Comments on: Online Video in the Vacation Rental Industry http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/ Expanding the Vacation Rental Market Through Insight and Community Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:53:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Beach House http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/#comment-874 Beach House Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:37:35 +0000 http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/#comment-874 Very insightful article. Thanks. You've given me something to think about. Very insightful article. Thanks. You’ve given me something to think about.

]]> By: FlipKey Blog - Expanding the Vacation Rental Market » Blog Archive » Online Travel Video Services - How to Leverage Video to Build Your Brand http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/#comment-831 FlipKey Blog - Expanding the Vacation Rental Market » Blog Archive » Online Travel Video Services - How to Leverage Video to Build Your Brand Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:41:28 +0000 http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/#comment-831 [...] few months ago, I wrote a post on the potential of online video in the vacation rental industry, commenting on the impact online video services could have for vacation rental [...] [...] few months ago, I wrote a post on the potential of online video in the vacation rental industry, commenting on the impact online video services could have for vacation rental [...]

]]> By: Heather http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/#comment-616 Heather Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:53:33 +0000 http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/#comment-616 We are going to be using video on our rental managemnet site in 2008 as a trial, and I'm also recommending it to owners who are setting up their own sites using CMS or blogs. Jake - I'll check out your site and take up the free trial to see if I should recommend it to my blog readers. My only reservation in promoting this to individual owners is that I find many vacation home owners need coaching in order to embrace the new media. Many are baby boomers who find the concept of social networking too complex to grasp. We are going to be using video on our rental managemnet site in 2008 as a trial, and I’m also recommending it to owners who are setting up their own sites using CMS or blogs.

Jake - I’ll check out your site and take up the free trial to see if I should recommend it to my blog readers.

My only reservation in promoting this to individual owners is that I find many vacation home owners need coaching in order to embrace the new media. Many are baby boomers who find the concept of social networking too complex to grasp.

]]> By: Rent8 http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/#comment-416 Rent8 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:32:06 +0000 http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/#comment-416 Video is another medium for promoting something and it happens to work really well for certain applications. We have a service that lets holiday home owners create their own dedicated property website incredibly easily. Our trials in the use of video have been very positive and it's a new feature we are going to add to our system. Home owners will be able to film their own video on a camera or mobile phone and then upload it to their website. It will be encoded into Flash so that website visitors can see a tour of the house. It's another great asset for holiday home owners to help them rent their property and get maximum value for it. Try it free: http://www.rent8.com I'd be delighted to hear your feedback! Jake Video is another medium for promoting something and it happens to work really well for certain applications.

We have a service that lets holiday home owners create their own dedicated property website incredibly easily.

Our trials in the use of video have been very positive and it’s a new feature we are going to add to our system. Home owners will be able to film their own video on a camera or mobile phone and then upload it to their website. It will be encoded into Flash so that website visitors can see a tour of the house. It’s another great asset for holiday home owners to help them rent their property and get maximum value for it.

Try it free: http://www.rent8.com

I’d be delighted to hear your feedback!

Jake

]]> By: Stephanie http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/#comment-409 Stephanie Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:56:29 +0000 http://blog.flipkey.com/2007/12/20/online-video-in-the-vacation-rental-industry/#comment-409 Bryan - Video has taken off because it provides a much richer experience than text or flat images. If you haven't already, check out this great article on HospitalityNET about how the online travel sector is leveraging it. Excerpt: "Video provides that extra level of experience on a website that helps build an emotional connection to the visitor by delivering the full impact of a hotel's, resort's or destination's unique blend of sights and sounds that conveys the feel that is a brand's hallmark. And web videos are now supported by Online Travel Agency websites as well as the websites of hotel, resort, destination or transportation properties. Add that to the increasing amount of consumer-to-consumer and social media in the industry with customers sharing peer-to-peer reviews, assessments, images and stories about their travel experiences and you have a situation tailor-made for the full array of media." Full story: http://tinyurl.com/2xnaaw Enjoy Bryan -

Video has taken off because it provides a much richer experience than text or flat images. If you haven’t already, check out this great article on HospitalityNET about how the online travel sector is leveraging it.

Excerpt:
“Video provides that extra level of experience on a website that helps build an emotional connection to the visitor by delivering the full impact of a hotel’s, resort’s or destination’s unique blend of sights and sounds that conveys the feel that is a brand’s hallmark. And web videos are now supported by Online Travel Agency websites as well as the websites of hotel, resort, destination or transportation properties. Add that to the increasing amount of consumer-to-consumer and social media in the industry with customers sharing peer-to-peer reviews, assessments, images and stories about their travel experiences and you have a situation tailor-made for the full array of media.”

Full story: http://tinyurl.com/2xnaaw

Enjoy

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