Alghero, Sardinia, One of my best destinations

Alghero, Sardinia is the resort , more popular among all European and US travelers an all year around, summer is the peak season, but other months also can see with more crowed. Even at winter some travelers choose Alghero to visit, coz that make pleasant holiday in Italy.

Sardinia itself very old cultural island and Alghero ‘s street and Italian and Spanish architecture and monuments are still enjoyable, we can go back to centuries and centuries. Lungomare, Cattedrale de Santa Maria and Tore Porta are some of good attractions we not to miss.

Very old town and the beach, we will bring to more away from our home, we can forget our more stress full life bit way and have big rest there. Even for family holidays, Sardinia and Alghero is ideal.

No need to worry about eating and lodging, enough hotels and restaurants , bars and cafes there and any type of meal we can have there. Specially for sea foods.

di San Giovanni and Spiaggia di Maria Pia, are the two main beaches in Alghero, Sardinia and it will packed at summer season.

Alghero is one of my favorite holiday destinations

What you have to think about your hotel Booking ?

This is another good article I read today, when we book our hotel, we have to more careful, coz every hotel may not offer same facilities all the times, sometimes through internet we read and see some misleading information and when we arrive at the hotel real experience is not as stated, so before we book the hotel for our annual vacation, we have to search, search , search till you confirm the hotel booking, anywhere in the world.

Read this too,

Would you choose a hotel room for yourself, if you knew it was not accessible to the fire department? That is exactly what you are doing if you are housed in a room any higher then the 6th floor! The 6th floor is the maximum height that the standard fire departments ladders can reach. If at all possible, select rooms lower then the 6th floor.

Stay away from the ground floor where there is doors and windows that open to the outside. Hotels with interior hallways tend to be safer. Rooms that are facing the courtyards are generally safer then those facing the direct parking lot.

Always check your rooms closet and bathroom for intruders upon entering. Always keep your key in the same place closes to your bed in case there is an emergency in the middle of the night. You will need your key to re-enter your room after the incident is resolved.

Do you know the difference between a 2-way mirror and a standard mirror? A 2-way mirror looks like a seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on a wall. The difference is a person can see you, but you cannot see them. Give all mirrors the "fingernail test." Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface of the mirror. There should be a "gap" between your fingernail and the image. If there is, that is a genuine mirror. If there is no gap and your fingernail directly touches the image then this is a 2-way mirror. There is a simple saying that goes with this advice, "No space, leave the place"!

Rooms with electronic keys are much safer then the standard key. With the electronic key the combination is changed with each new guest, unlike the standard keys with the same room numbers. Always use your deadbolts. If the door only has a chain, then twist the chain tightly before latching it.

When you exit your room, always leave the TV on. When you exit your room at night, leave the drapes slightly open with a light on, creating the illusion that someone is still there. Laptops should never be left in your room. They should be taken down to the lobby desk for safe keeping. You wouldn't display your purse or wallet in the middle of a hotel table, but we consistently do this with our computers. If you are dead set against taking it down to the lobby, you could find the safety chains that are usually located in the hotel room closet and fasten your laptop to the sink in your bathroom.

Although, you hate to think of being physically accosted during a vacation or business trip, it does happen and you should be prepared. Always carry a small bundle of bait money that you have readily available to hand over to your assailant. Make sure that the outside bill is the largest denomination with the remaining inner bundle consisting of ones.

I actually carry two wallets in my purse, just in case I am approached for money. In my first wallet I carry cash, license and credit cards and keep it at the bottom of my purse. My second wallet holds only old photos, some change and a few dollar bills which I keep on the top. I also carry a small can of pepper spray in the side pocket.

Of course if they steal my whole pocketbook, then there is not much else I can do, which leads to my last tip. Ladies, when walking in a crowded area or unfamiliar place try to carry your purse clutched tightly in front of your body, not loosely on your shoulder or dangling from your hand.

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Do you manage your budget for travel planning well? Here some tips to follow

This article was found on budget saving for vacation. How to have balance spending for air tickets, hotel rooms, local transport, theme parks and any other activities, it is better to read it.

Budget travel has become a necessity for most people with the cost of gasoline and other consumer products on the rise. But when we start considering when, where, how and what type of vacation to undertake, we sometimes get caught up in the anticipation and excitement of the upcoming trip and let the more important financial side of things slip a little. After all, for most of us, taking a vacation may only happen once a year and for some, even more infrequently, so we tend to indulge and forget about our pocket book a little.

