Get Our Deals First: Facebook And Twitter
The bulk of Fall/Winter/Spring travel deals should start appearing most any day. Last year the deals were announced starting the first week in October. In preparation, I hope you will join the over 2,000 friends of Beat of Hawaii already on Facebook and Twitter.
We’ve spent a lot of time getting settled in at our two favorite Social Media sites. They both prove extremely useful in helping you be the first to find deals from Beat of Hawaii and elsewhere. Here’s what we have in store:
Facebook:
1. Geo-targeting of deals by state, when we reach 1,000 Facebook fans (because it’s a lot of work).
We will send you deals based on where you live. So for example, if you’re in New York, you won’t have to see West Coast deals. Be sure to have at least your state listed in your Facebook profile for this feature to work.
2. Start or take part in a discussion on our Fan page.
Many conversations are already in progress. It’s fast becoming the place where we engage most with readers. We’re happy to talk about anything Beat of Hawaii covers. Fans have been sharing advice and helping each other too.
3. Advance release of nightly posts.
We’ve tried this a few times already, and plan to pre-release posts frequently on our Facebook fan page. You’ll know what we’re writing about, and have a chance to find deals first.
Twitter:
1. Twitter is hands-down, the place to get our deals faster than anywhere else.
We post our deals on Twitter as soon as we find them. Tweets include content we’re posting on Beat of Hawaii, as well as deals and other Hawaii travel info we find around the web. These are instantly available in your twitter feed when you follow us, which could mean the difference between being able to book the dates you need and not finding them at all. As you know, some of the best deals only last one day or less, so timing is of utmost importance.
2. Find abundant travel deals all over Twitter.
Once you get started it’s addictive. You can follow airline and hotel tweets too for specials. Have a look on our home page to see examples of Beat of Hawaii Twitter updates.
We look forward to seeing you on Facebook and Twitter.
Aloha,
Thank you for ALL you do. You guys are the best.
My question is this.
I would like to travel to visit family in 3 different places.
Boston,Oakland, Missoula, traveling from Honolulu or Lihue.
I have a back injury, and can only lay down, which means I need 3 seats. That means I need to fly when the flight isn’t full, no holidays.
Do you have suggestions for me. Can I also be on your list for
the different states to travel to as described above ?
I look forward to hearing back from you. (no pun intended)!
Mahalo
Hi Holly,
Well, last thing first: we will be offering location-based deal notification when we hit 1,000 Facebook Fans. If you’re not already a fan, please join us on Facebook and be sure to have your state (Hawaii) listed in your profile to enable this feature. This is not a function of our website subscriptions, as it is not possible.
As for using three seats and paying for one, I’m at a loss. It certainly happens, but with airlines contracting availability in relation to demand, I think that chances of it are worse than in prior years.
If there’s any other way we can help, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Aloha, Jeff