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		<title>The Travel Business is Funny</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/09/02/the-travel-business-is-funny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who in travel hasn't said, “I’ve got to write a book.” This is usually followed by, “It’ll be hilarious, but nobody will believe any of it is true.” I just finished reading the funniest article in Travel Weekly, of all places.]]></description>
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		<title>The Perils of Marketing on Price</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/08/23/the-perils-of-marketing-on-price/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Great Recession lingers and talk about a double dip intensifies, it seems appropriate to focus on the perils of marketing on price.

It is a topic discussed often over the past four years and continues to be a hot topic today. ]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Hotel Prepared for Google+?</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/08/10/is-your-hotel-prepared-for-google/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazing! Spectacular! Unprecedented! Phenomenal! All words used to describe the meteoric rise in the number of registered users of Google+, the new social media service from you know who. Is your hotel prepared for Google+?]]></description>
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		<title>Will Expedia &amp; Groupon Turn Your Hotel Into A Commodity?</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/06/29/will-expedia-groupon-turn-your-hotel-into-a-commodity/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/06/29/will-expedia-groupon-turn-your-hotel-into-a-commodity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Groupon getaways with Expedia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When travelers sign up for the new Groupon Getaways with Expedia they are told this is the best thing to happen to travel since the inflatable neck pillow. That may be true for the traveler, but what does it mean for your hotel? Find out now.]]></description>
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		<title>How People Search For Travel</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/05/18/how-people-search-for-travel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 14:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What the Cornell study shows is that people spend an enormous amount of time researching hotels, performing as many as 150 searches or visiting travel-related sites in excess of 50 times. That's probably more time than most teenagers spend on Facebook in a week.

And if you focus only on the OTAs, the average consumer makes 12 visits, searches through nearly eight pages each time and spends an hour looking through 90 pages of content.]]></description>
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		<title>Will TripAdvisor Disappear?</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2011/04/12/will-tripadvisor-disappear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week when Expedia announced that it was spinning off TripAdvisor there was a lot of speculation as to what it meant for hoteliers. At the same time many investors were wondering how owning a piece of the travel industry's 800 pound gorilla would improve the performance of their portfolio.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Hotel Ready For Google Place Search?</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/11/08/is-your-hotel-ready-for-google-place-search/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/11/08/is-your-hotel-ready-for-google-place-search/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late last month Google introduced Place Search - a new local search service that automatically organizes information around places. It is going to have a profound effect on hotel marketing. Are hospitality marketing professionals ready?]]></description>
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		<title>When The Big Guys Go After the Small Fries</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/09/29/when-the-big-guys-go-after-the-small-fries/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/09/29/when-the-big-guys-go-after-the-small-fries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time, not so long ago, when large hotels focused marketing and sales efforts on meetings and conventions and the business traveler. Not any more - and this is not good news for small luxury hotels.]]></description>
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		<title>How Long Will It Be &#8211; Before WiFi Is Free?</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/09/08/how-long-will-it-be-before-wifi-is-free/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/09/08/how-long-will-it-be-before-wifi-is-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is nothing that irritates a hotel guest more than having to pay for Internet service. And herein lies a significant strategic competitive advantage for small luxury hotels.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Be Fooled By &#8220;The New Normal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/08/24/dont-be-fooled-by-the-new-normal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.madiganpratt.com/2010/08/24/dont-be-fooled-by-the-new-normal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madigan Pratt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You've heard all about it - Americans are shunning conspicuous consumption in favor of what the media calls "The New Normal." Don't let the name fool you - people are still buying luxury items with high perceived value.]]></description>
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