using these social media platforms is that you can be as creative as you want you. You have the option of using different pictorial images and videos. People usually feel inclined towards colorful images and videos which will help you to attract new clients.

Different bloggers and influencers can also be approached and paid in order to help you advertise your travel agency. People tend to trust bloggers and social media influencers as they feel that they can relate to these bloggers and influencers on a personal level so hiring them to advertise your travel agency can prove to be beneficial for you.

One thing that you need to keep in mind before deciding on which social media platform you want to use is how much viewership you expected to gain from that platform. A study conducted stated that 86 percent of the travel agencies use Facebook as they find advertising their organization through Facebook to be more effective. This decision also depends on the demographics of your target audience.

A potential client is most likely to have a look at your social media accounts, but they will most definitely visit the official website of your travel agency in order to gain more information regarding what you have to offer. It is important to keep the overall look and the design of your website colorful and attractive.

If the website of your travel agency is dull, it will probably bore your potential client which will result in them looking for other travel agencies whom they find to be more attractive, who are also your competitors.

It is important to keep your website informative but providing too much information can result in an information overload. When an information overload occurs, the viewer is unable to retain high levels of information being provided and hence all the efforts of designing your website go to waste.

Another thing that is extremely important is to design your website in such a way that it is interactive and that your current or potential clients can have all of their questions and queries addressed. Another important factor that needs to be considering before designing your website is that your website should be designed in such a way that it can also be used by people through mobile phones without having to go through a lot of hassle.

A study conducted showed that almost 50 percent of the people visit different websites through their mobile phones so if your website is not optimized for people using mobile phones then you might end up losing that 50 percent, which is a massive chunk of your revenues, to your competitors.

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How to boost Travel Agency with Vlogging https://phptravels.com/blog/how-to-boost-your-travel-agency-with-vlogging/ https://phptravels.com/blog/how-to-boost-your-travel-agency-with-vlogging/?noamp=mobile#respond Sat, 01 Apr 2023 05:39:28 +0000 https://phptravels.com/blog/?p=665 Living in a digitized world, we often come across different concepts like blogs and vlogs. Vlogging is an activity in which a person keeps a record of their daily life by making different videos. These videos can be both short or long depending on the interests of the vlogger and the type of content he or she likes to create and share. After these videos have been successfully made and edited, they are usually uploaded on a social media platform, for example, Instagram, Facebook or YouTube that is kept public for others to view.

Vloggers usually tend to set a particular theme of the videos that they make and it is really important to set that particular theme because it sets the entire tone for the video but most importantly, it differentiates that one vlogger from so many other vloggers out there. Some of the examples of these themes include food, fashion, makeup, lifestyle, social issues, education, and travel.

Making travel-related vlogs can sometimes turn out to be a really big challenge for the vloggers because as compared to food or maybe lifestyle, a travel vlogger has to make sure that he or she is not restricted to one particular geographical area. After all, making travel vlogs is all about exploring new destinations and keeping your viewers updated and entertained.

Travel vlogs can also sometimes result in the vlogger being emotionally, physically and financially exhausted because the vlogger is always on the go. However, travel vlogs can help different travel agencies generate more business.

The vlogging industry is getting bigger day by day and people generally believe bloggers and vloggers because they believe that they are authentic and the fact that what they are saying is the truth. Since people tend to rely upon what these vloggers say, they end up making their decisions on the experience of the vlogger.

People tend to watch travel vlogs because they want to hear real-life stories of the vlogger, they want to know about the reviews of different travel destinations, they want to learn about different experiences of the vlogger or they want to get a general idea of that particular travel destination before actually visiting the place themselves. This also helps the vlogger in growing their page because they end up getting a greater number of likes, comments, shares, and subscriptions.

A study conducted recently showed that travel vlogs get four more times the engagement as compared to a regular vlog. Another study that was conducted showed that 48 percent of the people who are looking for different travel destinations get their ideas through Instagram posts and 52 percent of them get their ideas from Facebook posts that are shared by their friends.

This is a positive thing for the travel agencies because more the people want to travel, the more they will reach out to travel agencies to finalize their trip and take care of all the little things like flights, bookings and hotel reservations.