There are many ways to save money, avoid unnecessary cost, ensure you take care of details end up a smart and perceptive traveler. Travel planning is easier that you might think and here are eight great budget travel tips for making your travel dollar go further!

1. Cushion your budget - When considering a trip or planning budget travel, it is important to plan for the unexpected and consider the financial side of things early on. This ensures affordability, liquidity and having the resources to enjoy it to the fullest! Plan for the worst-case financial scenario and prepare for things to cost a little more than you expected. Allow up to 20% increase in cost to be on the safe side of things.

2. Emergency money: Carrying some spare cash somewhere can also be a lifesaver. The rule of thumb seems to be around $50-$100 in small bills. This can be used for incidentals, ground-transportation like cab fare and/or your return home, tips and more.

3. Set your priorities: Set some budget travel spending priorities and criteria in advance, like eating at a special restaurant or attending a concert, even if this means sacrificing a bit on lodgings or visa versa, depending on what is more important to you.

4. Keep an eye on your credit cards: It is extremely easy these days to have access to your financial resources through ATM's and credit cards. Just remember that it is just as easy to overspend because of it being so readily available. A little discipline will go a long way to protect your financial interest and help you stick to your travel budget.

5. Maximize gas mileage and efficiency: If you're planning a road trip, make sure that your car has been serviced at least a week before your trip. A well-maintained vehicle will go a long way to ensure carefree driving. If your budget allows, you may consider renting a vehicle to save wear and tear on your own. Small economy cars are better on gas and are much more comfortable than they used to be. Minivans and sport utility vehicles are practical only if you have to transport a large family with a lot of equipment or luggage.

6. Gas fill-ups: For filling up your car en route, avoid pushing to the limit until the gas runs out. Gas will obviously be more expensive when filling up in remote locations. If you miscalculated and the light on the dashboard indicates that you are really in need, opt for filling just half a tank until you reach the next more densely or major populated destination, where gas might be a little cheaper.

7. Pack-a-snack: Bring your own refreshments and snacks. Gas station prices on drinks and snack food are high. Avoid these during a pit stop, if you are counting your budget travel dollars. A cooler packed with lots of cool drinks, water and ice and/or a thermos of coffee or hot water for tea, some fruit, granola bars, or a sandwich, goes a long way to still the hunger and save you money by avoiding all high priced stops en route.

8. Travel necessities: It is advisable to travel with basic necessities, like a cell phone and a first aid kit, since both can prove to be essential in emergencies. Most people have cell phones at their disposal, but in the event that you are not one of them, a prepaid cell phone may be the answer for your trip. The peace of mind it offers is worth the small investment. Cell phones can also save on hefty surcharges and higher long distance rates that hotels and resorts often charge.

Budget travel requires close attention to all things financial before and during your trip. Planning a trip or vacation can be a little time consuming but following these travel tips will hopefully save you a lot of headaches as well as some unnecessary interest charges on your credit card balances later! You will thank yourself for your fiscal restraint and spending discipline, upfront planning, foresight and forward thinking!

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Is email copy length is matter?

As one communication strategy email marketing is good method, but companies have to careful with handling emails with their customers, coz we have seen there are thousands of companies failed to implement successful email marketing tactics.

Some times we argue, the lengthy mails wont read by recipients and short mails have higher reading rate. This the most common idea among marketers. But we my experience, I can say length is matter, but if the content is more relavent to the recipient, length is not highly matter, if it is interesting or, provide solution that recipient’s prevailing problem, even though mail is lengthy, definitely go through the mail and if there is any call to action, it will follow, If it is too short, recipient need to follow another method to get the complete solution.

I read this article and though to share my experience with others. Length is not major concern, when we send mails to our customers, we try to give possible solution to their problems,

4 Principles of Walmart.com Merchandising

Raul Vazquez President and CEO of Walmart.com has shared some valuable information as 4 principles of Walmart merchandising ( online) at Shop org’s Online Merchandising Workshop

Below are the 4 Principles that they apply to online merchandising and the results is tremendous as Raul noted

Value: When visitors arrive to a page, immediately they must see the value that page offer to viewer.

Assortment – Highlight the best and then show the rest of their wide assortment.

Easy – Everything about the experience must be easy. They want it to be easy to find and easy to buy. Raul showed examples of all the efforts they make to keep their categorization consistent and improve internal search.

Content – Have great product info, multiples images, etc. He spoke about the value of Rating & Reviews and the importance of showing product availability across channels.

