How can I promote, in the US, the beautiful three star hotel of a friend of mine near Assisi, Umbria, in Italy

Question

Here is the web site:

http://www.hotel-torretta.it/index-ita.htm

Look it up. it's beautifull, amazingly reasonable in price, and the owners are great people. It's a sure enjoyment among the verdant hills of Umbria!

What do you think I can do to promote them?

Answer 1

Small hotels in Italy usually join a company like Utell that represents them in booking people into their properties.

Travel agents call Utell, or book Utell properties on their computer.

I am sure they charge something, but itty bitty hotels belong, so it can't be too much.

800 44 utell is their phone number. Perhaps they can guide you.

Having a listing in the Hotel and Travel index is also a good feature for hotels. It is one of the main sources travel agents have for finding properties.  

It is important they pay a 10 percent commission to agents, so we can recommend them to our clients.

www.hotelandtravelindex.com

Good luck

Answer 2

Hi,

You can write your review on my website to give them some exposure there.

I have just opened an Instant Site Comment here:

http://www.italyexposed.com/comment.php

and a Forum here:

http://italyexposed.com/phpBB/

PS! PLease have a look at the main site here to:

http://italyexposed.com/

...lots of Italy related info there!

Answer 3

get them on www.venere.com or www.bookings.net

Answer 4

Hey, try to submit the web site to travel directories and also to popular search engines.

You can co-operate with http://www.venere.com and http://www.bookings.org which are respectable online travel operators.

Good luck!

Answer 5

I have a site http://www.bombasticlife.com where I review hotels and restaurants that I have visited.  I am starting a new site www.bombasticornot.com where others can post reviews of people, places and things that they have experienced.  I am in the process of gathering the reviews and hope to go live early next month.  So feel free to fill out the form at http://www.bombasticlife.com/b_bon.html and I'll get it posted.

I'm curious to hear more about it, maybe I can check it out next time I'm over there.  I love to check out hotels and write reviews... it's become my number one hobby.

Take care