Travel vlogs can be further classified for example some vloggers make videos about different exotic regions of the world, for example, Egypt, some vloggers may make videos about the hustle and bustle, and the busy lifestyle of all the big cities of the world, for example, New York or Lahore.

Further categories can include making videos about different cultures and exploring new cuisines, for example, going for a wine tasting in Italy or making videos about experiencing risky adventures, for example, going for sky diving. These sub-categories help the viewer to make a better decision when planning out their trip.

The high-quality videos made by the travel vloggers usually highlight different cultures, histories, fashions, and trends over the globe, they also help a person decide which hotel they want to stay in or which airline they want to book for their flights. After such decisions have been made and the customer decides to reach out to a travel agency, it may eventually help in creating positive word of mouth for the travel agency itself as the customer will be satisfied with their trip as he/she knew exactly what they wanted from their trip.

This also helps create a massive advantage for the travel agency to plan the trip for their client exactly the way they want which can help to avoid all those little things that can potentially create inconveniences for their customers.

Sometimes travel agencies collaborate with different vloggers. That helps them to indirectly advertise their travel agency through that vlogger. For example, if a vlogger posts an interesting video on YouTube about a particular travel destination and at the end of the video talks a little about the travel agency and puts up their logo, all the people who will view that video will consider availing the services being offered by that particular travel agency.

This can help the travel agency with getting more clients and creating healthy, long term relationship with them. This can also help the travel agency to create more brand awareness in the market about themselves and help it to explore new untapped markets and attract potential customers.

This will give the travel agency a competitive edge. Travel vlogs can also indirectly help travel agencies with promoting new travel destinations. As they promote new travel destinations, their clients will feel inclined towards exploring them and hence availing the services being offered by the travel agency.

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How to Start a Travel Blog as an Agent https://phptravels.com/blog/start-travel-blog-agent/ https://phptravels.com/blog/start-travel-blog-agent/?noamp=mobile#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:50:58 +0000 https://phptravels.com/blog/?p=646 Are you looking to get the answer of this question? If so then you are at the right page.

Travel blogging is what takes you around the world. For independent travel agents, it is mandatory that they start blogging immediately. This is due to the reason that they need to showcase their portfolio and capabilities to the world. A blog or a website is the platform with which you can make your voice heard. But here let me tell you that this is not going to be so easy. Sharing lots of articles along with quality images is the key to success. Besides this, you need to do SEO. So, let us share the tips for travel agents for starting their blog.

Choose a Good Name

The very first thing you need to do is to choose a suitable name. Make sure the domain you select is as per the travel niche. There are many. The selection of name/domain should be on the basis of most demanding keywords. Try to make the name short and memorable. It should not be long enough that becomes irritating for people.

Your travel blog domain should clearly describe what you are going to write! Brainstorm some fantastic ideas or get inspiration from the internet. While choosing a domain name, you need to avoid hyphens and numbers. Also, you should avoid overused words such as the words that talk about a particular company etc.

Hosting For Your Blog

Once the name has been chosen, the next step is to get hosting for your blog. You can Google about the best web hosting companies. Choose the one which offers cheap, quality, and reliable packages. Get subscribed for a year or at least six months, after which your hosting has to be renewed.

Install WordPress and Choose Theme

On third, you have to install WordPress. This software will be supported by the hosting company you have chosen. Once WordPress is installed, the next step is to choose a professional theme. In this software, there are several free themes. In order to give your travel blog stunning look, we highly recommend that you select a paid theme which comes with extra features and great options.

Add Some Plugins

Add plugins of your choice. Some of the must-have plugins for any blog or website are Akismet, WordPress SEO, Social Share Buttons, Wptouch, and others. All these plugins perform their particular jobs and are essential for a successful and authentic-looking blog.

Embrace Social Media

I am sure you know how important social media networks are. Embrace social media especially Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, and YouTube. Using these networks, you can generate quality traffic for your blog thus you make enough money from AdSense.

Write Quality Blog Posts

It is very important that you write quality articles, and create amazing content for your travel blog. Publish new articles everyday until or unless you have gained enough visitors. Write posts about the topics that users are most interested in.

It will definitely take some time to build audience, but once you have done that you can enjoy earning revenues from your travel blog.

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