Tourism in Hawaii, like tourism worldwide, is down. The mainstream media is fading. Meanwhile, social networking and social media are on the rise, and people are looking for fresh voices and hungry for different experiences. As I reported last week, the Hawaii Tourism Authority launched the “So Much More Hawaii” blogger tour, an experiment to [...]
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Behind the So Much More Hawaii Blogger Tour
June 2nd, 2009 · 5 Comments · Blogs, Business, Hawaii, People, Social Media, The Web
Tags: blogger·bloggers·famtours·hta·hvcb·social·tourism·travel
Anthony Bourdain in Hawaii
December 8th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Food, Hawaii, Pop Culture
Original photo by Neeta Lind. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Brilliant and sharply sardonic chef and author Anthony Bourdain is in Hawaii. He’s filming an episode of his fantastic Travel Channel series, “No Reservations.” We’re huge Bourdain fans. Having never tasted his food, we’re more enamoured of his wit and unparalleled snark. (He [...]
Tags: anthony bourdain·bourdain·hvcb·no reservations·Television·travel channel·tv
HVCB Picks Online Video Partner
November 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Hawaii, The Web
In an attempt to help Hawaii “go viral” in the world of web video, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau has partnered with TurnHere, “a full-service Internet video solutions provider to the media, publishing, travel, local and real estate industries.” Specifically, TurnHere will distribute HVCB videos across the Internet via a branded YouTube channel and [...]