Still simplicity is playing key role and continuous improvement is must in online merchnadising

Thanks you lot Raul, sharing your great thoughts with others

Internet is more popular among UK people for research and book holiday

According to an online shopping survey conducted by Foolprof, internet is more popular among UK people for planning their holidays. 87% respondent said, they intended to use internet to research next holiday and short breaks. But still small segment prefer to go high street travel agents or operators to book holidays ( 24%). Other preferd methods are through telephone and face to face arrangement. These two segments comprised from 8% of total respondents.

But here is interesting finding too. Still (40% ) considerable of people go to high street travel agents to get the brochures to collect more information, before book through internet. They said, the available information on internet is not sufficient to get correct decision sometimes. But make booking through Online is very easy than agents.

Currently 60% UK adults are online and this trend is set to grow over the next five years significantly. This trend is not sound alarm to High street travel agents and operators. And good news to online travel agents.

One strategy came to my mind just now, High street travel agents better to think about merging possibilities with Online companies now. This is not new and hard thing to do, coz online companies are happy to merge, expedia, lastminutes.com and booking.com main online presence are acquiring most of profitable avenue daily basis.

This story is more talkable at travelMole now
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Secondary Search for Search Engine

It is not still more popular among marketers, but I have seen some marketers do this to gain the competitive search engine world and the companies that have more complex product lines.

What is this secondary Search?

Those who apply this concept have two layers of PPC campaign management team or one in in-house and one is out source agency. Most of large companies have given their PPC activities to third party agency and they will look after the primary level search engine optimization. Their objective is to maintain the premium position always. But the budget is limited. We know, we may not be able to maintain first three position for all the keywords we have, then, the first team or the agency will look after the keywords , campaigns for premium positions only, What happen to other keywords we can use, then the secondary search option created by smart marketers, They have created separate team to look after 5-8 position for same key words and campaigns, if those are miss from the premium list.

Do search engine allow to do this?

Yes, only thing both team can not use the same AC to implement both objectives or goals, both team can use same campaigns , same key words in two ac with different objectives. Then Search engine would not reject the same keywords.

Other advantages of this

While companies gaining the loosing premium position for popular key words, they can get several position for same key words to beat the competitors. Key words, landing page and the product is same, then the several clicks come from one impression but for different AC, but again same company. Final result is to one basket.

With the highly competitive PPC world now, I think this is more wise strategy for any company , not only for the companies who have more large and complex product ranges.

Try out it and gain the search engine world

Funniest Traveler Comments of 2007 - Trip Advisor

TripAdvisor(R), the world's largest travel community has announced the ten funniest traveler posts of 2007, as chosen by TripAdvisor editors.

1. Not So Great Expectations "I could have done without the blood-stained mattress and the (actual) chunk of poop on my bedspread, but I didn't expect the Hilton."

2. Rest in Peace "I spent the night in the (hotel) room and experienced a friendly spirit. This presence got into bed with me, an old lady, she was nice and I just patted her on the head and we had a comfortable restful sleep. I think I will ask for a different room next time."

3. Mime Over Matter "The neighborhood is filled with aggressive mimes, including one sitting on a toilet bowl (how creative). Room cards are changed for no reason and you cannot understand why you can't get into your room. All in all it was a very unpleasant stay."

4. Deep Thoughts "Time could be spent pondering over the meaning of some of the many safety signs around the complex. Out of the several we managed to identify, the two we found to be of greatest use were 1. Not to step on any crocodiles whilst bare foot, and 2. No ugly, or spotty children to frequent the pool."

5. Is That Really What You Meant? "I echo the sentiments of the previous reviewer. The ambience is lacking to be sure, but the food is like angels copulating on your tongue."

6. Freezing Over "Sleeping in the street during a blizzard would be better than staying at this hell-hole. The place should be imploded."

7. No Accounting for Taste "Subject: Crab Trap Restaurant. We enjoyed our experience at the Crap Trap. The food is very good with nice size portions and reasonable prices (especially for the shore). The only down side is the wait."

8. A Sore for Sight Eyes "Food not special, and the couple that lives there with their dog is very 'homey' and 'folksy' types. Not for everyone. The premises are well kept, but some private parts we could see thru open door were not."

9. Leave It to Beaver "Imagine awakening at 4:00 am to the sound of loud footsteps in the stairwell, only to realize that someone is drunk and knocking on your hotel door saying, 'Beaver...it's me. Let me in, Beaver.'"

10. The Last Laugh "In fact, I told the management there that I was putting a review on your website about their poor service and they laughed at me and said go right ahead, nobody reads the TripAdvisor site."