What an honor, Marlo! To be named the world's most romantic hotel! Simply wonderful. And the build-up, how you just worked it--you put in the time to figure it out, put in the hours to do all that marketing, and FIND out how to market it--a true learning curve that you guys mastered. Very impressive. And what a wonderful trip you got too, to London! Cheers!
Reading this made me feel so happy for you guys!!! What a transformation 👏
I can pipe in here and tell you that I have been the travel influencer and it can make a huge difference. I spent a decade receiving comp stays of the most unique and lesser known spots in Jamaica based on my dedication to the destination. I know for a fact that the reviews on my destination blog and socials brought more traffic and new clients to those spots because they were my followers. I watched them do it after I did. Destination lovers are pretty hardcore people lol.
Just by following you this past year and seeing what your place was like, I know for certain that if Costa Rica had been my destination of choice, I would’ve 100% featured you guys. 😀
Great article, and congratulations on winning, My husband and I travel a lot, all over the world. We leave reviews and always read the reviews of other guests. We don't use a travel agent or follow travel influencers.
Thanks Nancy! I also read reviews and now that I don’t own a hotel I can write reviews. We had a guest once say that he only reads the negative reviews of a place and sees when they were (like if they all were years before) and decides from there and then reads the good reviews. I thought that was super helpful.
Yes, I leave hotel reviews. I never use a travel agent, but I have been using ChatGPT of late. I don't follow travel influencers, but maybe it's my demographic. Congratulations on winning in the most romantic category. What a great accomplishment after all that work you put in.
Thanks Ilona! I now leave hotel reviews - they are so important! We don't use travel agents either. I do follow some 'influencers' but they don't sway me to visit somewhere but like you said, maybe it's our demographic and for younger travelers social media is important. I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!
We leave hotel reviews but don't use travel agents as they are always so much more expensive, and no don't go by travel influences because can you actually trust them.
Amazing that you got the award! But not surprising at all. Hard work with high quality and authenticity will always pay off 🥰😊
What an honor, Marlo! To be named the world's most romantic hotel! Simply wonderful. And the build-up, how you just worked it--you put in the time to figure it out, put in the hours to do all that marketing, and FIND out how to market it--a true learning curve that you guys mastered. Very impressive. And what a wonderful trip you got too, to London! Cheers!
Thanks Jeanine! It was sure a labor of 'love' and sometimes 'stress'!
Well, I guess! You really farmed every resource, and it paid off.
Reading this made me feel so happy for you guys!!! What a transformation 👏
I can pipe in here and tell you that I have been the travel influencer and it can make a huge difference. I spent a decade receiving comp stays of the most unique and lesser known spots in Jamaica based on my dedication to the destination. I know for a fact that the reviews on my destination blog and socials brought more traffic and new clients to those spots because they were my followers. I watched them do it after I did. Destination lovers are pretty hardcore people lol.
Thanks Kristi! I knew you’d have things to weigh in here!
Just by following you this past year and seeing what your place was like, I know for certain that if Costa Rica had been my destination of choice, I would’ve 100% featured you guys. 😀
Great article, and congratulations on winning, My husband and I travel a lot, all over the world. We leave reviews and always read the reviews of other guests. We don't use a travel agent or follow travel influencers.
Thanks Nancy! I also read reviews and now that I don’t own a hotel I can write reviews. We had a guest once say that he only reads the negative reviews of a place and sees when they were (like if they all were years before) and decides from there and then reads the good reviews. I thought that was super helpful.
Yes, I leave hotel reviews. I never use a travel agent, but I have been using ChatGPT of late. I don't follow travel influencers, but maybe it's my demographic. Congratulations on winning in the most romantic category. What a great accomplishment after all that work you put in.
Thanks Ilona! I now leave hotel reviews - they are so important! We don't use travel agents either. I do follow some 'influencers' but they don't sway me to visit somewhere but like you said, maybe it's our demographic and for younger travelers social media is important. I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!
We leave hotel reviews but don't use travel agents as they are always so much more expensive, and no don't go by travel influences because can you actually trust them.
Amazing that you got the award! But not surprising at all. Hard work with high quality and authenticity will always pay off 🥰😊